New product development and launch is a critical but high risk corporate endeavor. This article examines almost 200 industrial new product introductions in order to identify the ingredients of new product success. A categorization scheme, involving scenarios of new products, is developed from the data, and proves useful in assessing the merits and dangers of various types of new product projects.
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