Implementation Services
Successfully implementing the authentic Stage-Gate System is
often underestimated by organizations because the process requirements
are not well understood. The result is often very damaging –
little or no improvement with new product performance, wasted
time, money and resources and costly disruptions to critical
new product timelines. Most damaging of all, however, is your
peoples’ loss of confidence that you will ever be able
to properly implement Stage-Gate in your organization.
Accelerate Positive Results. Our engagements focus on the real
drivers of success so you can accelerate your implementation
results. We immediately cut through the issues and zero in on
the proven techniques, frameworks and lessons learned that achieve
the highest impact.
Ensure Sustainability. Our approach is collaborative because
successful change management requires an expert blend of; proven
frameworks and methods; seasoned experience that is gained only
by doing something over and over again; and with the understanding
and appreciation of your organizational culture, people and
historical success with change projects.
Win at Product Innovation. Achieve a breadth and depth of implementation
that ensures the critical components of the Stage-Gate system
are engrained in the very fabric of your organization. You will
far surpass the superficial level of implementation and will
be positioned to gain maximum value from your investment.
Whether you are just getting ready to implement the Stage-Gate
System or are struggling with an implementation already underway,
we can help.
| We deliver successful engagements to companies of all
sizes, across numerous industries, cultures and countries.
Here is just a sample of some of the challenges we’ve
been called upon to help with – in our own client’s
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- We need results fast – what is the most effective
way to accelerate the implementation of Stage-Gate?
- We have not been able to ‘make Stage-Gate stick’
in our organization. What should we do differently?
- Our company has had many false starts (failed implementation
attempts) and we need help to get it right this time.
- I want to roll this out globally to all of our business
units involving multiple locations and countries. How
can we do this right?
- We were doing a good job implementing until we had
to decide how to transition all of our existing projects
– can you help?
- Everyone comes to me with challenging questions about
how Stage-Gate is applied – I need quick answers
to tough questions.
- Our organization is not entirely ready to accept this
new way of working and I’m dealing with several
areas of resistance.
- The executive team has asked me to report the metrics
that will help them understand how well our implementation
is going.
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What is your challenge? Let us help you. Below is a sample
of some of the most popular implementation services. Select
from this list or call us to discuss a topic you have in mind.
Stage-Gate Implementation Assessment
Save time, money and resources and reduce your risk of failure
by participating in this one day working session to identify
and validate the key barriers to a successful implementation.
Facilitated by an implementation specialist, you learn what
the critical success factors are, how you rate and what your
key barriers and enablers are. This best practice assessment
will help you gauge the gap between your current situation and
a successful implementation – with minimal investment
of time and money.
SG Navigator Customization
Accelerate your adoption rate and realize benefits faster by
customizing the Stage-Gate System. Our collaborative approach
focuses on evaluating, preserving and integrating meaningful
and relevant aspects of your organization’s unique business
needs, cultural characteristics and current practices into
the collection
of best practices contained in SG
Navigator. A modest investment of your core teams’
time in a few but intense, facilitated working sessions will
result in a world-class Stage-Gate system, completely customized
and ready to implement.
Stage-Gate Implementation Planning
Develop a solid implementation plan for introducing Stage-Gate
into your company, and you can avoid costly delays and damaging
disappointments. An overwhelmingly high percentage of organizational
change initiatives fail because of a lack of a strategy, plan
and resources. Leverage proven frameworks, sample plans, metric
dashboards, role descriptions, ideas and expertise to avoid
the common pitfalls that can easily destroy your chances
for success. This may be your first time, but it is not ours.
Stage-Gate Implementation Support – First 90 Days
The real test for any new initiative is within the first 90
days – often referred to as the ‘make or break’
period. Give those people who are critical and most accountable
to champion your organization’s Stage-Gate system the
confidence they need to handle the multitude of tough questions
and concerns that are inevitable. Stage-Gate drives world-class
performance because it is a masterpiece collection of best practices.
Your team is new at understanding and applying the Stage-Gate
collection of best practices and properly interpreting the subtle
intricacies is often what separates the winners from the losers.
A quick call to our implementation specialists gives you access
to our expertise, knowledge and experience – a level of
confidence critical for success.
Contact for more information
+1-905-304-8797 or
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