Resource Library

Average time-to-profitability in months for new product/service development projects

This measure calculates the average number of months that elapse from the start of the "design and develop product/service" process (when resources are first assigned) to the…

Percentage of products that are based on common development platforms

This measure calculates the percentage of products that are developed on common platforms, providing companies with key data for their "perform discovery research" process…

Research and development (R&D) cost as a percentage of revenue

This measure calculates research and development (R&D) cost as a percentage of revenue. R&D cost includes all cost elements—including labor costs, material costs, allocations…

Research and development (R&D) cost per $1,000 revenue

This measure calculates the research and development (R&D) cost per $1,000 revenue. R&D costs include all labor, materials, and overhead associated with discovering new…

Average design-to-launch time, in months, for new software-enabled features for existing products

This measure calculates average design-to-launch time, in months, for new software-enabled features for existing products. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help…

Percentage of revenue from completely new products/services launched in the past year

This measure calculates percentage of revenue resulting from completely new products/services launched in the past year. This Process Efficiency measure is intended to help…

Percentage of revenue from existing product/service improvements launched in the past year

This measure calculates percentage of revenue resulting from existing product/service improvements launched in the past year. This Process Efficiency measure is intended to…

Percentage of new products, including planned variants, launched on time

This measure calculates percentage of new products, including variants planned during initial development, launched on time. This Process Efficiency measure is intended to…

Percentage of products, launched with embedded software, meeting quality targets

This measure calculates percentage of products launched with embedded software (including variants planned during initial development) that meet quality targets. This…

Percentage of total annual revenue from pre-defined variants/SKUs

This measure calculates, for build-to-stock models, the percentage of total annual revenue from pre-defined variants/SKUs (stock keeping units). This Supplemental…

Percentage of total annual revenue from generating variants in production

This measure calculates, for build to order models, the percentage of total annual revenue from generating variants in production. This Supplemental Information measure is…

Percentage of component part numbers common with other products

This measure calculates, within a typical product, the percentage of total component parts that are common with other products (as opposed to being unique to that specific…

Average design-to-launch time, in months, for product platforms

This measure calculates average design-to-launch time, in months, for product platforms. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help companies analyze this duration related…

Average design-to-launch time, in months, for completely new products

This measure calculates average design-to-launch time, in months, for completely new products. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help companies analyze this duration…

Average design-to-launch time, in months, for new product variants

This measure calculates average design-to-launch time, in months, for new product variants. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help companies analyze this duration…