Global Solutions Roadmaps for Product Innovation Transformation

• Create your roadmap in less time by leveraging the numerous models created through our collaboration with other leading organizations
• Use fewer resources by leveraging SGI’s widely-adopted and ready-to-use methods and frameworks
• Generate buy-in and motivate your team by leveraging our skilled Product Innovation and Solutions experts.

Take the first step to driving better new product performance.  Contact Stage-Gate Inc.’s Global Solutions team to discuss how you can create your own customized Product Innovation Transformation roadmap at info@stage-gate.com.

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Reduce risks and costs by working with Stage-Gate Alliance Members

Through the Stage-Gate Alliance Program, these companies express their commitment to supplying quality products and services which can complement and augment your Stage-Gate Innovation Systems. You can find a growing list of Stage-Gate Alliance Members via our easy-to-access Solutions Directory. Bookmark this directory as a favorite and check it out often.

Six Strategies for Successful Product Innovation Transformation
by Jim Mikell, EVP of Global Solutions, Stage-Gate Inc.

Your organization needs to grow, and the CEO says Product Innovation has become a top priority. Your New Product Development process, structure and tools were adequate in the past, but not now. You know you need a new Product Innovation "system" and what it should include. But, how do you build it and manage the transition from the current one? And how do you maximize your probability of success when you've never managed a change this complex before? SGI's EVP of Global Solutions shares our experiences from successful Product Innovation "Transformations". Read Full Article

3 Reasons You Should Attend a Stage-Gate Best Practice Seminar

1. Best Practices are NOT lost in translation. SGI training seminars are led by Dr. Robert Cooper and Dr. Scott Edgett, labeled the 'World's Top Innovation Management Scholars' (#1 and #4 respectively) by PDMA's Journal of Product Innovation. Their published work is cited more often than any other innovation scholar - because it is well researched, credible, widely adopted and current.
   
   Many 'standard' practices used today are a result of Cooper and Edgett's ground-breaking research; Stage-Gate®, Portfolio Management for New Products, Strategic Buckets, Integrated Product Definition, