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Viewpoints about 'PPM'
Register Today for Kalypso’s Integrated Innovation Webcast
Gain Insights from Experts Doug Shandonay of Kimberly-Clark and Jim Brown of Tech-Clarity
In this live IM Channel One Expert Panel Discussion hosted by Kalypso's portfolio and pipeline management practice lead, Pamela Soin, with panelists Doug Shandonay and Jim Brown of Tech-Clarity, you will learn how to succeed with your innovation investments by integrating the innovation process and making it everyone’s job. Read More
Topics: Innovation, Innovation Events, Innovation Management, Integrated Innovation, Integrated Product Development, Integrating Innovation, IT, Jim Brown, Kimberly-Clark, Pamela Soin, Pipeline Management, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Pipeline Management, PPM, PPM Solutions, PPM Systems, PPM Tools, Tech-Clarity
#PDPMchat Transcript - December 12, 2012
Tips for Comminicating Your Organization’s Strategic Vision
On December 12, 2012 Kalypso and sponsor, Planisware, hosted another exciting #PDPMchat which connects users and experts interested in chatting about portfolio management in 140 characters or less. The December #PDPMchat focused on developing and communicating an organization's strategic vision. Top professionals with deep knowledge into product and portfolio management gathered on Twitter to add their expertise and lead the conversation about strategic vision. Read More
Topics: PPM, PPM Consulting, PPM Software, PPM Strategy, Vision, Will Yester
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
#PDPMchat Transcript - October 17, 2012
Tips for Managing Your Ideation Portfolio
On October 17, 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 October #PDPMchat focused on managing your ideation portfolio. Read More
Topics: Ideation, PPM, PPM Consultants
Integrated Innovation: Making Innovation Everyone’s Job
Innovation is a not the stand-alone responsibility of one small group of people; innovation is everyone’s business. True integrated innovation requires an integrated, cross-functional approach, combining process, technology, and people from across the organization. Want to learn more? Join our interactive workshop on October 29th in Austin, TX. Read More
Topics: Innovation, Miton Adhikari, Nova, Nova for PPM, PPM, PPM Nova, PPM Software, Product Portfolio Management, Sean Klein
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
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
The Project Management Podcast Episode 217: Effective Gate Meetings
Once again, Matt Priest joins Cornelius Ficht, host of PM Podcast, to discuss how companies can make gate review meetings more effective and scalable. Listen to the interview from the PM Podcast site, and follow it up by reading the complementary Viewpoint The What, Who and How of Effective Gate Meetings. Read More
Topics: Decision Gate, Decision Making, Gate Review, Governance, Governance Team, Innovation Process Manager, IPM, Matt Priest, Matthew Priest, Phase Gate, Phase Gate Meetings, Phase-Gate, Portfolio & Pipeline Management, PPM, Project Governance, Stage Gate, Stage Gate Meetings
#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
Pipeline 2012: The Fun Isn’t Over Yet
With record attendance, PIPELINE 2012 might be over but we’re still buzzing about the great content available on-demand at this 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. Read More
Topics: Innovation, Pipeline, Pipeline 2011, Pipeline and Portfolio Management, Pipeline Management, PLM, PLM Strategy, Portfolio Management, PPM, Social Product Innovation, Strategy
#PDPMchat Transcript - May 16, 2012
Check out the transcript from our recent #PDPMchat with co-sponsor, Planview, and see what the experts had to say about the results of 2012 Product Portfolio Management Benchmark Survey. These results will reveal the top pain points product developers are facing and how they are (or are not) addressing them. We've even included links to all resources mentioned. Read More
Topics: Innovation, PLM Strategy, PLM Systems, PPM, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management, Social 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
Avoid Analysis Paralysis with Nova for PPM
Don’t let information overload slow down decision making - accelerate it with Nova for PPM to avoid analysis paralysis and improve your return from innovation. Read More
Topics: Data Management, Innovation, Nova, Nova for PPM, Nova Model, Nova PPM Model, Pipeline Management, Portfolio & Pipeline Management, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Management Consulting, Portfolio Review, PPM
Get a Fresh Perspective at the Aberdeen Product Development and Delivery Summit
Hopes for an economic recovery combined with fears of a double dip recession have made for an extremely challenging environment for any company trying to bring new products to market. With so much uncertainty, companies must be quicker than ever to respond to ever changing market needs. Read More
Topics: Aberdeen, Aberdeen Product Development and Delivery Summit, Aberdeen Summit, Carmen Malangone, Coty Inc., Information Systems, Innovation, Innovation Events, Michelle Boucher, PPM, Product Development, Product Development Events, Project Portfolio Management, Project Selection
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
The Need for Portfolio Management in the Co-Creation Process
I think Michael Norton, Jack Nickell, and Zach Smith said it best when they collectively claimed that co-creation is "opesociacollaberaticreatinnovatcrowdsourccommunitengagementifaction". Read More
Topics: Co-create, Co-creation, Co-Development, CoCreatePDMA, Collaboration, Collaborative Innovation, Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Open Innovation, Portfolio Management, PPM, Product Innovation, Social Computing, Social Innovation, Social Product Development, Social Product Innovation, Social Technologies, Social Technology, Spike, Strategy
Nova for PPM
Improve Portfolio Visibility and Increase Pipeline Value
Product and service companies are challenged to grow their businesses through innovation, but they often lack tools and processes to do it effectively. To make smarter innovation investments and deliver on them, companies need better visibility into their innovation portfolio. Nova for PPM is a pre-defined model and unique implementation approach designed to quickly address these issues with limited effort. Read More
Topics: Brochure, Idea Management, Innovation, Innovation Management, Innovation Process, Innovation Process Management, Manage Innovation, Nova, Nova for PPM, Phase Gate, Phase-Gate, 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, Stage Gate, Strategy
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
Your Checklist Post-PIPELINE 2011
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. Read More
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
The Squeeze Play: Not Just for Baseball
What could baseball and innovation possibly have in common? Hint: swinging for the fences isn't always the way to win the game. Read More
