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Welcome to TCGen

Product Management Consulting Experts

Product Development is hard, but we can help.

TCGen is trusted by these brands and organizations

Customized Solutions

Whether you are large or small, a start-up or an established firm, we develop the project plan along with you to create an engagement that achieves measurable product development goals. 

Assessment & Planning

Our proprietary assessment process yields deep insights for your team. We identify the causes behind your product management challenges then develop solutions that enable you to select winners.

Predictive Metrics

Expertise in metrics is a hallmark of TCGen. We rely on measurement to motivate change and monitor progress. We measure the right behaviors to ensure that the changes take hold and continue to produce lasting results.

Sustainable Best Practices

Your investment in TCGen earns increased organizational capability. We not only implement Best Practices, we also teach you how to build on the improvements so your company is ready for the next challenge.

About TCGen

Product Development Consulting & Product Management Consulting

Product development is really hard and an external perspective with broad sector experience can help you identify and eliminate problems that plague many organizations.

We have helped global organizations improve product management, scale their development teams, increase speed, and deliver innovation.

Customized Solutions

Assessment & Planning

Predictive Metrics

Sustainable Best Practices

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We help companies cut time to market, scale their product management, and innovate faster. We also have expertise in New Product Introduction (NPI) and Agile Product Development. Contact Us to learn more.

TCGen - Five Stars Customer Experience

Testimonials

What Our Customers Say

Agile Product Development Solutions for your Business

Innovating your success: Partnering for seamless product management solutions.

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Engagements

With years of consulting experience in lightweight, iterative processes, John has developed an expertise in new product development process improvement. He has learned or developed a wealth of product development Best Practices, acquiring a powerful knowledgebase. TCGen’s approach enables clients to decrease time-to-market; to make reliable organizational change that makes a difference in projects; and to empower teams, improving morale and cutting waste.

Consumer technology

As a product development consultant, John designed and implemented the Apple New Product Process (ANPP). When we first implemented the process, Apple’s manager of product marketing said, “we are making better decisions, faster.”

Consumer Electronics

At BOSE, John managed the development of products such as the BOSE® Wave® Music System and Noise-Cancelling Headphones, enjoyed by millions of customers worldwide. He was chief engineer at BOSE and was responsible for many categories of successful products (electronics, powered speakers, and headphones).

Internet Infrastructure

John created an Agile discovery process to speed the development of transformative technology. He also created, from the ground up, an Agile organization to manage independent teams. The result was the introduction of an entirely new product, bringing in new revenues and customers.

Medical Technology

John implemented a transformation with a large US/German R&D organization that adheres to design control to improve predictability.

Consumer Technology

John implemented sprints, including tracking, definition of done, and novel (and simple) demonstrations, improving execution and increasing internal customer focus.

Biotech

John developed a lightweight Agile/Scrum process with a global team, creating a next generation platform that improved velocity.

TCGen’s Consulting Approach

Our Product Development Process In 6 Steps

1. Ideation

  • Explore idea generation
  • Fill out narrative, exploring ideas
  • Create presentation for steering committee

Exit criteria:

Venture board approval to proceed to discovery phase

2. Product Definition

  • Explore idea generation
  • Fill out narrative, exploring ideas
  • Create presentation for steering committee

Exit criteria:

Create business case

3. Prototyping

  • Explore idea generation
  • Fill out narrative, exploring ideas
  • Create presentation for steering committee

Exit criteria:

Confirmation of business case and Go to Market plan

4. Detailed Design

  • Explore idea generation
  • Fill out narrative, exploring ideas
  • Create presentation for steering committee

Exit criteria:

Design complete

5. Validation & Testing

  • Explore idea generation
  • Fill out narrative, exploring ideas
  • Create presentation for steering committee

Exit criteria:

Demonstrate product quality & initial customer acceptance

6. Commercialization

  • Explore idea generation
  • Fill out narrative, exploring ideas
  • Create presentation for steering committee

Exit criteria:

Generate revenue

The Difference

TCGen’s Approach to Product Development Consulting

Although each engagement is unique, most of them are variations of these types.

Assessments & benchmarking

Capability transformation & change management

One on one coaching & guide by your side

Why Choose Us

Benefits of engaging with us

With years of consulting experience in lightweight, iterative processes, TCGen Founder John Carter has developed an expertise in new product development process improvement. He has learned and developed a wealth of product development Best Practices, a powerful knowledgebase. TCGen’s approach enables clients to decrease time-to-market; to make reliable organizational change that makes a difference in projects; and to empower teams, improving morale and cutting waste.

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Customized Solutions

We develop the project plan along with you to create an engagement that achieves measurable product development goals.

Assessment & Planning

Our proprietary assessment process yields deep insights for your team. We identify the root causes behind your product portfolio management challenges then develop solutions that improve your ability to select winners.

Predictive Metrics

Expertise in metrics is a hallmark of TCGen. We rely on measurement to motivate change and monitor progress.

Sustainable Best Practices

Your investment in TCGen earns increased organizational capability. We not only implement Best Practices but we also teach you how to build on the improvements so that your company is prepared for the next challenge.

Grow Year Over Year Revenue By

33%

Increase Profit Margin By

224%

Increase Engineering Productivity From

30% to 64%

Ability To Scale Dev Capacity By

4X

Decrease Time To Market By

55%

Decrease Product Defects By

3.6X

TCGen’s Blog

Latest Articles from TCGen’s Experts

Escalation Process Template

Escalation Process In 4 Steps With Escalation Template

The Escalation Process clarifies the boundaries and channels of decision-making throughout an organization. Designed around the concept of a core project team, the Escalation Process diagram displays a path that allows the core team to make decisions at lower levels of the org chart while having a predefined path for exception management.

Comprehensive Innovation Map

Innovation Best Practices: Creating Better Innovations Faster

Our clients often ask us how they can become more innovative. Some seem to believe that innovation appears as if by magic. Many believe that there is no process for innovation. We have identified three practices that are research-verified, an end-to-end series of steps that yield the best ideas.

The Sprint Planning Scorecard Increases Project Predictability

Agile is not just for software anymore. Many companies that develop tangible products – be they hardware or mixed software/hardware systems – are applying techniques borrowed from Agile. By combining Agile with traditional processes, they are accelerating programs and delivering winning products.

TCGen Principal & Founder

John Carter

John Carter specializes in product development: from the strategy and innovation processes, through product definition, execution and launch. He has helped companies cut time to market, rapidly scale their product program, and improve innovation with customer led insights. His work leads to greater profitability, reduced costs, and improved customer satisfaction.

John currently serves on the Board of Directors of Cirrus Logic (CRUS) a leading supplier of mixed signal semiconductors. He is involved with company strategy and sits on the Compensation and Audit Committees.

Before starting consulting firm TCGen, John was Chief Engineer of BOSE Corporation. John is the inventor of the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones and shares the original patent with Dr. Amar Bose. He was one of the initial contributors in BOSE’s entry into the automobile OEM business and led the product and business development of BOSE’s patented noise reduction technology for the military market.

John Carter, TCGen Principal & Founder