IT Enablers
Should you design improved innovation processes before implementing software tools or should you start out implementing software tools that claim to have best practice innovation processes built in? Join the conversation to discuss leading practices for enabling innovation transformation with supporting technology, as well as strategy, implementation and optimization of a system - from enterprise-level product lifecycle management (PLM) and product portfolio management (PPM) tools to simple spreadsheets.
If we were to poll research and development (R&D) leaders, most would probably agree that the demands placed on their function continue to grow while headcount and budget rarely increase commensurate with growth expectations. This was particularly true during the Great Recession, and now, in its aftermath, recovery is expected to be slow and likely bumpy. All of which makes for very challenging times to be an R&D leader.
Time to market challenges, cost pressures, changing environmental and regulatory requirements, and ever-increasing customer expectations have companies wondering, “How can we continue to innovate while shrinking product development cycle times and reducing development costs?” Challenges like these are driving companies to reengineer their new product introduction (NPI) processes.
This Food Manufacturing article explores how F&B companies can enable traceability and guarantee compliance by implementing a product lifecycle management (PLM) system to manage the product data record.
Spotted on Twitter today: Nik Pakvasa posted a video of Jim Brown talking about social networking in product development and PLM on the Siemens PLM Software Blog.
Today PDMA posted a blog entry we penned on our social media and product innovation research initiative. What a great opportunity to get our survey in front of the exact audience we want to gain insights from. We're going to re-post it here.
Many of us have experienced the trials and tribulations of product and portfolio management (PPM) process and technology implementations in new product development. Finally completing an implementation after the business case justification, executive alignment, software acquisition, design, testing, training and data loading can be somewhat anti-climactic.
Question your entire business model -- sell your product as a service, change your delivery model, tie your price to customer value.
Taking the right approach to training on PLM concepts and roles by developing a sustainable training program can help you achieve a successful PLM implementation.
Insights on deploying a best-in-class PLM implementation approach to improve time to market.
Chip Perry and Max Cochet penned this chapter for the new book Integrated Approach to New Food Product Development (CRC Press, 2009).
Execute a pilot that engages your organization and delivers real PLM results.
Maybe the collective corporate hangover from large-scale investments in information systems is starting to fade. The results of recent Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) benchmark reports demonstrate that some companies are getting over their hangovers faster than others – and have learned a few lessons along the way.
Brittany focuses on innovation and implementation strategy. She has experience in systems testing and maintenance management, organizational change leadership, and risk assessment and mitigation measures.
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Cameron is focused on business strategy, phase gate, portfolio and pipeline management, and configuration of PPM systems. He likes to snowboard and travel, and also enjoys running and car racing.
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