The Book

Product Realization: Going from One to a Million and this website are designed to help students, engineers, start-ups, and organizations navigate the complex and highly interrelated activities of getting a product into production. The lessons in this book were gleaned from experiences with over a hundred companies ranging from zero revenue start-ups to multi-billion-dollar companies.

About Product Realization

Product realization starts when the product development team has a looks-like/works-like prototype, has defined the product geometry and material, has specified manufacturing methods, and is ready to produce at volume. There are only two near-certainties in product realization: there will be more work than teams plan for, and almost nothing will be done perfectly the first time.

Resources

Resources for teams getting ready for production.

Templates + Checklists

Checklists and templates for you to use on your own project.

Resources for Faculty

If you are interested in teaching Product Realization in your company or university.

Glossary + Terms

Commonly used terms.