Most project managers know and can cite the definition of project management, yet as evidenced by their project documents, discussions, and behaviors they do not know and cannot cite the stakeholder biases for the project. Worse, some project managers have no familiarity with the term.
Top performing companies are achieving superior product innovation performance results by embracing and excelling in the four key drivers of success: Product Innovation Strategy, Portfolio Management, Stage-Gate® Idea-to-Launch Process, and a Culture of Leadership.
In this hour-long webinar hosted by the Planisware Center for Excellence and the Industrial Research Institute, Dr. Robert G. Cooper presents tools and best practices for project selection, and maximizing your organization's portfolio.
It is well documented that developing and adhering to a long-term strategy is critical to success. But of those companies that do have a long term plan, how many of them are effectively communicating it through the organization?
Which are the most commonly used metrics for measuring product development performance? What role does R&D strategy play in selecting the appropriate metrics for a given company?
We sat down with Dr Cooper last October to ask him about his take on product innovation issues such as mitigating risks in new product development projects, accommodating agile methodologies, and unsticking stalled project processes.
Robert Cooper: the idea of combining Agile and Stage-Gate has been around for quite a few years now, but what have been the actual results for companies which have implemented hybrid methodologies?
Business agility and Agile are not one and the same. But with the methods, techniques and behaviors of Agile, business agility is possible. Find out how.
Did you know, China is one of the world's fastest-growing centers for innovation? In this article, we look at global champions, as well as lesser-known innovators who can give you real innovation inspiration.
