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Dr. Kenneth B. Kahn, Interim Dean and Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, presented "Options thinking for your NPD process" at the Minneapolis Regional Innovation Round Table on September 14, 2017.
Excerpted from Research-Technology Management magazine, this article describes Michael Menke's PPM Accelerate Benchmarking Study for R&D organizations that aims at identifying which PPM practices are critical, which ones remain a challenge for most organizations, and which ones, when delivered effectively, offer an advantage over the competition.
Let’s talk about project risk on major engineering projects – but from the project owner’s perspective. Project delivery firms and their project managers know their risk control practices – but what are diligent project owners supposed to do?
R&D-focused organizations are up against significant challenges when selecting the right mix of projects to push forward. Johanna Dwyer discusses the challenges inherent to project selection to achieve overall business and portfolio goals.
Jim Duggan of the Analyst Syndicate offers guidance on curating your application portfolio. Increase ROI by investing in effective technology, save money on applications that don't contribute, and stay ahead of future business needs.
This guide will look at the six primary ways in which PPM solutions shine a light on existing processes and provide the tools for making more informed and effective decisions.
In this interview, Dr. Ken Huskins presents the key aspects of integrated roadmaps, and explains why they should be an integral part of companies’ strategy.
Dr. Kenneth Khan, professor & Snr Associate Dean at the School of Business at Virginia Commonwealth University offers his perspective on the NPD best practices landscape.
How to get started with Agile? What skills should you look for in distributed Agile team members? What is the role of managers in Agile teams? In this interview, Johanna Rothman explores Agile teams and how to manage them (including remotely)
Cost savings are high, but the lack of physical proximity for direct exchange of ideas and information among individuals can have a severe impact on teams.
When considering possible improvements to the management of the R&D portfolio, three questions are often raised: How can we improve innovation processes? How should we evaluate the productivity and ROI of R&D? And what should we do to improve them? Watch this interview with Steve Toton to learn about how such questions were tackled by DuPont, and why the company chose Planisware to support their processes.
