Failure and Success Rates
- A staggering 70% of product development projects fail.
- Only 40% of new consumer products succeed in the market.
- Just 20% of new products survive more than two years post-launch.
Time and Process
- The median time to market for new products is 18 months.
- Top-performing companies complete an average of 6.2 major product development projects annually.
- A mere 6% of companies have well-defined innovation and product development processes.
Strategy and Alignment
- 66% of businesses align their strategy with the product development process.
- 68% of companies utilize both project and product management.
Investment and Revenue
- Companies that aggressively invest in R&D generate 45% more revenue than their peers.
- High-performing companies allocate 15% of their R&D budget to product development.
- Businesses investing in customer insights experience a fivefold increase in revenue growth compared to those that do not.
Customer Feedback and Insights
- 88% of companies recognize the critical importance of customer feedback in product development.
- Companies that invest in customer insights see significantly higher revenue growth.
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Innovation and Challenges
- 49% of companies identify a lack of innovation as a major barrier in product development.
- 80% of business leaders view product development speed as crucial to their organization’s success.
Research and Development Spending
- In 2017, companies spent over $700 billion on R&D for product development.
- Developed countries allocate about 2.5% of their GDP to R&D.
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