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Unlocking “Pipeline Gridlock:” Effective Portfolio Management is the Key

Too many projects in the development pipeline is a common but serious complaint in new-product development departments. Pipeline gridlock leads to under-resourced development projects, which end up taking too long to get to market, and then often under-perform. Solutions are offered—Gates with Teeth, Red Flags, and the Productivity Index—to achieve a more balanced development pipeline with fewer projects but better projects.

Sarah Vandenberg2021-11-08T16:14:07-08:00November 8th, 2021|Categories: In-Depth Article, Training & Education|Tags: milestone, new product development, pipeline, pipeline gridlock, portfolio management, portfolio review, Product Development, productivity index, project monitoring, project prioritization, project resources, project tracking, red flag, resource allocation, stage gate|

SWICH – The Six Week Innovation Challenge

The Six Week Innovation Challenge is becoming the method of choice in corporates. And it's not only innovators who love the sprint - leaders embrace it just as much.

Sarah Vandenberg2021-06-08T07:43:50-07:00June 9th, 2021|Categories: Collaborative Innovation|Tags: agile sprint, continuous innovation framework, design sprint, feasibility hypothesis, hackathon, hypothesis, idea value, innovation resources, lean canvas, lean startup, market feedback, six week innovation challenge, stage gate, SWICH, time-to-market, value hypothesis, value proposition design|

Agile Development for Manufacturers: The Emergent Gating Model

Agile is employed within Stage-Gate for new-product development by manufacturers with positive performance results; but must be adjusted from the software version of Agile – the result: the emergent Agile-Stage-Gate hybrid model.

Sarah Vandenberg2021-11-16T13:16:11-08:00November 10th, 2020|Categories: In-Depth Article|Tags: Agile, agile development, agile-scrum, Agile-Stage-Gate Hybrid Model, definition of done, feedback, gating system, hardware development, iteration plan, kanban, manufacturing, Problem Solving, product testing, protocept, retrospective meeting, scrum, Software Development, sprints, stage gate, upgates, voice of the customer|

Digital Transformation and Its Impact on New-Product Management for Manufacturers

For the manufacturer undertaking new-product development, Digital Transformation means smart new products with embedded software. Digital products in turn require software and hardware development teams to work together – a hybrid project – which ultimately leads to combining software development methods with the more traditional gating process that manufacturers use.

Sarah Vandenberg2021-12-20T11:36:08-08:00March 11th, 2020|Categories: In-Depth Article, Life Cycle Processes, Strategies, Training & Education|Tags: agile development, agile-stage-gate, case study, competitive advantage, development process, digital transformation, hardware, Ideation, in-depth article, Product Development, R&D, software, stage gate|

Integrating Agile with Stage-Gate® – How New Agile-Scrum Methods Lead to Faster and Better Innovation

Recent experiences show that Agile project-management methods can be used in the innovation process and has a great potential to reduce development time and increase the success rate of new products. The article briefly outlines how an Agile method, such as Scrum, can be used within a structured innovation process with milestones and decision points, such as Stage-Gate®, and what benefits it provides to both manufacturers and service-providers.

Ideascale2021-12-20T16:53:54-08:00August 9th, 2016|Categories: Strategies|Tags: Agile, agile innovation, Agile-Stage-Gate Hybrid Model, case study, fuzzy front end of innovation, in-depth article, innovation method, innovation process, innovation tool, innovation toolbox, lean, methodology, Product Development, product innovation, project management, project planning, scrum, speed of innovation, stage gate, Success|

Shark Tank Your Gate Meetings

A gated product development process is often implemented by organizations to assist in scrutinizing projects throughout their lifecycle to ensure only the fittest survive. Unfortunately, many of the checks and balances lack the teeth required to kill doomed projects before they squander resources. How can a TV show provide valuable insight into your gate meetings? Stay tuned to learn more.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:17:29-07:00May 19th, 2014|Categories: Life Cycle Processes|Tags: evaluation of ideas, funding, gatekeeping, investment, investors, Product Development, shark tank, stage gate|

Measure the Maturity of Your Idea-to-Launch Process

We know that innovation capability is a critical driver of strategic growth targets. We also know that innovation success is not a one-time occurrence, but the result of an organization’s ability to conceive, develop and commercialize new products and services on a sustainable basis. In this article Dr. Scott J. Edgett discusses a model for measuring if your organization has a mature innovation process with well-internalized innovation capabilities.

Ideascale2019-11-28T09:23:37-08:00February 3rd, 2014|Categories: Strategies|Tags: benchmark study, company culture, idea to launch process, innovation, innovation lifecycle, innovation process, Innovation Strategy, launch process, market success, portfolio management, process, process capability, Product Development, product launches, project teams, stage gate, strategy, strengths and weaknesses|

Fostering Innovation through Effective Risk Management

Risk management can provide visibility, analytical insights and governance that can help companies better manage and optimize their innovation portfolio. In this article Adi Alon and Ken Hooper look at learnings from the VC industry and risk management practices to provide three principles that can drive higher return from an innovation investment.

Ideascale2021-12-05T09:22:42-08:00January 3rd, 2013|Categories: Strategies|Tags: agile innovation, analytics, control, flexibility, innovation controlling, Innovation Culture, innovation portfolio, innovation processes, portfolio management, risk management, speed, speed of innovation, stage gate, stage gates, sustainable growth, venture capital|

Quality and Creativity: Enemies or Allies?

Can quality and creativity cohabit in the same house or are they natural enemies? Can a quality process be applied to innovation? Paul Sloane shares the answer in this insightful article.

Sarah Vandenberg2020-09-09T08:03:54-07:00August 29th, 2005|Categories: Idea Management, Life Cycle Processes, Strategies|Tags: Creativity, gating, goal setting, Ideation, innovation process, Innovation Strategy, quality, quality control, stage gate|