Viewpoints about 'Decision Making'

The What, Who and How of Effective Gate Meetings

September 21st, 2011 | by Matt Priest

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

Great Ideas Are Not Enough

Championing Innovation Governance

August 8th, 2011 | by Kalypso | 1 comment

It is commonly believed that the most innovative companies hire the brightest minds and invest in fancy workplace environments where out-of-the-box thinking leads to successful new products and services. While there may be places where this is true, few companies are able to consistently execute on this strategy and lead their industry with sustainable innovation. Read More

Topics: Cycle of Innovation, Decision Making, Governance, Innovation, Innovation Culture, Innovation Governance, Innovation Strategy, Pipeline and Portfolio Management, Project Governance, Project Portfolio Management, Sustainable Innovation, Third Party, Third Party Gatekeeping

Beyond Compliance: Medical Device Product Development

July 10th, 2008 | by Noel Sobelman

Kalypso recently completed research to explore how leading medical device companies - from startups to multibillion dollar enterprises - are balancing new product development with compliance requirements. Read More

Topics: Compliance, Decision Making, Innovation, Medical Device, Perspective, Product Development, Project Governance