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Innovation is all about focusing and optimizing the product portfolio so you can get products to market at the right time and cost. Topics we’ll explore in the Product Innovation blog category range from ideation management to product launch and product end-of-life. Experts will provide recommendations to take your innovation strategy and delivery process to the next level. You’ll get tips for picking the right projects, prioritizing good projects, and aligning them with strategy. Take your innovation strategy to the next level with information on improving time to market to maximize resources, funding, and time. Get tips from other customers on how they improved transparency to pick the right projects and kill the bad projects early. You will also be able to access ground-breaking research and fresh insights on how capacity planning can accelerate business innovation while lowering risk.
Digital product teams face constant pressure to innovate quickly and collaborate across functions, but growing complexity in tools and workflows often slows them down. Instead of accelerating delivery, disconnected systems and competing demands create friction that diverts focus from high-impact work. Valuable time is spent chasing updates, managing tools, and working across silos. This leaves...
Organizations with effective data-driven prioritization are 2.5 times more likely to be high performers in their industry, yet companies typically use only 50% of available data when making decisions. This second post in our five-part series focuses on the foundational element of our prioritization framework: data. Building on our introduction to Garry’s Robots Ltd. and...
Imagine a company called Garry’s Robots Ltd, which makes robots that clean your home. Garry’s Robots wants to add a capability for soap and water cleaning. To do so, they need to source waterproof materials and develop technology capable of recognizing surfaces where water-based cleaning is appropriate. But Garry’s Robots has a prioritization problem: Resources...
When companies value stability over innovation, some risks increase: they risk slowly losing market share and fading into the background of their industry. So what do we do? The solution lies in the understanding that effective R&D governance cannot, and should not, distill projects into a single number. Here are five ways to assess and communicate risk in your portfolio.
Some uncertainty is inevitable for product-driven organizations. To mitigate risk and maximize value, most organizations perform a comprehensive impact analysis before making any investment decisions. However, some impacts are easier to estimate than others. Microeconomic industry changes, such as demand fluctuations or predictable innovations, are relatively straightforward – for example, automotive organizations can anticipate electric...
In 2023, Planview was pleased to sponsor several WHY Summit Events: Basil, Switzerland, and Philadelphia. A year later, we returned to Philadelphia and then headed cross-country to San Francisco for the WHY Summit’s 21st and 22nd American Pharma and Biotech Project, Program, and Portfolio Management Conference. In this blog, we will illuminate a few common...
Succeeding in today’s fast-paced world requires thinking about success beyond today and tomorrow. It requires envisioning and forging a path of sustainable success over multiple business cycles. At the heart of this endeavor lies the project management office (PMO). A well-run PMO is one of your organization’s greatest value drivers. It delivers business results quickly...
A common problem in both portfolio management and sales and operational planning (S&OP) is reconciling product revenue forecasts between a company’s regional sales analysts and its corporate decision-makers. Typically, regional sales analysts focus on short-term objectives, and their forecasts must align with targets or commitments set by regional heads. By contrast, corporate staff tend to...
Discover how the automotive industry is tackling shifting demands and strict regulations by strategically investing in product development, capital expenditures, and marketing.
The traditional paradigms of automotive manufacturing are evolving, driven by the imperative to integrate cutting-edge software solutions seamlessly with hardware production. As automotive companies navigate this transformative landscape, the need for end-to-end visibility in production processes becomes increasingly evident. This blog discusses the critical role of end-to-end visibility in scaling and streamlining automotive production. By...
