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Crafting Your Innovation Strategy / Maximizing the Value of Your Development Portfolio

5 - 6 June 2008
Sheraton Hotel, Heathrow, London

Two brand new one-day sessions from the world's most respected NPD expert.

Identifying where to focus your R&D efforts and how to obtain an optimal balance between risk and return.

Agenda - Day 2

MAXIMIZING THE VALUE OF YOUR DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO

How to obtain an optimal balance between risk and return.

8.00 Registration & Continental Breakfast
8.30 SESSION I
Review of issues from Day One and discussion of learning objectives for Day Two.
9.00 SESSION II
A world-class Idea-to-Launch process
This short session introduces the key elements of a Stage-Gate® innovation system, a prerequisite for effective portfolio management.
9.30 SESSION III
Best Practices in Portfolio Management: Resource Allocation and Picking the Winners - Part I
Topic in this session will include:
  • Achieving the first five goals of portfolio management
  • Maximizing the value of the new product project portfolio
  • Identifying the best ways to pick winning and high-value projects.
10.15 Morning Refreshments and Networking Break  
10.45 SESSION IV
What is stopping us?
Teams will have an opportunity to identify and discuss issues that stand in the way of effective portfolio management, project prioritization and making good Go/Kill decisions.
11.00 SESSION V
Best Practices in Portfolio Management - Part II
We continue with the vital topic of project selection and prioritization and developing the right portfolio of projects:
  • Achieving the right balance of projects within the portfolio 
  • Using bubble diagrams to portray portfolios
  • Forging a link between project selection and business strategy
  • Ensuring balance between resources required and resources available
  • Testing for sufficiency - will the portfolio meet your innovation goals? 
12.30 Lunch 
13.30 SESSION VI
Developing a Portfolio Management System for your Business
Topics in this session will include:
  • Deciding on strategic buckets 
  • Project prioritization: using scorecards and the productivity index
  • Making gates work
  • Running effective portfolio reviews.  
14.45 Networking Break 
15.00 SESSION VII
Implementing Portfolio Management
The session includes key tips and hints on how to design and implement a portfolio management system.
15.30 SESSION VIII
Team Excercise
Working in teams you will have an opportunity to discuss how you will move forward and implement portfolio management within your business.
16.15 SESSION IX
Wrap Up, Question and Answer Period
16.30 Seminar Close

Event Sponsors:

StrategynStrategyn is the pioneer and leader in Outcome-Driven Innovation - a methodology that shatters the myths and barriers that have stifled the success of the voice-of-the-customer movement. Our intriguing perspective and theory on innovation dramatically improves a company’s ability to achieve core market growth, create new markets, pursue disruptive strategies and streamline internal business processes.

HypeHype Softwaretechnik creates idea management software for new product development. Our flagship solution, HypeIMT, supports global leaders such as BASF, DaimlerChrysler, and Siemens in managing the innovation process. HypeIMT's flexibility enables quick and cost-effective implementation, controlled change management, and customizable functionality that allows information sharing. Hype's unique pricing makes HypeIMT an attractive choice for clients of all sizes.

BubbleBubble is a management consultancy specialising in New Product Development. The company helps its clients achieve enduring growth through improved new product strategies and product development processes. A comprehensive approach leads to world class performance in identifying the right products, developing them right first time, and establishing the right supply chains to maximize product profitability.

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