How is your technical support structured? We are interested in how other organisations structure their R&D technical support function. Do you have a dedicated support team for each of your...
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Objective/Scope This working group built upon the work of the previous Value Innovation subcommittees to develop a questionnaire that will help an organization gain insight into key drivers of...
May 10, 2012
Success Factors and Failure Modes in Portfolio Management Richard Sonnenblick, PhD, CEO, Enrich Consulting Portfolio management is more than just a set of bubble charts in a spreadsheet. Effective...
March 08, 2018
The principles of lean manufacturing have increasingly been adapted to create practices for lean innovation. The common elements of such systems in practice are a relentless focus on the customer;...
Timeframe: March - September 2018 Deliverables: Report , Webinar recording This project was a benchmarking exercise to see how innovation metrics can best be presented in dashboard form. A group of...
September 01, 2007
Radical innovation projects are inherently risky. A number of in-depth case studies have been carried out to identify the kinds of risk that are characteristic of this type of new product development...
Tuesday September 27, 2016 4:00pm – 7:00pm
IRI’s 2016 Research Triangle Park Regional Meeting will focus on “Commercializing New Technology to Impact the Human Condition." The event, hosted by RTI International, will allow R&D...
How do you prioritize breakthrough research based on technological trends, voice of the customer, and other external inputs? Our company supplies an extensive portfolio of metallic materials. An...
March 23, 2018
Arkema is in the market for a document management tool that the R&D community can use to store, search and retrieve in-house technical know-how. There seems to be a lot of products on the market...
Accountability and Objectives The R&D group is responsible for identifying and developing technologies that will enable (COMPANY) to lead the industry and create a sustainable advantage for the...
March 01, 2012
Innovation culture is a poorly understood aspect of innovation management. What enables some companies to drive breakthrough innovation consistently while others languish despite heroic efforts?...
Percent of projects in the total R&D portfolio which explicit business unit and/or corporate business management sign-off.
October 14, 2014
The 2014 Member Summit explores how to effect change in the organization culture and attract and develop talent to sustain an innovation culture. Focus includes presentations from leading researchers...
January 01, 2004
Industrial innovation is becoming more open, requiring changes in how firms manage innovation. External sources of knowledge become more prominent, while external channels to market also offer...
May 06, 2019
OVERVIEW: AI is not just about computer algorithms and data. It’s about the people who will use AI for what it is: a tool. Over the next two years Dutch bank ING plans to train more than 3,000 of its...
December 08, 2020
Research-Technology Management welcomes articles that explore factors shaping the speed of innovation. Innovation is happening at a faster pace than ever before. New processes, ways of thinking, and...