Managing the development of complex product systems-what managers can learn from the research

Product development (PD) in the 21st century is becoming more complex due to fast paced technological advances and demanding customers. In this paper, I presents a preview of the various models and tools that can be used to manage the development of such complex product systems. These models and tools are organized around three PD domains: People, product, process, and the information that flows between them. The intention is not to identify all publications in any single domain, but instead to expose PD and engineering managers to a set of useful tools to manage the development complexity in each domain and more importantly at the intersection of the three domains.