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Article: The Auto Industry’s NEW Business as Usual: Tactics to Reduce Risk and Prepare for the Future

While the recent economic shutdown likely caught many auto industry manufacturers off guard, it’s time to prepare for what is next. Here are some ways to minimize near-term risk and some tips for how to prepare now for a post-crisis world.

Article: The Big Hairy Challenge with Separating Innovation from the Core Business

Growth strategy thought leaders have long extolled the benefits of separating innovation from the efficiency-oriented core business and managing a dual system. Here's the challenge companies face with this approach, and some suggestions.

Article: Surviving in the New Normal: Digital Tactics for Oil & Gas Leaders

There’s no denying that the oil & gas industry is facing unprecedented challenges. The strategies of old may not work in the next new normal. What survival tactics will provide the competitive advantage to thrive in an uncertain future?

Article: Innovation Portfolio Rationalization in the Face of a Downturn

Rarely has the future been more uncertain, especially as demand for products slows and supply chain challenges persist. Now is the time to act fast, make the required strategy changes, and thoughtfully rationalize and rebalance your innovation portfolio.

Article: Innovating Through a Crisis: The Urgent Need for Digital Product Creation

The COVID-19 crisis provides the opportunity to accelerate toward a fundamentally different model for retail product development - digital product creation. While it's tempting to postpone such efforts in the current climate, it's more important than ever to give them a higher priority.

Article: Nine Trends Impacting Technology Strategy for Retail Product Development in a Digital World

As the technologies that support retail product development rapidly evolve, it's time to to assess and rethink legacy technology strategies. Here are nine things to consider when developing your future technology strategy.

Article: Seven Leading Practices for Risk Management in Medical Device

Effectively managing risk in the medical device industry can be complex, but it’s increasingly important. Doing it well is often a key strategic differentiator, so we’ve outlined seven things that we’ve seen industry leaders do that set them apart.

Article: The Future of Oil & Gas: Smart Connected Operations and Advanced Analytics

Advanced analytics is not new in the oil and gas exploration and production ecosystem. But as the need increases and technology improves, we’ve reached a tipping point that underscores the urgent imperative to improve oil and gas operations with advanced analytics.

Article: Want More Value from Digital Initiatives? Get Your Data Under Control

As digital initiatives start to show some real business results, a common theme emerges. For all digital efforts, data is the underlying raw material. And it’s time to get your data under control.

Article: In Today’s Digital Era, Do We Still Need PLM?

Digital has disrupted innovation, fundamentally changing how companies discover, create, make and sell the products they bring to market. In this new reality, do we still need PLM? If so, what role will it play?