http://kalypso.com/viewpoints/ http://kalypso.com/images/kalypso_logo_icon.png http://kalypso.com/ The latest downloads, white papers, articles and case studies from Kalypso. en info@kalypso.com Copyright 2010 2010-09-08T14:35:18+00:00 http://kalypso.com/insights/practical-portfolio-management-podcast-series/ http://kalypso.com/insights/practical-portfolio-management-podcast-series/#When:15:52:04Z This 6-part podcast series covers practical steps to implementing an innovation portfolio management process. The complete series is now available for download as a bundle. Bill Poston, Innovation, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, Portfolio Scoring Systems, PPM 2010-08-05T15:52:04+00:00 http://kalypso.com/insights/your-consumers-virtual-world/ http://kalypso.com/insights/your-consumers-virtual-world/#When:16:57:59Z Social media and consumer immersion are both hot topics in the field of market research. This viewpoint examines the opportunity to blend social media and consumer immersion techniques to add a new dimension to traditional market research. Consumer Goods, Consumer Immersion, Consumer Insights, Consumer Products, Social Computing, Social Media, Social Networking, Social Product Development, Social Product Innovation 2010-08-03T16:57:59+00:00 http://kalypso.com/insights/balance-your-product-development-process-with-pam/ http://kalypso.com/insights/balance-your-product-development-process-with-pam/#When:15:15:49Z It’s a product developer’s nightmare… a language translation error on your company’s product causes a product recall, or the 800 number on your product’s packaging connects callers to an adult phone line. These types of mistakes may seem farfetched but unfortunately, they happen far too often. Artwork, Artwork Management, Consumer Goods, Consumer Products, Consumer Safety, CPG, Label Claims, Life Sciences, Packaging, Packaging Artwork Management, Packaging Management, PLM, PLM Systems, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management 2010-07-28T15:15:49+00:00 http://kalypso.com/insights/traditional-rd-is-dead/ http://kalypso.com/insights/traditional-rd-is-dead/#When:05:35:39Z It's the end of R&D as we've known it. Watch this video to see how R&D is evolving and why the demands placed on R&D leaders are increasing. How are you managing the new R&D? Compliance, Innovation, Intellectual Property, IP, Leadership, Operations, Portfolio Management, Project Management, R&D, R&D Investment, R&D Leadership, R&D Management, R&D Management Framework, R&D Strategy, Research Development, Resources, ROI, Sourcing, Strategy 2010-06-16T05:35:39+00:00 http://kalypso.com/insights/excuses-excuses-a-simple-equation-for-innovation-success/ http://kalypso.com/insights/excuses-excuses-a-simple-equation-for-innovation-success/#When:14:35:18Z A bad economy, globalization, consumer attention deficit disorder, lack of resources, poor technology infrastructure, corporate politics, bad luck and loads of other excuses exist in companies that are not getting good innovation results. It’s just doggone hard. But what in life isn’t hard? Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Portfolio Management, Roadmap, Roadmapping, Strategic Roadmapping, Strategy 2010-09-08T14:35:18+00:00 http://kalypso.com/insights/complexity-reduction-cleaning-house-without-sacrificing-innovation/ http://kalypso.com/insights/complexity-reduction-cleaning-house-without-sacrificing-innovation/#When:01:58:18Z This August 2010 Food Manufacturing column discusses product, raw material, and supplier rationalization and how F&B companies can  implement this process within their organization. Complexity Management, CPG, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Product Rationalization, Rationalization, SKU, SKU Rationalization 2010-09-03T01:58:18+00:00 http://kalypso.com/insights/jim-brown-of-tech-clarity-discusses-social-product-innovation/ http://kalypso.com/insights/jim-brown-of-tech-clarity-discusses-social-product-innovation/#When:14:18:45Z 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. Innovation, Product Development, Product Innovation, Social Media, Social Product Innovation, Spike, Spike Awards, Tech-Clarity 2010-09-01T14:18:45+00:00 http://kalypso.com/insights/you-may-need-a-stranger-on-your-portfolio-review-committee/ http://kalypso.com/insights/you-may-need-a-stranger-on-your-portfolio-review-committee/#When:14:35:31Z Formal innovation portfolio review processes often fail because of the human, subjective aspect of the process. In response, many leading companies are bringing in knowledgeable outsiders to help guide their innovation portfolio investment decisions. This is a sensitive area so there are a handful of leading practices that should be considered when including an outsider in the review process. Portfolio Committee, Portfolio Investment, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, Portfolio Review, Product Development, Third Party 2010-08-17T14:35:31+00:00 http://kalypso.com/insights/practical-portfolio-management-part-6/ http://kalypso.com/insights/practical-portfolio-management-part-6/#When:15:16:58Z This 6-part podcast series covers practical steps to implementing an innovation portfolio management process. In this final installment, Bill recaps the "get started and get better" approach to practical portfolio management. Bill Poston, Innovation, Portfolio Management, PPM 2010-08-05T15:16:58+00:00 http://kalypso.com/insights/plm-primer-choosing-the-right-solution-for-food-beverage/ http://kalypso.com/insights/plm-primer-choosing-the-right-solution-for-food-beverage/#When:19:09:51Z This July 2010 Food Manufacturing column discusses the functionality to consider in evaluating PLM software for the Food & Beverage industry. Dassault Systemes, Enovia MatrixOne, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Oracle Agile, PLM, PLM Software, PLM Systems, PLM Systems Selection, PPM, Product Data Management, Product Data Model, Product Data Record, Product Lifecycle Management, SAP PLM, Siemens Interspec, Siemens Teamcenter 2010-07-28T19:09:51+00:00 http://kalypso.com/insights/practical-portfolio-management-part-5/ http://kalypso.com/insights/practical-portfolio-management-part-5/#When:15:08:44Z This 6-part podcast series covers practical steps to implementing an innovation portfolio management process. In Part 5 of  6, Bill discusses the role of scoring systems in portfolio prioritization decisions. Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, Portfolio Scoring Systems, PPM 2010-07-27T15:08:44+00:00 http://kalypso.com/insights/practical-portfolio-management-part-4/ http://kalypso.com/insights/practical-portfolio-management-part-4/#When:13:23:44Z This 6-part podcast series covers practical steps to implementing an innovation portfolio management process. In Part 4 of  6, Bill discusses the challenges of force ranking projects and explores dividing the portfolio into priority quartiles or quintiles. Bill Poston, Pipeline Management, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, PPM 2010-07-09T13:23:44+00:00 http://kalypso.com/insights/optimize-rd-to-deliver-your-business-objectives/ http://kalypso.com/insights/optimize-rd-to-deliver-your-business-objectives/#When:01:48:44Z Chip Perry discusses how R&D leaders can optimize R&D resources, challenges and tasks in today's recovering market. Innovation, IP Management, Operations, Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, R&D, R&D Investment, R&D Leadership, R&D Management, R&D Management Framework, R&D Strategy, Regulatory Compliance, Sourcing, Talent Management 2010-07-07T01:48:44+00:00 http://kalypso.com/insights/how-to-run-rd-like-a-business/ http://kalypso.com/insights/how-to-run-rd-like-a-business/#When:02:03:44Z 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. Innovation, IP Management, Operations, Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, R&D, R&D Investment, R&D Leadership, R&D Management, R&D Management Framework, R&D Strategy, Regulatory Compliance, Sourcing, Talent Management 2010-07-01T02:03:44+00:00 http://kalypso.com/insights/social-product-innovation/ http://kalypso.com/insights/social-product-innovation/#When:06:54:44Z Social Product Innovation leverages the best available social media and social computing technologies to support product development, innovation and business goals, budget, programs and resources. E20, FEI, Front End of Innovation, Innovation, New Product Development, NPD, NPI, PLM, PLM Strategy, Product Development, Product Innovation, Product Launch, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Management, Social Computing, Social Innovation, Social Media, Social Networking, Social Product Innovation, Web 2.0 2010-06-30T06:54:44+00:00 http://kalypso.com/insights/innovation-leadership-how-to-reignite-innovation-in-your-organization/ http://kalypso.com/insights/innovation-leadership-how-to-reignite-innovation-in-your-organization/#When:17:06:44Z Reigniting the innovation engine after a turbulent two years of layoffs, cutbacks, mergers and consolidations will prove to be difficult, especially for those companies left with limited resources for innovation. This Supply & Demand Chain Executive article discusses four leading practices that executives can apply to their organizations and their supply chains. Collaboration, Innovation, Innovation Culture, Innovation Leadership, Innovation Teams, Leadership, Learning, Supply Chain 2010-06-29T17:06:44+00:00 http://kalypso.com/insights/cpg-innovation-increase-collaboration-avoid-collisions/ http://kalypso.com/insights/cpg-innovation-increase-collaboration-avoid-collisions/#When:15:34:44Z “Avoiding a Consumer Products and Retailer Collision" by Steve Steutermann and Kevin Sterneckert of Gartner shows that “companies are not utilizing scorecards to measure new product launch (NPL) success or pre- and post-launch execution, despite the importance of innovation and NPL in the marketplace” which, unfortunately, is not surprising. Collaboration, CPG, Innovation, Measuring Innovation, Metrics, New Product Introduction, New Product Launch, Product Innovation, Product Launch, Products 2010-06-21T15:34:44+00:00 http://kalypso.com/insights/practical-portfolio-management-part-3/ http://kalypso.com/insights/practical-portfolio-management-part-3/#When:17:09:44Z This 6-part podcast series covers practical steps to implementing an innovation portfolio management process. In Part 3 of  6, Bill explores another piece of pragmatic advice - how to address overloaded pipelines. Bill Poston, Pipeline Management, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, PPM 2010-06-18T17:09:44+00:00 http://kalypso.com/insights/ptc-user-who-is-kalypso-what-we-do/ http://kalypso.com/insights/ptc-user-who-is-kalypso-what-we-do/#When:20:12:44Z Amy Kenly explains the depth and breadth of services that Kalypso offers to PTC customers while at the 2010 PTC/User event. 2010-06-14T20:12:44+00:00 http://kalypso.com/insights/put-your-npi-process-pedal-to-the-metal-with-ptc-windchill/ http://kalypso.com/insights/put-your-npi-process-pedal-to-the-metal-with-ptc-windchill/#When:17:35:44Z 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. New Product Introduction, NPI, PLM, Product Lifecycle Management, PTC, PTC PLM, PTC User, PTC Windchill, Windchill 2010-06-07T17:35:44+00:00