The phrase "undertook the development of" is correct and usable in written English.
You would use it when speaking or writing about someone taking on the responsibility to design or build something. For example: "James undertook the development of a new electronic gaming system for his company."
In lieu of the present absence of ASME or other international test codes developed for this purpose, the NREL undertook the development of interim Guidelines to provide recommendations for test procedures that can yield results of a high level of accuracy consistent with good engineering knowledge and practice.
Exact undertook the development of the game engine and its gameplay while Ultra developed the story, characters, and 3D cutscenes.
The Greater London Council undertook the development of the Market in 1968.
Godfrey soon undertook the development of an improved quadrant for determining latitude.
This small group undertook the development of scientific spacecraft and the vehicles needed to launch them, and it launched Japan's first satellite, Osumi, in 1970.
This small group undertook the development of scientific spacecraft and the vehicles needed to launch them, and it launched Japan's first satellite, Ōsumi, in 1970.
"We have always said we have no objection to the state or anyone else undertaking the development of an airport, providing it is at no expense to Chicago's existing airports," Mr. Harris said.
A survey of literature methods suggested that a truly general approach had not yet been reported, encouraging us to undertake the development of such a methodology.
The International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) has undertaken the development of training modules in ten key areas covering fundamental food science and food engineering principles.
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall undertake the development of prototypes and test beds to validate the manufacturing processes and technologies selected for transition under the pilot program under section 241.
The first of these is that the design, test, and certification of an aircraft has become such an extraordinarily costly project that only the most well-funded companies can undertake the development of even relatively small aircraft.
