The Reprint Collection includes the best papers published in RTM. The articles chosen in these special collections were selected to give you a better perspective on managing technological innovation...
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“R&D Beyond Four Walls” in Boston, May 8 – 11, 2017 Below is a template of information you can use to make your case to attend the 2017 IRI Annual Meeting Cost of attending the event: Airfare:...
August 17, 2017
How do you track R&D project execution performance? An IRI member organization would like to benchmark with peers to determine how your organization tracks execution performance. They are...
August 16, 2017
An IRI member organization would like to benchmark with peers to determine how your organization tracks execution performance. They are evaluating the measures they use to evaluate accomplishments...
October 09, 2019
Companies make choices between investments in R&D, productivity, tech service and the plant, or choices between different types of R&D. To make these choices they balance the risk, return,...
Monday June 04, 2018 8:00am – 5:00pm
Sign up for optional workshops offered before our Annual Conference on June 4th from 8am-5pm. Lean Project Management Workshop participants focus on the following topics: 1) Why innovation is...
April 28, 2015
Opportunity for New Types of Jobs to be Created Due to Innovations in Additive Manufacturing, Design and Funding Seattle, WA (April 28, 2015)— The democratization of manufacturing is well underway...
Background | User Guide | Program Contents | Stakeholders | List of Metrics 1. Metric Description The state of creativity and innovation within an organization measured via an interval rating scale...
How do you handle admin tasks? Who in your organization receives assistant support and what tasks are handled by the assistants? What technological tools do you use to handle administrative tasks,...
February 2013 - Spring 2015 This ROR group seeks to explore how IRI firms structure supplier relationships to: Identify enabling supplier technologies 3-5 years out Encourage suppliers to focus their...
Purpose & Scope The Innovation Manager will: Provide corporate innovation and growth leadership through strong innovation management in alignment with overall business front end strategies...
Friday October 04, 2019 12:00pm – 1:00pm
There are blockchain projects in nearly every major industry occurring in more than 140 countries around the globe. More than 100 articles a day discuss cryptocurrency pricing alone. Blockchain...
May 01, 2020
1.jpg 1. Other Access controlled by SharePoint High business impact data infrastructure 2.jpg 3.jpg 4.jpg 5. What are the most important features to have in ELNs? Easy enough interface to ensure user...
Who manages your IP? How is the leadership role defined for your IP management function? What are the distinct job responsibilities for this role? How does this role fit within your organization – is...
July 08, 2015
Diversity of IRI Membership Deepens with 11 New Companies in 2015 #IRIMembership Arlington, VA (July 8, 2015)— As the only technology association serving every industry, the Industrial Research...
What is Your Experience with Open Innovation Firms? What has been your experience (positive or negative) using Open Innovation firms (i.e.: Innocentive, Nine Sigma, Yet2.com; others) to communicate...