Topics: Bill Poston, Innovation, Innovation Conferences, Innovation Consultants, Innovation Consulting, Innovation Events, Jenna Dudevoir, 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
Top 10 Innovation Viewpoints of 2010
Kalypsonians had a lot to say about innovation in 2010 - we published close to 100 viewpoints, blogs, podcasts, and videos on everything from R&D management to social media to packaging and artwork management. Here, we count down the top 10 most read/watched viewpoints of 2010. Read More
Topics: Blog, Collaboration, CPG, Innovation, Innovation Articles, Kalypso Blog, Kalypso Viewpoints, Medical Device, PPM, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management, Top 10 Innovation Viewpoints, Viewpoints
Practical Portfolio Management for Food & Beverage: How it Really Works
This December 2010 Food Manufacturing column explores six practical tips for how food and beverage companies can simplify the implementation of an effective pipeline and portfolio management process. Read More
Topics: Article, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Portfolio Committee, Portfolio Investment, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, Portfolio Review, Portfolio Scoring Systems, PPM, PPM Software, PPM Systems, Practical Portfolio Management, Product Development, Product Portfolio, Product Portfolio Management, Product Rationalization, Project Governance, Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, Project Selection
Pipeline & Portfolio Management
Portfolio and Pipeline Management (P&PM) aligns business strategy with new product development (NPD) investments. Read More
Topics: Bill Poston, Brochure, CA Clarity, Pamela Soin, Pipeline and Portfolio Management, Pipeline Management, Planisware, Planview, Portfolio Committee, Portfolio Complexity, Portfolio Investment, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, Portfolio Review, Portfolio Scoring Systems, PPM, PPM Software, PPM Solutions, PPM Systems, Sopheon
Go Virtual with Us at Pipeline 2010
On November 10, 2010 I will be delivering a session on portfolio management at Pipeline 2010 – The Online Conference for Innovative Product Development. You may have heard the buzz about this 100% virtual and free conference. Read More
Topics: Bill Poston, Blog, Innovation, Innovation Conferences, Innovation Events, Planview, Portfolio Committee, Portfolio Investment, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, Portfolio Review, Portfolio Scoring Systems, PPM, PPM Conference, PPM Software, PPM Systems, Practical Portfolio Management, Product Development, Product Portfolio, Product Portfolio 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
Strategic Portfolio Management for Medical Device
This audio conference recording explores a practical, real-world approach to simple product portfolio management that will enable medical device companies to define priorities and deliver on strategic objectives. Read More
Topics: Bill Poston, Events, Medical Device, Podcast, Portfolio Committee, Portfolio Investment, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, Portfolio Review, Portfolio Scoring Systems, PPM, PPM Software, PPM Systems, Product Portfolio, Product Portfolio Management, Project Governance, Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, Project Selection
Achieving Unified Product Development and Commercial Launch
Four Leading Practices for Healthcare Product Companies
Many healthcare product companies today struggle to drive effective collaboration across functions in product development and launch. If marketing and R&D can’t work together internally, how can we expect them to effectively collaborate with external partners in a more advanced and open development process? Read More
Topics: Collaboration, Commercialization, Greg Adkins, Healthcare, Marketing, Perspective, Phase-Gate, Portfolio Management, PPM, PPM Software, Product Development, Product Innovation, Product Launch, R&D, R&D Leadership, R&D Management, Roadmap, Roadmapping
Innovation in a Jobless Recovery = Strategy + Process + Technology + People
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? Read More
Topics: Aberdeen, Blog, Events, Innovation, IP, Leadership, Portfolio Management, PPM, Product Development, Social Media, Strategy
Weekly Roundup: Social Media, Consumer Immersion, PLM & PPM
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. Read More
Topics: Blog, CPG, Innovation, PLM, PLM Implementation, PLM Strategy, Portfolio Management, PPM, Product Lifecycle Management, Social Media, Social Product Innovation
Practical Portfolio Management Podcast Series
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, Podcast, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, Portfolio Scoring Systems, PPM
Practical Portfolio Management: Part 6
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, Podcast, Portfolio Management, PPM
PLM Primer: Choosing the Right Solution for Food & Beverage
This July 2010 Food Manufacturing column discusses the functionality to consider in evaluating PLM software for the Food & Beverage industry. Read More
Topics: Article, 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
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: Podcast, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, Portfolio Scoring Systems, PPM
Practical Portfolio Management: Part 4
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, Podcast, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, PPM
Practical Portfolio Management: Part 3
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, Podcast, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, PPM
PTC/User World Event in 140 Characters or Less
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. Read More
Topics: Blog, Implementation, Innovation, Medical Device, Medtronic, PLM, Portfolio Management, PPM, Product Development, PTC, PTC User, Windchill
Practical Portfolio Management: Part 2
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: Podcast, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, PPM
How Product Portfolio Management Really Works
Today we hosted a very successful webcast with our partner Sopheon on "Practical Portfolio Management: How it Really Works." Read More
Topics: Bill Poston, Blog, Phase-Gate, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Scoring Systems, PPM, Product Development, Product Portfolio, Product Portfolio Management, Sopheon
Practical Portfolio Management: Part 1
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: Podcast, 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
Many of us have experienced the trials and tribulations of product 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, Perspective, Portfolio Management, PPM, PPM Software, Project Portfolio Management, ROI, Software Implementation
Bowl Championship Series Rankings & New Product Development Scoring Systems
A computer does not adequately account for heart and character
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