In my last post, I discussed how much of a product's success is the customers' emotional response to the product. Understanding that this response and feedback is critical for a successful launch, these teams would benefit greatly from leveraging a core agile principal to deliver early and adapt... Read More

In my last blog post, I wondered, if it's clear that project management won't help you avoid product launch faux pas or innovation mistakes, why is there so much emphasis on Project Portfolio Management (PPM) to improve the results of your innovation? Read More

What do we mean by " product roadmapping"? And how does it differ from other business processes? Most of all, why is it important? Here, we answer the most frequently asked questions about roadmapping - what it is, who is and should be using roadmapping processes, and why your organization should... Read More

Although it is widely accepted by CEOs and senior business leaders that innovation is the foundation of long-term, profitable revenue growth; many companies believe their innovation pipeline is under-performing against expectations. Read More

I have seen several research studies over the past couple of months about the decline of new-to-world and new-to-market products with a corresponding increase in incremental product improvements, product line extensions, and packaging changes. That begs the question – what should we consider as... Read More

The chemical industry is changing very quickly due to new methods of getting oil and gas from fracturing layers of rock. These new discoveries are changing the dynamics of the field, because they bring the cost of natural gas down substantially. As a result, traditional players in the petrochemical... Read More

Recently, I attended a great event, Becoming a Customer Company and was fortunate to hear from Jeremiah Owyang (Altimeter Group), Peter Coffee (Salesforce.com) and many others. The audience consisted of hundreds of marketing, sales and other leaders, including many from Fortune 500 companies. As... Read More

Recently, a couple of articles caught my eye. The first article describes how valuations are making acquisitions a less attractive form of growth – which means greater focus on innovation – and goes on to introduce methods for CFOs to get a better handle on how innovation investments can be... Read More

All business processes can show improved productivity. Simplistically, productivity can be expressed as a fraction, outputs divided by inputs. Read More

Editor's note: This is the first post in a two-part series. Read More