Business Process Modeling Language (BPML) is a language used for modeling business processes, enabling the design and implementation of process-based applications. Important for defining complex business processes and ensuring their effective implementation in digital products.
The systematic approach to managing innovation processes, from idea generation to implementation. Crucial for effectively harnessing creativity and ensuring successful innovation outcomes.
A model of organizational change management that involves preparing for change (unfreeze), implementing change (change), and solidifying the new state (refreeze). Important for successfully implementing and sustaining changes in product design processes and organizational practices.
Capability Maturity Model (CMM) is a framework for improving and optimizing processes within an organization. Essential for assessing and enhancing the maturity and efficiency of processes in product design and development.
Plan, Do, Check, and Act (PDCA) is a four-step management method used for continuous improvement of processes and products. Essential for implementing and maintaining continuous improvement in business and design processes.
The process of transitioning an organization to agile methodologies, including changes in culture, processes, and practices. Essential for organizations seeking to adopt agile practices for improved efficiency and responsiveness.
The process of preparing, equipping, and supporting individuals to successfully adopt change to drive organizational success and outcomes. Crucial for ensuring smooth transitions and effective implementation of new processes or systems.
The systematic process of capturing, evaluating, and implementing ideas to drive innovation, reflecting a collective commitment to continuous improvement and product excellence. Essential for harnessing team creativity and maintaining the entrepreneurial spirit that characterizes successful product development.
A methodology that focuses on minimizing waste and maximizing value in business processes. Essential for improving efficiency, productivity, and customer satisfaction by eliminating non-value-adding activities.
A Lean methodology concept identifying seven types of waste in processes to improve efficiency. Valuable for product managers and engineers to optimize processes and eliminate inefficiencies.
A collective term for Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposal (RFP), and Request for Quotation (RFQ) processes used in procurement. Crucial for managing vendor selection and procurement processes in digital product development.
Business Process Automation (BPA) refers to the use of technology to automate complex business processes. Essential for streamlining operations, reducing manual effort, and increasing efficiency in recurring tasks.
Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC) is a data-driven improvement cycle used in Six Sigma. Crucial for systematically improving processes and ensuring quality in digital product development.
A data-driven methodology aimed at improving processes by identifying and removing defects, and reducing variability. Crucial for enhancing the quality and efficiency of digital product development processes.
Short for Product Operations, a function that supports product management teams by streamlining processes, managing tools, and ensuring efficient operations. Important for optimizing product management activities and improving cross-functional collaboration.
A framework that outlines how a product is developed, managed, and delivered, including roles, processes, and tools used throughout its lifecycle. Crucial for ensuring efficient and effective product management and development.
A cognitive process where ideas are brought together to find a single, best solution to a problem. Important for problem-solving and decision-making in design processes.
An ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes over time through incremental and breakthrough improvements. Crucial for fostering a culture of constant enhancement and adaptation.
A Japanese term meaning "continuous improvement," focusing on small, incremental changes to enhance processes and products. Crucial for fostering a culture of ongoing improvement and excellence in product design and development.
A Japanese term meaning "the real place," used in Lean management to describe the place where value is created. Important for understanding the actual processes and identifying areas for improvement.
A prioritization framework used to assess and compare the value a feature will deliver to users against the complexity and cost of implementing it. Crucial for making informed decisions about feature prioritization and resource allocation.
A component in neural networks that allows the model to focus on specific parts of the input, improving performance. Essential for developing advanced AI models, particularly in natural language processing.
A Japanese term for "mistake-proofing," referring to any mechanism or process that helps prevent errors by design. Crucial for designing systems and processes that minimize the risk of human error.
Proof of Concept (PoC) is a demonstration, usually in the form of a prototype or pilot project, to verify that a concept or theory has practical potential. Crucial for validating ideas, demonstrating feasibility, and securing support for further development in product design and innovation processes.
A visual representation of the stages a sales opportunity goes through, helping to track progress and forecast revenue. Important for managing sales processes and predicting future sales.
An approach to design that actively involves all stakeholders (e.g., employees, partners, customers) in the design process. Crucial for creating designs that truly meet user needs and expectations.
The part of an application that encodes the real-world business rules that determine how data is created, stored, and modified. Crucial for ensuring that digital products align with business processes and deliver value to users.
A meeting held at the end of a project or development cycle, also known as a "post-mortem," to review what went well, what didn't, and how processes can be improved in the future. Crucial for continuous improvement and learning from past experiences to enhance future projects.
A professional who designs, builds, and maintains systems for processing large-scale data sets. Essential for enabling data-driven decision-making and supporting advanced analytics in organizations.
