Product development

Definition

The complete process of bringing a new product or service to market, from initial concept and design through testing, manufacturing, and launch.

Etymology

The term gained prominence during the post-WWII consumer boom, combining 'product' from Latin 'productus' (brought forth) with 'development' from French 'développer' (to unwrap). It became formalized as a business discipline in the 1960s as companies recognized the need for systematic innovation processes.

Kelly Says

Product development has been revolutionized by the 'fail fast' philosophy, where companies now celebrate intelligent failures as learning opportunities. What's remarkable is how the timeline has compressed—what once took years now happens in months through rapid prototyping and agile methodologies, fundamentally changing how we think about innovation cycles.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምርት እንደ እንደ
mirt en-de en-de
ARالعربية
تطوير المنتج
ta-twi-r al-ma-nu-d
BNবাংলা
প্রোডাক্ট উন্নয়ন
pro-od-ak-t un-noy-on
CACatalà
desenvolupament de producte
de-sen-vo-lu-pam-ent de pro-duk-te
CSČeština
vývoj produktu
vy-voj pro-duk-tu
DADansk
produktudvikling
pro-duk-tu-ud-vik-ling
DEDeutsch
Produktentwicklung
pro-duk-t-ent-wick-lung
ELΕλληνικά
ανάπτυξη προϊόντος
ana-p-ti-xi pro-i-on-to
ESEspañol
desarrollo de productos
des-ar-rol-lo de pro-duk-tos
FAفارسی
توسعه محصول
to-se-he mo-ha-san
FISuomi
tuotteen kehitys
tuo-teen ke-hy-tis
FRFrançais
développement de produits
de-ve-lop-man de pro-dwit
GUGU
પ્રોડક્ટ વિકાસ
pro-dak-t vi-ka-as
HAHA
haɓaka kayan aiki
ha-ba-ka ka-yan a-i-ki
HEעברית
פיתוח מוצר
fi-ta-kh mo-tzar
HIहिन्दी
उत्पाद विकास
ut-pad vi-kas
HUMagyar
termékfejlesztés
ter-mek-fej-les-tes
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengembangan produk
pen-ge-ban-gan pro-duk
IGIG
ịrịọ ọrụ
i-ri-ri-ọ o-ru
ITItaliano
sviluppo prodotto
s-vil-uppo pro-dutto
JA日本語
製品開発
seihin kaihatsu
KKKK
өнім даму
o-nim da-mu
KMKM
ការអភិវឌ្ឍផលិត
ka-ra a-phi-vut-d-d-pha-lit
KO한국어
제품 개발
je-pum kae-pal
MRMR
उत्पाद विकास
ut-pad vi-kas
MSBahasa Melayu
pekembangan produk
pe-ke-ban-gan pro-duk
MYမြန်မာ
ပစ္စည်း တည်ဆောက်မှု
pa-sya-nye tye-sa-kauk-shu
NLNederlands
productontwikkeling
pro-duk-ton-twik-kling
NONorsk
produktutvikling
pro-duk-tu-ut-vik-ling
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰੋਡਕਟ ਵਿਕਾਸ
pro-dak-t vi-kas
PLPolski
rozwoju produktu
ro-zwo-ju pro-duk-tu
PTPortuguês
desenvolvimento de produto
de-sen-vo-lu-men-to de pro-du-to
RORomână
dezvoltare produs
de-z-vol-tare pro-dus
RUРусский
разработка продукта
raz-ra-bov-ka pro-duk-ta
SVSvenska
produktutveckling
pro-duk-ut-veck-ling
SWKiswahili
maendeleo ya bidhaa
ma-en-de-leo ya bi-dhaa
TAதமிழ்
பொருள் வளர்ச்சி
po-rul va-lar-chi
TEతెలుగు
ఉత్పత్తు అభివృద్ధి
ut-pat-tu a-bi-vru-d-dhi
THไทย
การพัฒนาผลิตภัณฑ์
gaan-pat-ta-na-lit-pha-n
TLTL
pagpapaunlad ng produkto
pa-ga-pa-un-lad ng pro-duk-to
TRTürkçe
ürün geliştirme
ur-un ge-liş-tir-me
UKУкраїнська
розробка продукту
roz-rob-ka pro-duk-tu
URاردو
پروڈکٹ ترقی
pro-dak-t tar-qi
VITiếng Việt
phát triển sản phẩm
phat-trie-n san-pham
YOYO
àṣẹ ẹ̀rọ
a-se e-ro
ZH中文
产品开发
chǎn pǐn kāi fā
ZUZU
ukusasazeka kwesihloko
u-ku-sa-sa-ze-ka kwes-i-hlo-ko

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