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In this Issue:
NEWS
Bayer Innovation Award winners announced
New Zealand International Business Awards 2009
Showerdome Invention going full steam ahead
NZ Product Design Company success at the international Red Dot Awards
Right Hemisphere wins 2009 Excellence in Enterprise Integration Award
R&D investment supports technology for the blind
EVENTS - Upcoming
Auckland PDMA-NZ Networking Event
33rd Annual PDMA International Conference
NZI National Sustainable Business Network Awards 2009
ICEHOUSE FAST Pitch 2009
BLOG
'Lean' Product Development
New Product Development Professional (NPDP) Certification
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Issue 6 - October 2009
Hi everyone
We are excited to announce our next networking event – Colin Gilchrist from Fisher & Paykel Appliances is going to be talking about a new product development best practice called Learning First Product Development (LFPD) that he has been leading the introduction of at F&P Appliances. A small group of PDMA-NZ members have spent some time with Colin to learn more about LFPD and we think you’ll be just as impressed about it as we were.
Aruna Shekar has written a brief article on Lean Product Development from which LFPD was based (which shouldn’t be confused with Lean Manufacturing).
PDMA-NZ’s own Allan Anderson has achieved the New Product Development Professional (NPDP) Certification. Allan talks below about the certification, his experiences in preparing for the exam and sitting the exam (and passing!). Allan is also off to the PDMA International Conference at the end of the month - we look forward to hear how that trip went in the next newsletter.
We've got a number of news articles and events from the news media on product innovation, so have a quick look at them as you might find something interesting in there.
We look forward to seeing a number of you at the networking event.
PDMA-NZ team
Bayer Innovation Award winners announced
 Five of New Zealand’s leading lights have been acknowledged for their contributions to innovation at the 2009 Bayer Innovators Awards. The Bayer Innovators Awards are designed to identify the country’s best and brightest innovators and this year’s winners are representatives from the science, commerce and agricultural sectors.
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New Zealand International Business Awards 2009
 The New Zealand International Business Awards recognise New Zealand companies who are successfully growing their businesses in international markets. The Awards are organised annually by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE). The Awards reflect the different ways New Zealand businesses operate internationally: exporting products and services directly; undertaking joint ventures with firms in other countries; investing in regional sales networks; and locating sales, marketing, assembly and production capability closer to priority markets.
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Showerdome Invention going full steam ahead
 A boiling kettle was the inspiration behind Showerdome, a product that promises to reduce the problem of bathroom condensation.
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NZ Product Design Company success at the international Red Dot Awards
 New Zealand based design company INFACT earned a Red Dot award for their work on the Container Scan Bio-organism Threat Detection System, for AgResearch. This was an extraordinary achievement considering that there were 2733 entries from 56 countries and only 206 red dot concept awards were handed out.
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Right Hemisphere wins 2009 Excellence in Enterprise Integration Award
Auckland-based software developer Right Hemisphere has won the 2009 Excellence in Enterprise Integration Award from the U.S. Association for Enterprise Information (AFEI). In its 7th year, the awards programme recognises teams that exemplify excellence in achieving integrated enterprises. Winners are best practice models of technology application and leadership that improve enterprise performance.
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R&D investment supports technology for the blind
 Investment by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology has helped Christchurch company Povidi develop cutting edge technology that gives blind people access to public arenas for the first time. Povidi’s SoundPost Orientation System is an infrared based direction finding system that helps blind and visually impaired people to walk in a direct line to a given point. A base station placed in key positions, such as above doorways and at traffic crossings, gives out signals which are picked up by a hand controller carried by a blind person
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Auckland PDMA-NZ Networking Event
Topic: Learning First Product Development (LFPD)
 A presentation on the introduction of LFPD to Fisher & Paykel Appliances, describing the rationale behind the decision to change to this system, the problems encountered and the benefits realised.
Speaker: Colin Gilchrist, General Manager Quality, Fisher & Paykel Appliances
Colin joined F&P in 1972 and apart from a break in the late 70’s have been with the company in various roles:
• Chief Chemist
• Manager Metal Finishing
• Assembly Manager ‘Gentle Annie’ washing machine
• Factory Manager Laundry Division
• General Manager Screencraft Printed Circuits
• General Manager Electronics
• Operations Manager Product Development
• General Manager Quality
Responsible for the introduction of LFPD to Product Development
When: 5:30pm, Tuesday 10th November
Venue: TBA
Registration: RSVP to events@pdma-nz.org by 5th November.
33rd Annual PDMA International Conference
This year’s conference is to be held from October 31 to November 4 at the Disneyland Hotel in Los Angeles. The Conference starts with a range of workshops including Portfolio Planning, Accelerated Product Development and Lean Product Development. The main Conference theme is Gaining Traction for What’s Ahead and includes a wide range of speakers from industry and academia, either presenting papers or facilitating the many group discussions available to attendees.
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NZI National Sustainable Business Network Awards 2009
The NZI National Sustainable Business Network Awards recognise real achievement by organisations of all types and sizes in the embedding of sustainability in day to day business operations. The annual awards are designed to recognise true trailblazers, as well as organisations who are emerging in this area, who are operating in a way that: enhances economic prosperity, environmental quality, and social equity which have a multitude of positive flow on effects.
The awards are being held 12th November in Auckland.
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 The ICEHOUSE, business growth centre, is pleased to announce the 10 finalists of its business pitch competition – FAST Pitch 2009. The finalists will compete in the FAST Pitch Final on Tuesday 27th October. Come and listen to FAST Pitch finalists sell their idea in 60 seconds, registration to the Final is now open to the wider business community, free of charge.
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'Lean' Product Development
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What is 'Lean' Product Development?
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Who has used 'Lean' Product Development in New Zealand?
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Where can I read more about it?
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New Product Development Professional (NPDP) Certification Hear about Allan Anderson's experience in preparing for the exam and sitting the exam (and passing!).
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We're only young, but we're growing and enthusiastic. Becoming a member of the PDMA (Product Development & Management Association of New Zealand) entitles members to a range of benefits including:
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favourable rates for overseas conferences and meetings of the international PDMA
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subscription to Vision magazine, an international quarterly featuring case studies
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networking with professionals and developers who will share your experiences
For more details, check out the membership page on our website: www.pdma-nz.org.
Product Development & Management Association of New Zealand (PDMA-NZ)
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Private Bag 102 904
North Shore Mail Centre
Auckland, New Zealand
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