- Docente: Federico Munari
- Credits: 6
- SSD: ING-IND/35
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Computer Engineering (cod. 0937)
Learning outcomes
This course will focus on the management and consequences of technology-based innovation. It provides core concepts and tools related to new product development and strategic management of innovation. A module of the course is devoted to key concepts and techniques of project management
Course contents
The course is divided into the following parts:
1.- New product development projects: key concepts.
2. – Idea generation: internal and external sources
3. – Idea selection: key techniques.
4. – New product development: key decisions and best practices.
5. – Testing, validation and commercial launch of new products
6. – Project management: Concepts and techniques.
Readings/Bibliography
Required readings consist in the book by Schilling (2009, selected chapters), and in a set of articles described below.
§ Schilling, M.. 2009. “Gestione dell'innovazione”, McGraw-Hill, Milano, Seconda Edizione (capitoli: Introduzione, 3,4,6,7,9,11, 12,13)
§ Coffetti, E. 2001. Gli strumenti di pianificazione e controllo dei tempi e delle risorse, in Baglieri et al. Organizzare e gestire progetti. Competenze per il project management. Etas, Milano.
§ Cooper, R. 2001. “Doing it right. Winning with new products”. Product Development Institute
§ Fini, R., Zanoni, A. (2004) “Tecniche di sviluppo di nuovi prodotti”, in Munari, F., Sobrero, M. “Innovazione tecnologica e gestione di impresa. La gestione dello sviluppo prodotto”, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2004.
§ Munari, F. 2004. “Modelli di sviluppo di nuovi prodotti”, in Munari, F., Sobrero, M. “Innovazione tecnologica e gestione di impresa. La gestione dello sviluppo prodotto”, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2004.
§ Oriani, R. 2004. “La valutazione economica dei progetti di innovazione”, in Munari, F., Sobrero, M. “Innovazione tecnologica e gestione di impresa. La gestione dello sviluppo prodotto”, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2004.
Assessment methods
The final exam is based on a written test, covering all the topics of the program. For students attending regularly the seminars, part of the final exam can be substituted by a project-work to be completed in teams
Office hours
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