NPD Programs traverse the different phases of Requirements Definition, Concept & Design, Manufacturing Engineering and Ramp Up. Managing the entire program calls for getting a single integrated view of projects within each phase, a complex problem that cannot be solved with desktop project management software. Typically, the NPD Program is characterized by:

Dispersed teams working across geographies across projects
Program schedules that are interdependent across phases of the NPD Program
Program issues that need to be managed not just within a project
Deliverables and documents such as technical documents & drawings, specifications/reference documents and other input and     output documents that need to be shared online across projects
Resources that need to be shared and optimized across the program
Close collaboration between internal and external program stakeholders such as suppliers, design houses etc.
Ability to reuse project knowledge and share it across the p rogram