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Do the right things – better innovation needs Project Portfolio Management
Project Management gets things done. Project Portfolio Management ensures they are the right things. Learn how PPM can supercharge your innovation delivery.
Want to drive innovation? Boost your project management
The better you are at delivering projects, the more effective you will be at delivering innovation. Discover the key things you need to get right.
What’s it worth? 3 new powerful concepts of innovation value
Three recent papers give great insights and practical advice to help you define & measure the value of your innovation projects. What can you learn from them?
Not just new products. Introducing Manufacturing Innovation
Innovating HOW you make your products can be very powerful and the potential is huge. Find out more about the possibilities of Manufacturing Innovation.
How to manage your innovation people effectively
If you don’t have enough of the right people available at the right time, your innovation programme won’t deliver. Innovation resource management can help you!
Process Commissioning: how to get it right – part 2
You’re in the middle of commissioning and starting-up your new process, what kinds of things can go wrong? What can you do about them?
Process Commissioning: how to get it right – part 1
Whether it’s just one piece of equipment or a whole new process, you’re going to need to be good at Process Commissioning and Start-up to avoid costly mistakes.
What Beyond Meat got wrong in product innovation
Beyond Meat went from wall-street darling to problem child. Was part of the issue their innovation execution? Here’s what I learned from a recent WSJ article.
What you need to know before making your innovation Agile
Agile Innovation fundamentally changed the way software companies create new products. To use it properly, you first need to understand exactly what it is.
Know your innovation tools: the stage gate methodology
The Stage Gate methodology may be old, but it still has a lot to offer, particularly when it’s combined with Agile Innovation and Design Thinking.
Treat product cost reduction like new product development and boost your savings
When dealing with rising commodity and energy prices are a high priority for many customers, focus your innovation expertise on delivering product savings!
What can you learn from CFIA ingredient innovators?
Conversations at CFIA provided insights into how & why different companies innovate. Find out what my key take-outs were from these fascinating conversations.
Get the measure of innovation: choose indicators that drive performance
Choosing the right key performance indicators (KPIs) can give you an innovation advantage. How do you choose the right indicators for your business?
Simple questions to understand your New Product Development health.
With new products typically accounting for up to 35% of sales, you can’t afford to ignore product innovation. Assess your performance with 9 simple questions.
Make the difference – the keys to succeeding in innovation
70% of leaders are not satisfied with their innovation performance. But what do you need to get right in order to make your company an innovation leader?
Defining Innovation part 3: How to build your own definition
You need a clear definition of what “innovation” means for your company if you want to deliver effectively. This article explains how you can build one.
Defining Innovation part 2: Why clarity is not easy
You can easily find a multitude of definitions for innovation on the web, but how many of them are really relevant and useful for your company?
Defining Innovation part 1: Why clarity is important
You have big plans for innovation as part of your company strategy. But have you defined clearly enough what “innovation” actually means for your company?
Introducing the Six Dimensions
Better Innovation – what do companies need to get right? Anyone with practical “feet on the ground” experience of innovating in the Food and Beverage industry will tell you that creating profitable, sustainable growth through innovation is not easy – indeed, studies have shown that somewhere between 45% and 95% of new product launches are…
