Viewpoints about 'PPM'

Practical Portfolio Management Podcast Series

August 5th, 2010 | by Bill Poston

This 6-part podcast series covers practical steps to implementing an innovation portfolio management process. The complete series is now available for download as a bundle. Read More

Topics: Bill Poston, Innovation, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, Portfolio Scoring Systems, PPM

PTC/User World Event in 140 Characters or Less

June 14th, 2010 | by Amy Kenly

OK, I can’t actually sum up Kalypso’s participation in this event in just 140 characters, but I’m going to use actual tweets from before, during and after the event to cover the highlights.

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Topics: Implementation, Innovation, Medical Device, Medtronic, PLM, Portfolio Management, PPM, Product Development, PTC, PTC User, Windchill

Now That Your Product Portfolio Management Implementation is Complete, Where is the ROI?

A Business Case is More Than a Calculator

March 3rd, 2010 | by Bill Poston

Many of us have experienced the trials and tribulations of project and portfolio management (PPM) process and technology implementations in new product development. Finally completing an implementation after the business case justification, executive alignment, software acquisition, design, testing, training and data loading can be somewhat anti-climactic.

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Topics: Bill Poston, Business Case, Implementation, Portfolio Management, PPM, PPM Software, Project Management, Project Portfolio Management

Innovation in a Jobless Recovery = Strategy + Process + Technology + People

September 2nd, 2010 | by Amy Kenly

In late September, Aberdeen will host a Leadership in Product Development summit in Boston. This year’s summit theme is Innovation Strategies for a Jobless Recovery. Obviously, if the recovery is jobless, it means we all have a ton of work on our plates. So how can leaving the office for two days to attend this conference actually help you?

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Topics: Aberdeen, Events, Innovation, IP, Leadership, Portfolio Management, PPM, Product Development, Social Media, Strategy

Weekly Roundup: Social Media, Consumer Immersion, PLM & PPM

August 6th, 2010 | by Jenn Sunga

This week featured a number of great articles and updates on Kalypso’s various social media channels. Highlights from this past week: social media, consumer immersion, PLM and PPM.

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Topics: CPG, Innovation, PLM, PLM Implementation, PLM Strategy, Portfolio Management, PPM, Product Lifecycle Management, Social Media, Social Product Innovation

Practical Portfolio Management: Part 6

August 5th, 2010 | by Bill Poston

This 6-part podcast series covers practical steps to implementing an innovation portfolio management process. In this final installment, Bill recaps the "get started and get better" approach to practical portfolio management. Read More

Topics: Bill Poston, Innovation, Portfolio Management, PPM

PLM Primer: Choosing the Right Solution for Food & Beverage

July 28th, 2010 | by George Young

This July 2010 Food Manufacturing column discusses the functionality to consider in evaluating PLM software for the Food & Beverage industry. Read More

Topics: Dassault Systemes, Enovia MatrixOne, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Oracle Agile, PLM, PLM Software, PLM Systems, PLM Systems Selection, PPM, Product Data Management, Product Data Model, Product Data Record, Product Lifecycle Management, SAP PLM, Siemens Interspec, Siemens Teamcenter

Practical Portfolio Management: Part 5

July 27th, 2010 | by Bill Poston

This 6-part podcast series covers practical steps to implementing an innovation portfolio management process. In Part 5 of  6, Bill discusses the role of scoring systems in portfolio prioritization decisions. Read More

Topics: Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, Portfolio Scoring Systems, PPM

Practical Portfolio Management: Part 4

July 9th, 2010 | by Bill Poston

This 6-part podcast series covers practical steps to implementing an innovation portfolio management process. In Part 4 of  6, Bill discusses the challenges of force ranking projects and explores dividing the portfolio into priority quartiles or quintiles. Read More

Topics: Bill Poston, Pipeline Management, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, PPM

Practical Portfolio Management: Part 3

June 18th, 2010 | by Bill Poston

This 6-part podcast series covers practical steps to implementing an innovation portfolio management process. In Part 3 of  6, Bill explores another piece of pragmatic advice - how to address overloaded pipelines. Read More

Topics: Bill Poston, Pipeline Management, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, PPM

Practical Portfolio Management: Part 2

June 4th, 2010 | by Bill Poston

This 6-part podcast series covers practical steps to implementing an innovation portfolio management process. In Part 2 of  6, Bill discusses specific pragmatic advice for getting started and how to simplify the process. Read More

Topics: Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, PPM

How Product Portfolio Management Really Works

May 26th, 2010 | by Jenna Dudevoir

Today we hosted a very successful webcast with our partner Sopheon on "Practical Portfolio Management: How it Really Works."

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Topics: Bill Poston, Phase-Gate, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Scoring Systems, PPM, Product Development, Product Portfolio, Product Portfolio Management, Sopheon

Practical Portfolio Management: Part 1

May 18th, 2010 | by Bill Poston

This 6-part podcast series covers practical steps to implementing an innovation portfolio management process. In Part 1 of  6, Bill discusses the business issues that motivate companies to invest in portfolio management, common barriers, and advice to those starting out or looking to revamp their approach. Read More

Topics: Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, PPM

Now That Your Product Portfolio Management Implementation is Complete, Where is the ROI?

A Business Case is More Than a Calculator

March 3rd, 2010 | by Bill Poston

Many of us have experienced the trials and tribulations of project and portfolio management (PPM) process and technology implementations in new product development.  Finally completing an implementation after the business case justification, executive alignment, software acquisition, design, testing, training and data loading can be somewhat anti-climactic. Read More

Topics: Business Case, Implementation, Portfolio Management, PPM, PPM Software, Project Portfolio Management, ROI, Software Implementation