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.
The Spike Awards celebrate the best use of social media and social technology for product innovation and development. Jim Brown of Tech-Clarity interviews Kimberly-Clark’s Stephen Paljieg on their Huggies MomInspired© program, which took top honors in the CPG category and won the People’s Choice.
As you know, last week we announced the first annual Spike Awards winners. Eli Lilly took home the Spike trophy in the Life Sciences category. Let's take a look at why they won.
A company’s intellectual property (IP) portfolio is often one of its most valuable and strategic assets. Even though IP creation and reuse is an integral component of an effective innovation process, IP management and oversight typically is relegated to corporate legal groups.
Chad Jackson, founder and President of Lifecycle Insights, an independent research and advisory firm, has joined the judging panel for the upcoming Spike Awards. In this podcast, Chad discusses how social and web 2.0 technologies can support product development and innovation.
Jim Brown has joined the judging panel for the upcoming Spike Awards, which recognize the best use of social media in product development. In this podcast, Jim discusses the state of social product innovation, answers some common questions and talks about some early results.
This Food Manufacturing column discusses the functionality to consider in evaluating PLM software for the Food & Beverage industry.
Packaging mistakes can be very expensive, can damage your brand and can even end your career. Here's how to put an end to packaging artwork nightmares.
Chip Perry discusses how R&D leaders can optimize R&D resources, challenges and tasks in today's recovering market.
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.
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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