Viewpoints by Matt Priest

The Project Management Podcast Episode 217: Effective Gate Meetings

July 25th, 2012

Once again, Matt Priest joins Cornelius Ficht, host of PM Podcast, to discuss how companies can make gate review meetings more effective and scalable. Listen to the interview from the PM Podcast site, and follow it up by reading the complementary Viewpoint The What, Who and How of Effective Gate Meetings. Read More

Topics: Decision Gate, Decision Making, Gate Review, Governance, Governance Team, Innovation Process Manager, IPM, Matt Priest, Matthew Priest, Phase Gate, Phase Gate Meetings, Phase-Gate, Portfolio & Pipeline Management, PPM, Project Governance, Stage Gate, Stage Gate Meetings

The Project Management Podcast Episode 216: Using Agile for Consumer Goods Development

July 3rd, 2012

Matt Priest was invited to join Cornelius Ficht, host of PM Podcast, to discuss how the agile software development process applies to new product development in the consumer goods industry. Listen to the interview below and follow it up by reading the complementary Viewpoint Agile Development Models for Consumer Goods - Not Just for Software Anymore. Read More

Topics: Agile, Agile Development, Agile Software Development, Consumer Goods, CPG, CPG Innovation, Matt Priest, Matthew Priest, New Product Development, Podcast, Product Development, Project Management

Agile Development Models for Consumer Goods – Not Just for Software Anymore

May 7th, 2012

How does the agile development model used successfully by software companies apply to other product development organizations? Follow these three simple principles to improve product development success in any industry. Read More

Topics: Agile, Consumer Goods, CPG, Innovation, Matt Priest, Product Development

Matt Priest - A Character With Character

...because interesting people are more fun to work with

October 19th, 2011

Matt Priest is from Lumberton, Texas. He has a few opinions about air travel and wants to be King of the Jungle. Read More

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The What, Who and How of Effective Gate Meetings

September 21st, 2011

Preparing for a New Product Development (NPD) gate meeting is usually the last thing on an innovation team leader’s list of things to do, especially when typical meetings entail lengthy slide decks on the merits of projects and research studies on the risks of new products. Read More

Topics: Decision Gate, Decision Making, Gate Review, Governance, Governance Team, Innovation, Innovation Process Manager, IPM, NPD, NPD Innovation, Phase Gate, Phase Gate Meetings, Phase-Gate, Project Governance, Stage Gate, Stage Gate Meetings

Improving Knowledge Sharing Across Product Development Teams

April 5th, 2011

If three-ring binders and file cabinets still clutter the marketing and research offices in your organization, this podcast is for you. Matt Priest follows up his viewpoint Reference Books and Libraries – So “Yesterday” by describing the three steps needed to improve knowledge sharing across product development teams, and revealing some real-world benefits and results. Read More

Topics: Advanced Information Access, Data Management, Data Tracking, Enterprise Information Systems, Innovation, Innovation Articles, Innovation Data, Innovation Teams, Knowledge Capture, Knowledge Management, Knowledge Sharing, Kpod, Matt Priest, Perspective, Podcast, Product Development, Product Development Data, Product Development Teams

Reference Books and Libraries – So “Yesterday”

New Knowledge Sharing for Product Development Teams

January 30th, 2011

Exploration and learning today are more likely done through online resources like Google, online research and scholarly journals, Wikis and blogs. So what does this mean for innovation and product development research processes? Read More

Topics: Advanced Information Access, Data Management, Data Tracking, Enterprise Information Systems, Innovation, Innovation Articles, Innovation Data, Innovation Teams, Knowledge Capture, Knowledge Management, Knowledge Sharing, Matt Priest, Perspective, Product Development Data, Product Development Teams