Conference Backgound:
The ability to maximize NPD
efforts in today’s economic climate is vital. Companies cannot
afford to allocate limited resources to projects or advanced
technology developments that don’t lead to bottom-line growth. Yet
if you only invest in the "sure thing" projects, are you missing out
on a potential blockbuster?
If you’re like most product developers, you’ve
been searching for that elusive set of metrics that can not only
measure performance but also accurately predict potential payback on
new product initiatives. However, selecting and prioritizing your
portfolio of projects is only half the battle – you also need to
have the operational capacity to execute the product portfolio plan
and ensure that the right
projects get properly resourced at all times.
Management Roundtable’s 8th annual
conference, Product Development and R&D Metrics: Quantifying
Innovation, Portfolio Value and Resource Capacity, November 3 –6,
2003 in Chicago will bring together leading
metrics experts and advanced industry practitioners to explore the
latest approaches and methods to:
- assess the value of hard-to-quantify
variables including R&D investments, potential new products and
technology development
- determine where the real economic leverage
is in your portfolio – know what to invest in and what to cut
- gauge your resource capacity – know what
resources you have, when they will be available and when
outsourcing may be the better option
- align portfolio strategy with technology
development strategy
- dynamically allocate and reallocate
resources
- reduce metrics complexity and reach
consensus on the critical few
This year’s program format will include
keynote addresses, industry implementation/how-to case studies,
facilitated Q&A, expert clinics, pre/post-conference workshops and
networking sessions – affording you multiple opportunities to
interact with speakers, metrics experts and conference participants
to ensure that your individual questions can be answered.
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