A mode of thinking, derived from Dual Process Theory, that is fast, automatic, and intuitive, often relying on heuristics and immediate impressions. Important for understanding how users make quick decisions and respond to design elements instinctively, aiding in the creation of intuitive and user-friendly interfaces.
A set of standards and guidelines used to ensure the integrity, security, and compliance of business processes and IT systems. Important for establishing robust governance and control mechanisms in digital product design and development.
The practice of comparing one's performance, processes, or practices to those of peers or competitors to identify areas for improvement. Important for understanding relative performance and identifying best practices for improvement.
Enterprise Architecture (EA) is a strategic framework used to align an organization's business strategy with its IT infrastructure. Crucial for optimizing processes, improving agility, and ensuring that technology supports business goals.
A process decision toolkit that allows organizations to tailor their agile practices to their specific needs, promoting agility and continuous improvement. Crucial for optimizing agile practices to fit organizational contexts.
Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) is an iterative four-step management method used for continuous improvement of processes and products. Essential for quality control and operational efficiency.
A step-by-step guide that helps users complete a complex task by breaking it down into manageable steps. Crucial for improving usability and ensuring users can successfully complete multi-step processes.
The risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people, and systems. Important for identifying and mitigating potential operational threats.
The process of setting short-term objectives and determining the actions needed to achieve them. Critical for aligning daily operations with strategic goals.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) are integrated software systems that manage business processes across various departments, such as finance, HR, and supply chain. Essential for improving operational efficiency and providing a unified view of business operations.
A navigation design pattern where users follow a specific order of steps or stages to complete a task, often used in forms, surveys, and instructional guides. Essential for guiding users through processes in a clear and structured manner, improving usability.
A cognitive bias where people underestimate the complexity and challenges involved in scaling systems, processes, or businesses. Important for understanding the difficulties of scaling and designing systems that address these challenges.
The orchestration and optimization of design operations to improve efficiency, quality, and impact of the design function within an organization. Crucial for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of design teams.
A prioritization technique where stakeholders use a limited budget to "buy" features they believe are most valuable, helping to prioritize the development roadmap. Useful for involving stakeholders in the decision-making process and aligning development priorities with business value.
A change management strategy that aligns people, process, and technology initiatives to improve performance and achieve business goals. Crucial for adapting to market changes and ensuring the organization's long-term success.
The ability to deliver products or services in the most cost-effective manner without sacrificing quality. Key to reducing costs and improving profitability.
Organizational Change Management (OCM) is the process of managing the people side of change to achieve desired business outcomes. Essential for ensuring successful implementation of changes within an organization.
The practicality of implementing a solution based on technical constraints and capabilities. Crucial for evaluating the viability of design and development projects.
The use of software to automate repetitive marketing tasks and workflows, improving efficiency and effectiveness. Essential for streamlining marketing processes and increasing productivity.
Any process or administrative barrier that unnecessarily complicates transactions and creates friction, discouraging beneficial behaviors. Important for identifying and eliminating unnecessary obstacles that hinder user experiences.
The process of handling changes to software, hardware, or documentation in a systematic way. Critical for maintaining consistency and ensuring system integrity.
A cognitive bias where individuals favor others who are perceived to be similar to themselves, affecting judgments and decision-making. Crucial for understanding biases in team dynamics and decision-making processes among designers.
The systematic approach to dealing with the transition or transformation of an organization's goals, processes, or technologies. Essential for managing and facilitating successful organizational changes.
The principle that the more a metric is used to make decisions, the more it will be subject to corruption and distort the processes it is intended to monitor. Important for understanding the limitations and potential distortions of metrics in design and evaluation.
Often referred to as "marketing funnel", a model that represents the user journey from awareness to purchase used to analyze and optimize conversion of prospects to customers. Essential for understanding and improving the customer journey and conversion process.
Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is a method used to transform customer needs into engineering characteristics for a product or service. Essential for ensuring that customer requirements are systematically incorporated into the design and development process.
The design of environments in which people make decisions, influencing their choices and behaviors. Important for creating user experiences that guide decision-making processes effectively.
Goals, Ideas, Steps, and Tasks (GIST) is an agile planning technique to break down projects into manageable parts. Essential for organizing and executing agile projects effectively.
A brainstorming technique where participants write down their ideas independently before sharing them with the group. Crucial for generating a wide range of ideas and encouraging participation from all team members.
Methods and techniques used to overcome mental blocks that hinder creative thinking and problem-solving. Crucial for maintaining productivity and fostering innovation in design.
A deployment strategy that reduces downtime and risk by running two identical production environments, switching traffic between them. Crucial for ensuring seamless updates and minimizing disruptions in digital product deployment.