Your path to business agility
Planview just finished our 2012 Product Expo introducing Planview Enterprise 10.4 – and we did it virtually. Here’s what we have found to be great about a virtual product launch event: We are able to get more customers and prospects to attend at a global level. They can participate from their office – all they...
Participate in The Third Annual Product Portfolio Management Benchmark Survey It’s hard to believe that we’re now conducting the third annual benchmark survey on the State of Product Portfolio Management. More and more product development professionals are looking to this study to learn about how their peers manage complex product portfolios and what trends are...
As a product line manager in charge of several software products, my job is challenging. It’s a constant balancing act around delighting the customer, minimizing risk, maximizing revenue, leveraging resource availability, and about 12 other considerations. While I quite often think the pain of having to make difficult tradeoffs between good ideas, I have never...
“Why is innovation in everyone’s DNA and not in every organization’s DNA?” According to Darwinism, the weak eventually die and the strong, most adaptable ultimately survive. However, if that is the case, why hasn’t the spirit of constant improvement effectively spread throughout the business world?
“Innovate or Die.” It’s the current battle cry for businesses trying to get or stay ahead of the competition and remain viable in the market. But how do you avoid innovation for innovation’s sake, and instead drive measurable business results through innovation tools and processes? Birds of a Feather Innovation Leaders Workshop I learned the...
As PIPELINE 2011 — a free, Web-based product innovation conference — draws near, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting more than a few of its presenters. Last year, we at Planview started this PIPELINE thing with the initial PIPELINE 2010 conference. We felt there was a great opportunity to leverage a virtual technology platform to...
I had the privilege of participating in the 2nd Annual Medical Devices Summit earlier this month in Boston. Not knowing what to expect from the event, I was pleased to be going back to Boston, the cradle of American civilization. After making my way to Quincy Market, I set my sights on a fresh lobster...
Interested in understanding what more than 900 product development professionals had to say in the 2nd Annual Product Portfolio Management Benchmark Survey and how your organization compares? Join me, Carrie Nauyalis of Planview, as I present for the Georgia Chapter of PDMA‘s event, Bagels and Brains on February 15th. I will explore key trends and...
For those of you following this space, you know that a few months ago I asked for your participation in a survey that benchmarks today’s product portfolio management opportunities and challenges. To those who joined in: a big thank you! We had an overwhelming response with nearly 1000 participants this year. I’m pleased to say...
Consumer Goods Growth and Innovation Forum Review — Part 1 of 3 The 2010 Consumer Goods Growth and Innovation Forum just concluded in South Beach on Friday with a big bang… including a spontaneous and refreshing F-bomb from an amazing new innovator. But, more on him in a moment. This year’s conference, produced by CGT,...
