Viewpoints by Bill Poston

Social Product Innovation Summit - Bill Poston

October 6th, 2011

Bill Poston invites you to the Social Product Innovation Summit on October 18th and to his session - Get Real: Practical Starting Points for Social Product Innovation. Register today at www.spikesummit.com. Read More

Topics: Bill Poston, Innovation, Product Development, Product Innovation, Social Computing, Social Media, Social Networking, Social Product Development, Social Product Innovation, Spike, Spike Awards, Strategy

Introducing Nova for PPM

July 13th, 2011

In this brief video, Pamela Soin and Bill Poston tell you everything you need to know about Nova for PPM - an integrated, innovation process framework that enables companies to design and deploy an effective portfolio process in weeks rather than months. Read More

Topics: Innovation, Nova, Nova for PPM, Portfolio & Pipeline Management, PPM, PPM Nova

Social Media and Product Innovation

Early Adopters Reaping Benefits amidst Challenge and Uncertainty

January 31st, 2011

This white paper explores social product innovation trends, shares results and use cases from our research and provides practical recommendations for companies looking to get started. Read More

Topics: E 2.0, E20, Enterprise 2.0, FEI, Front End of Innovation, Innovation, New Product Development, NPD, NPI, Perspective, 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

Innovation in 2011: What’s Your View?

January 20th, 2011

In this short video, Bill Poston shares his view on innovation in 2011. Read More

Topics: Bill Poston, Business Strategy, Business Trends, Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Innovation Trends, Video

Practical Portfolio Management for Food & Beverage: How it Really Works

December 15th, 2010

This December 2010 Food Manufacturing column explores six practical tips for how food and beverage companies can simplify the implementation of an effective pipeline and portfolio management process. Read More

Topics: Article, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Portfolio Committee, Portfolio Investment, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, Portfolio Review, Portfolio Scoring Systems, PPM, PPM Software, PPM Systems, Practical Portfolio Management, Product Development, Product Portfolio, Product Portfolio Management, Product Rationalization, Project Governance, Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, Project Selection

Go Virtual with Us at Pipeline 2010

November 4th, 2010

On November 10, 2010 I will be delivering a session on portfolio management at Pipeline 2010 – The Online Conference for Innovative Product Development. You may have heard the buzz about this 100% virtual and free conference.

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Topics: Bill Poston, Blog, Innovation, Innovation Conferences, Innovation Events, Planview, Portfolio Committee, Portfolio Investment, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, Portfolio Review, Portfolio Scoring Systems, PPM, PPM Conference, PPM Software, PPM Systems, Practical Portfolio Management, Product Development, Product Portfolio, Product Portfolio Management

Strategic Portfolio Management for Medical Device

October 27th, 2010

This audio conference recording explores a practical, real-world approach to simple product portfolio management that will enable medical device companies to define priorities and deliver on strategic objectives. Read More

Topics: Bill Poston, Events, Medical Device, Podcast, Portfolio Committee, Portfolio Investment, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, Portfolio Review, Portfolio Scoring Systems, PPM, PPM Software, PPM Systems, Product Portfolio, Product Portfolio Management, Project Governance, Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, Project Selection

Practical Portfolio Management Podcast Series

August 5th, 2010

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. Read More

Topics: Bill Poston, Innovation, Podcast, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, Portfolio Scoring Systems, PPM

Practical Portfolio Management: Part 6

August 5th, 2010

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. Read More

Topics: Bill Poston, Innovation, Podcast, Portfolio Management, PPM

Practical Portfolio Management: Part 5

July 27th, 2010

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. Read More

Topics: Podcast, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, Portfolio Scoring Systems, PPM

Practical Portfolio Management: Part 4

July 9th, 2010

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. Read More

Topics: Bill Poston, Pipeline Management, Podcast, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, PPM

Practical Portfolio Management: Part 3

June 18th, 2010

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. Read More

Topics: Bill Poston, Pipeline Management, Podcast, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, PPM

Practical Portfolio Management: Part 2

June 4th, 2010

This 6-part podcast series covers practical steps to implementing an innovation portfolio management process. In Part 2 of  6, Bill discusses specific pragmatic advice for getting started and how to simplify the process. Read More

Topics: Podcast, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, PPM

Practical Portfolio Management: Part 1

May 18th, 2010

This 6-part podcast series covers practical steps to implementing an innovation portfolio management process. In Part 1 of  6, Bill discusses the business issues that motivate companies to invest in portfolio management, common barriers, and advice to those starting out or looking to revamp their approach. Read More

Topics: Podcast, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, PPM

Now That Your Product Portfolio Management Implementation is Complete, Where is the ROI?

A Business Case is More Than a Calculator

March 3rd, 2010

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. Read More

Topics: Business Case, Implementation, Perspective, Portfolio Management, PPM, PPM Software, Project Portfolio Management, ROI, Software Implementation

Bowl Championship Series Rankings & New Product Development Scoring Systems

A computer doesn’t adequately account for heart and character

February 16th, 2010

So my Longhorns lost the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship game to a team named after an algae bloom.  Not that I am bitter, but I believe that Sandra Bullock deserves to win Best Actress for pretending to be all hot and bothered when meeting Nick Saban in The Blind Side.  I don’t like that guy and neither does she.

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Topics: Blog, New Product Development, NPD, NPD scoring, Scoring systems

Bowl Championship Series Rankings & New Product Development Scoring Systems

A computer does not adequately account for heart and character

February 16th, 2010

So my Longhorns lost the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship game to a team named after an algae bloom. Not that I am bitter, but I believe that Sandra Bullock deserves to win Best Actress for pretending to be all hot and bothered when meeting Nick Saban in The Blind Side. I don’t like that guy and neither does she. Read More

Topics: Bill Poston, Innovation, New Product Development, NPD, Perspective, Pipeline Management, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, PPM, Project Selection, Scoring Systems

Innovating for the New Reality: 5 Strategies to Grow & Have Fun Again

February 15th, 2010

Question your entire business model -- sell your product as a service, change your delivery model, tie your price to customer value. Read More

Topics: Article, Bill Poston, IndustryWeek, Innovation, Manufacturing, Recession, Strategy

Product Lifecycle Management Transformation: The Journey to Best-in-Class Product Development

April 12th, 2009

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. Read More

Topics: Bill Poston, Innovation, Perspective, PLM, PLM Software, PLM Strategy, PLM Systems, PLM Transformation, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management, Strategy

Why Your Intellectual Property Isn’t Generating Cash Flow

February 3rd, 2009

This article featured in PDMA Visions Magazine provides a process for assessing the value of these assets and unlocking their value. Read More

Topics: Article, Intellectual Property, IP

Semiconductor Product Lifecycle Management

January 15th, 2009 | 2 comments

Kalypso researched 25 leading semiconductor companies to understand industry challenges and PLM adoption. Read More

Topics: High Tech, Perspective, PLM, Semiconductor

Bill Poston

About the Author

Bill Poston, Founding Partner Bill is the Managing Partner of Kalypso, the President of the Stelos Alliance, has lots of kids, and his mother thinks he is "special". Read more articles by Bill Poston