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Viewpoints by Pamela Soin
Video: Integrated Innovation - How to Make Innovation Everyone’s Job
Experts and practitioners Doug Shandonay of Kimberly-Clark, Pamela Soin of Kalypso and Jim Brown of Tech-Clarity share their experiences in integrating the innovation process in this IM Channel One Expert Panel Q&A video session. Read More
Topics: Innovation, Innovation Management, Integrated Innovation, Integrated Product Development, Integrating Innovation, Jim Brown, Kimberly-Clark, Pamela Soin, Tech-Clarity, Video
Coffee Talk with the Product Portfolio Mavens on Location in Austin, Texas
December 10, 2012
The Product Portfolio Mavens are back again in sunny Austin, Texas! In this video, the ladies dish on the latest trends in product portfolio management, review the Horizons event, and tackle the question, "Who's Job is Innovation?" Read More
Topics: Coffee Talk, Innovation, Planview, Planview Horizons, PPM, PPM Conference, PPM Events, PPM Mavens, PPM Nova, Product Portfolio Mavens
Podcast: Coffee Talk with the Product Portfolio Mavens
The Mavens are back! In this podcast, the ladies dish on the latest trends in product portfolio management. Get the latest scoop on the importance of portfolio visibility for meeting launch windows and the best approaches for PPM technology deployments - top-down or bottoms-up? Plus, discover upcoming events where you can meet and chat with the Mavens! Read More
Topics: Innovation, Nova, Nova for PPM, Nova Model, Nova PPM Model, Pamela Soin, Portfolio & Pipeline Management, Portfolio Management, PPM, PPM Nova, PPM Systems
Product Portfolio Management Visibility: How Sweet It Is!
How does a company take chocolate, and make it better? In this video from PIPELINE 2012, Mona Maher, VP of Marketing at Ghirardelli discusses how increased portfolio visibility helped Mona and the Ghirardelli executive team take chocolate to new heights. Read More
Topics: Nova, Nova for PPM, Nova Model, Nova PPM Model, NPD, Pamela Soin, Portfolio & Pipeline Management, Portfolio Complexity, Portfolio Management Consulting, Portfolio Management; Ghirardelli, Portfolio Optimization, Video
Portfolio Management - The Key to Lean Innovation
In this video from PIPELINE 2012, Pamela Soin, Kalypso Portfolio & Pipeline Management Practice Lead, discusses the risks and benefits of applying "lean" concepts to new product development (hint: use portfolio & pipeline management to cut waste, not creativity!) Read More
Topics: Innovation, Innovation Process Management, Lean, Nova, Nova for PPM, Nova Model, Nova PPM Model, NPD, Pamela Soin, Portfolio & Pipeline Management, Portfolio Management, PPM, Product Portfolio, Product Portfolio Management
Coffee Talk Hawaii with the Product Portfolio Mavens
August 2012 from Hawaii
In the August, 2012 edition of Coffee Talk, the Product Portfolio Mavens come to you from Hawaii. Let the Mavens be your guide to what's hot, what's not and what's trending in product portfolio management! Read More
Topics: Innovation, Pamela Soin, Portfolio & Pipeline Management, Portfolio Management, PPM, Product Portfolio, Product Portfolio Management, Social Product Innovation
#PDPMchat Transcript - August 15, 2012
Tips for Successful PPM System Deployments
On August 15, 2012 Kalypso hosted another exciting #PDPMchat, connecting users and experts interested in chatting about portfolio management in 140 characters or less. Our August chat focused in on experiences and tips for a successful portfolio and pipeline management (PPM) system deployment. Read More
Topics: Innovation, Innovation 2012, Portfolio Management, PPM, PPM Consultants, PPM Consulting, PPM Events, PPM Tools, Product Development
#PDPMchat Transcript - July 18, 2012
Top Tips for Effective Gate Meetings
On July 18, 2012 Kalypso and sponsor, Planview, hosted another exciting #PDPMchat which connects users and experts interested in chatting about portfolio management in 140 characters or less. The July #PDPMchat focused on the ins and outs of effective phase-gate meetings. Read More
Topics: Innovation, Phase Gate, Phase Gate Meetings, Portfolio & Pipeline Management, PPM, PPM Consultants, Social Media
Coffee Talk with the Product Portfolio Mavens
July 2012 from New York City
In the July, 2012 edition of Coffee Talk, the Product Portfolio Mavens come to you from New York City. Let the Mavens be your guide to what's hot, what's not and what's trending in product portfolio management! Read More
Topics: Innovation, Pamela Soin, Planview, Portfolio & Pipeline Management, Portfolio Management, PPM, PPM Strategy, PPM Tools
#PDPMchat Transcript - June 20, 2012
On June 20, 2012 Kalypso hosted another exciting #PDPMchat which connects users and experts interested in chatting about portfolio management in 140 characters or less. The June #PDPMchat twitter chat focused on identifying the best metrics to evaluate projects during portfolio management reviews. Read More
Topics: Characters with Character, Innovation, Portfolio & Pipeline Management, Portfolio Complexity, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Review, PPM, Product Innovation
#PDPMchat Transcript - April 18, 2012
Check out the transcript from our recent #PDPMchat with co-sponsor, Planview, and see what the experts had to say about the upcoming PIPELINE 2012 virtual tradeshow. We've even included links to all resources mentioned. Read More
Topics: Innovation, Pipeline, Pipeline 2011, Pipeline and Portfolio Management, Pipeline Management, PLM, PPM, PPM Events, PPM Nova
#PDPMchat Transcript - March 21, 2012
Check out the transcript from our second #PDPMchat with co-sponsor, Planisware, and see what Nova model experts had to say about executing practical portfolio management. We've even included links to the resources mentioned.
