Viewpoints about 'New Product Development'

Pricing Is Not an Afterthought

Leading Strategies for Pricing Early in the Product Development Process

January 4th, 2012 | by James Weaver

There’s a leading luxury car maker that performs an average of 100 more safety tests than those performed on a non-luxury car. They successfully sell the car in the market for $280,000. A well-known online retailer has one of the cheapest and most popular e-readers in the market at $79. So what is common between these two firms with winning products at different ends of the pricing spectrum? Read More

Topics: Ankur Sood, Economic Value Bridges, James Weaver, Kalypso Value Management Pricing Practice, Lifecycle Pricing, New Product Development, New Product Pricing, Pricing, Pricing Articles, Pricing Strategy, Product Development, Product Pricing, Product Profitability, Value Analytics, Value Management, Value Mapping, Value Maps, Value Pricing, Value Selling

Evolution and Innovation

What Darwin can teach business about innovation, survival and growth

December 1st, 2011 | by

The theory of "biological evolution of species" proposed by Charles Darwin in 1859 could very well have been the “evolution of businesses". The concept of survival of fittest is as true for businesses as it is for living organisms. Read More

Topics: Culture, Ideation, Innovation, IP, Leadership, Leadership Team, Manufacturing, New Product Development, Perspective, Portfolio Management, Product Development, Strategic Innovation, Strategy

Fantasy Innovation Picks

October 13th, 2011 | by Pamela Soin and Darius Hinton

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.

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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

Your Checklist Post-PIPELINE 2011

June 8th, 2011 | by Jenna Dudevoir

And just like that, we're already a week post PIPELINE 2011, the premier virtual conference on innovation, product development and portfolio management. This year's conference had a jam-packed agenda and hundreds of attendees visiting virtual booths and chatting with sponsors.

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Topics: Bill Poston, Innovation, Innovation Conferences, Innovation Consultants, Innovation Consulting, Innovation Events, Jenna Dudevoir, Kimberly-Clark, New Product Development, Open Innovation, Pipeline, Pipeline 2011, Pipeline Management, Planview, Portfolio & Pipeline Management, Portfolio Management, PPM, PPM Conference, PPM Events, PPM Software, PPM Solutions, PPM Systems, Product Development, Semi-Open Innovation, Squeeze Play, Third Party Gatekeeping

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

Social Product Innovation

Utilizing Social Media to Enhance Your Innovation Potential

January 22nd, 2011 | by Kalypso

Social Product Innovation leverages the best available social media and social computing technologies to support product development, innovation and business goals, budget, programs and resources. Read More

Topics: Brochure, E20, FEI, Front End of Innovation, Innovation, New Product Development, NPD, NPI, 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

Sugar Foods Optimizes Processes for Product Introduction, Formulation Control & Risk Mitigation

March 26th, 2010 | by Kalypso

Over the last few years, the number of new products and product changes that Sugar Foods manages has grown exponentially. In addition, well-publicized food recalls led to an increase in the amount of information that customers now routinely request for risk mitigation and product information purposes. Read More

Topics: Agile, Case Study, CPG, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Formulation Control, New Product Development, New Product Introduction, PLM, PLM for Process, PLM Vivo, Product Lifecycle Management, Risk Mitigation

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 doesn’t 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.

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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 | 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