Product Development and Problem Solving   Product Development and Problem Solving is a short series that takes a look at the product development process and provides an overview of how products are developed from an idea inception through prototyping.  The series explores: §         How to keep up with and log ideas §         How to protect ideas §         The difference between ideas and innovations §         Different types of prototypes §         Creative prototyping techniques §         Testing products for performance and function §         The difference between absolute data and relative data §           Product Development and Problem Solving also reviews several practical tools and techniques useful for solving problems such as: §         Fish Bone Diagrams §         Failure Analysis §         DFMEA (Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis) §         PFMEA (Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis) §         FEA (Failure Effects Analysis) §         Critical Path Analysis §         Brainstorming §         Decision Trees   Product Development and Problem Solving seeks to encourage and stimulate the product development process for an individual or company by introducing these powerful problem solving and development tools and technique.