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Topics: Blog, Innovation, PLM, Portfolio Management, PPM, Product Innovation, Social Product Innovation
#PDPMchat Transcript - Feb 22, 2012
On February 22nd, Kalypso hosted our first #PDPMchat on Twitter. We talked about how leadership perceives portfolio management for product development and techniques on how to demonstrate portfolio management value to the organization. Check out the transcript. Read More
Topics: Portfolio & Pipeline Management, Portfolio Management, PPM, PPM Nova
Fantasy Innovation Picks
Football season is underway which means it is time for fantasy football, where you get to be the general manager of your own team. If your friends are anything like ours, they use elaborate strategies to pick the right combination of players - from assessing quarterback ratings across stadium locations, betting on the right number of rookies to veterans, to picking personal favorites. Read More
Topics: New Product Development, Nova, Nova for PPM, Nova Model, Nova PPM Model, NPD, NPD PPM, Pipeline and Portfolio Management, Pipeline Management, Planview, Planview Enterprise, Planview Horizons, Planview PRISMS, Portfolio & Pipeline Management, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Management Consultants, Portfolio Management Consulting, PPM Implementation, Product Development, Product Innovation
Introducing Nova for PPM
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
Show Them the Money
Demonstrating the Business Value of Innovation Portfolio Management
Anyone that has ever tried to “sell” a new capability internally knows how tough it is, but improving transparency in innovation and product development investments is vital to making better decisions and setting priorities. Read More
Topics: Idea Management, Innovation, Innovation Articles, Innovation Management, Innovation Process, Innovation Process Management, Manage Innovation, Nova, Pamela Soin, Pipeline, Pipeline and Portfolio Management, Pipeline Management, Portfolio & Pipeline Management, Portfolio Investment, Portfolio Management, PPM, PPM Consultants, PPM Consulting, PPM Nova, PPM Software, PPM Solutions, PPM Strategy, PPM Systems, Product Development, Product Portfolio, Product Portfolio Management, Program Management, Resource Management
Setting a Path for Innovation Success
Pamela Soin shares some insights on the value of strategic roadmapping and its pivotal role in achieving innovation success. In this Q&A podcast, Pamela also sheds light on the realities and pressures facing companies today and explains how to get past these obstacles. Read More
Topics: Innovation, Podcast, Portfolio Management, PPM, Roadmap, Roadmapping, Roadmapping Pipeline
Excuses, Excuses: A Simple Equation for Innovation Success
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? Read More
Topics: Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Perspective, Portfolio Management, Roadmap, Roadmapping, Strategic Roadmapping, Strategy
Roadmapping: Linking Boardroom Strategy to Your Development Pipeline
Rymatech Podcast: Brian Sharp and Pamela Soin discuss the value of roadmapping to your organization, how best performers utilize roadmapping to transform strategy into return, and the implementation path forward. Read More
Topics: Pipeline Management, Podcast, Product Development, Roadmapping, Roadmapping Pipeline, Strategy
About the Author
Pamela Soin, Senior Manager Pamela enjoys international travel, designer fashion, and hopes to one day hit #1 on The New York Times Bestseller list. Read more articles by Pamela Soin