ETM 536 RDM: R&D Management

Managerial aspects of Research and Development (R&D) including special issues in managing research at national labs, university settings, and industry labs. Reviews evaluation methods and multi objective analysis used for R&D project selection. Development analyzed across the following venues: Roadmap Development, Eco system Development, Platform Development, Product Development, Technology Development, Prototype Development, Initiative Development. Focus on integration of research and development functions; project management challenges resulting from the uncertain nature of R&D; and the difficulties in measuring on-going R&D outputs. Also offered as ETM 636 and may be taken only once for credit.