“IPPD+: new approaches for the new business environment”

Integrated product and process development (IPPD) cannot stand alone. The interconnectivity and relationships between the IPPD approach and the surrounding business management environment determine whether or not success is realized. Thus the notion of IPPD+. This paper builds a “solution set” of business practices centered on and incorporating IPPD. This set, IPPD+, is proposed as a viable means to achieve success in the new business environment. External forces demand that corporations and governments find new ways of doing business to remain successful. The Darwinian challenge must be met. We are evolving toward an integrated approach to program and project management. As we evolve, we must: recognize the importance of reforming the way people and business relationships are managed; seek reform in the way contractors are selected and in the way contracts are written; reduce government oversight and increase contractor self governance. Pursuit of a holistic, IPPD+ approach will allow the vision of “faster/better/cheaper” to become a reality