{"id":7627,"date":"2018-11-14T12:34:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T18:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=7627"},"modified":"2022-04-04T14:15:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T19:15:19","slug":"the-complexity-of-managing-smarter-more-connected-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/the-complexity-of-managing-smarter-more-connected-products\/","title":{"rendered":"The Complexity of Managing Smarter, More Connected Products"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As a product leader, your job is to ensure business growth and innovation. However, the product development process is becoming more difficult due to the push for smarter, more connected products. The convergence of products and technology is fundamentally changing the way companies think and conduct business\u2014a shift that is forcing leaders to navigate through uncharted waters and question, \u201cWhat is the current state of product portfolio management<\/a>?\u201d<\/p>\n

Part 1: Complexity is on the Rise<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In the Sixth Product Portfolio Management Benchmark Study<\/a>, commissioned by Planview and conducted by Tech-Clarity, nearly 500 product development professionals provided insights into product development industry trends, challenges, and risks.<\/p>\n

In this eight-part series, we will pick apart the research findings and share them with you. Part one outlines the premise of the research, provides insight into the current state of product portfolio management by highlighting the industry challenges, and introduces top performers and what they are doing differently. Let\u2019s begin.<\/p>\n

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The Research and Discovery<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Because this is the sixth body of research on the product development industry, researchers included both innate and trend questions but also wanted to dig deeper into the following:<\/p>\n