In this era of global competition and accelerating product life cycles, the need to get new products to market faster can be compelling. This title provides tools for trading off schedule against other business objectives. It integrates powerful methods to manage risk and use resources effectively with proven techniques to accelerate product development. With case examples including Black & Decker, Hewlett-Packard, Honda and Motorola, this is a useful guide for readers if time to market is important to you - or if you are wondering if it should be.