Abstract
In a product maker when we lead research and development technology output to the new product, so-called Death Valley is known to exist. In this study we improved IPD, or project management system of IBM, to a new method of project management system for R&D as means to overcome Death Valley, and show the result case that new method was applied to themes of R&D section transversely in RICOH Co.,Ltd.
As a result, project management method applied to R&D brought efficiency to the R&D theme, and the fact was shown that the method is effective for transfer of technology to product from R&D section.
In addition for further improvement, P2M and 3S viewpoint between R&D and product division are indispensable to have a project in product division to set an organization for example to accept the output technology from the R&D section.
