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The Toyota Product Development System,
James M. Morgan and Jeffrey K. Liker, Productivity Press, 2006.
Toyota's lean manufacturing system has had a lot of press, but lean influences their product development approach as well. This book emphasizes the system aspects of their approach. Along the way it explores a variety of practices and tools: set-based approaches, use of a chief engineer, alignment, and more. I preferred this book over Kennedy as it feels both broader and deeper. (Reviewed Nov., '06)
Harvard Business Review.
(Magazine).
This almost-monthly magazine features interesting articles on the challenges of business. I particularly enjoy the case studies, where different experts comment on a situation. I keep an article or two from almost every issue. (This month, I kept "Managing the Right Tension," which talks about the challenges of managing e.g., short-term vs. long-term, and I kept "Strategies to Fight Low-Cost Rivals," which considers whether you should attack, co-exist, or become a low-cost player yourself.) (Reviewed Nov., '06)
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