Viewpoints about 'NPD'

Achieving Breakthrough Innovation: Five Steps to Dealing with Risk and Uncertainty

November 15th, 2012 | by Miton Adhikari

How many times have you heard, “great idea” and, “risky” in one sentence? If you’re a company wanting to make a big jump in innovation, the answer is, plenty.  Read More

Topics: Breakthrough Innovation, Decision Making, Innovation, Innovation Process, Innovation Process Management, Manage Risk, Manage Uncertainty, Miton Adhikari, New Product Development, NPD, NPD Execution, NPD Innovation, Peer Reviews, Phase Gate, Phase Gate Meetings, Project Evaluation, Resource Allocation, Resource Management, Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Stage Gate, Stage Gate Meetings, Uncertainty Tracking

Healthcare Product Innovation: Key Trends and Success Factors

March 5th, 2012 | by

In 2011, Kalypso conducted a survey assessing how market factors drive the need for healthcare payors and providers to innovate their products. We asked them to identify the most pressing market factors, assess innovation capability and identify barriers to bringing innovation to market. These are our take-aways. Read More

Topics: Andrew Nygard, Drew Nygard, Healthcare, Healthcare Innovation, Healthcare Product Innovation, Healthcare Reform, Healthcare Research, Innovating Healthcare, Innovation, IP, NPD, Pipeline and Portfolio Management, Pipeline Management, Portfolio Management, Product Data Management, Product Development, Product Innovation, Strategy

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

Healthcare Reform and Innovation

Get Ready for Change

February 15th, 2011 | by

Healthcare Reform is underway in the United States. The pace promises to be rapid and the economic and societal trends are complex. To survive, healthcare organizations must increase focus and investment in strategic agility, organizational innovation and core product development competencies. Read More

Topics: Healthcare, Innovation, IP, NPD, Pipeline and Portfolio Management, Pipeline Management, Portfolio Management, Product Data Management, Product Development, Product Innovation, Strategy

Social Media and Product Innovation

Early Adopters Reaping Benefits amidst Challenge and Uncertainty

January 31st, 2011 | by Amy Kenly and Bill Poston

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

Embracing Quick Wins… and Quick Losses

December 7th, 2010 | by Scott Siegel

When moving a new product or service through the development cycle, there are generally four outcomes a New Product Development (NPD) team can expect. Two of these outcomes are especially good – although which ones they are might surprise you. It may seem counterintuitive, but one of the positive outcomes does not result in revenue – or even a product – and organizations must learn to embrace this notion. Read More

Topics: Innovation, Innovation Leadership, Innovation Teams, Intellectual Property, IP, Marketing, NPD, Perspective, Product Development, R&D

A Sweet Solution: Sugar Foods Sweetens New Product Launch Processes

Featured in CGT Magazine

February 23rd, 2010 | by Kalypso

Sugar Foods optimizes processes for product introduction, formulation control, and risk mitigation. Read More

Topics: Agile, Article, Compliance, F&B, Food and Beverage, Formulation Control, New Product Development, New Product Introduction, NPD, Oracle, PLM, PLM for Process, Product Development, Product Launch, Product Lifecycle Management, Risk Mitigation, Spec Management, Sugar Foods, Traceability

Bowl Championship Series Rankings & New Product Development Scoring Systems

A computer does not adequately account for heart and character

February 16th, 2010 | by Bill Poston

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

Thinking Strategically About PLM: Top 10 Transformational Objectives

June 20th, 2008 | by George Young

Numerous analyst reports over the years have reported that companies taking a strategic approach to PLM are the most successful in generating returns on their program investments. These best-in-class companies are thinking strategically about PLM and are delivering significant top- and bottom-line benefits. More importantly, they are outperforming their peers that are taking a more tactical approach. But what does it mean for a company to take a strategic approach to PLM? Read More

Topics: New Product Development, NPD, PLM, PLM Articles, PLM Programs, PLM Strategy, Product Data Model, Product Data Record, Product Lifecycle Management