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the_company= R&D and Product Development Management 2003

Table of Contents

1. R&D Mission and Direc= tion.. 4

1.1= Growth Path. <= /span>4

1.1.1 Projects to Products. 4=

1.1.2 A Phased Growth. 5=

1.1.2.1 Cashflow Management 5=

1.1.2.2 Recruitment 5=

1.1.2.3 Training. <= /span>6=

1.2= Key Performance Indicators. 6

1.2.1 Performance Targets. 6=

1.2.1.1 Number of Products/Versions Released per quarter/year 6=

1.2.1.3 ROI (Profit) per product 6=

1.2.1.4 Number of Bugs Reported. 7=

1.2.1.5 Number of Bugs Fixed. 7=

1.2.1.6 Client Satisfaction. 7=

1.2.1.6.1 Completeness of Functionality. 7=

1.2.1.6.2 Issue Resolution response time. 7=

1.2.1.6.3 Ease of deployment 7=

2. = Research Guidelines.. 7

2.1= Defining Research Focus. 7

2.1.1 Synergy: Marketing/Sales/Technology Drives. 8=

2.1.2 ROI: Market Size and Accessibility. 8=

2.1.3 Competitive Analysis. 8=

2.1.4 Leveraging Projects for Prototyping. 8=

2.1.5 Needs Analysis. 9=

2.2= Controls and Quality Assurance. 9

3. Development Guidelines.. 9

3.1 Recruitment Criteria (Team size and skills) 9

3.2 Documentation. 9

3.2.1 Functional Specifications. 9=

3.2.2 Design Document, Object Models, and DB Schemas. 10=

3.2.3 User Guide and Demo. 10=

3.2.4 Deployment Guide. 10=

3.2.5 Administration Guide. 10=

3.2.6 Data Center Support Guide. 10=

3.2.7 Developers Guide. 10=

3.2.8 Test Plan. <= /span>10=

3.3= Controls. 10

3.3.1 Product Development Management 10=

3.3.2 Specifications Management 10=

3.3.3 Progress Reports. 11=

3.3.4 Time Sheets. 11=

3.3.5 Source Control 11=

3.3.6 Change Management 11=

3.3.7 Issue Tracking. 11=

3.4= QA Quality Assurance is adhered to through two primary mechanisms: coding standards and testing. = 11

3.4.1 Coding Standards. 11=

3.4.2 Testing. <= /span>11=

3.4 Productization and Branding. 11

3.4.1 Partnerships and Channels. 11=

3.4.1.1 Training Materials. 12=

3.4.2 Brand Management 12=

3.4.3 Packaging. <= /span>12=

3.4.4 Pricing. <= /span>12=

3.4.5 Licensing. <= /span>12=

3.4.6 Deployment 12=

3.4.7 Support and Maintenance. 12=

3.4.8 Collateral Development 12=

4. = Accounting Guidelines.. 13

4.1 Recognition of R & D cost in the accounts. 13

4.1.1 Recognition. 13=

4.2.2 Amortization. 13=

4.2= Approval Process. <= /span>13

4.2.1 Future Process. 13=

4.3 Guidelines on Spending. 14

4.3.1 Budget 14=

5. = Product Development Plan 2003. 14

5.1= Products and Timelines. 14

5.1.1 ACE.. = 14=

5,1.2 the_company CM2. 14=

5.1.3 the_company Fees Module. 14=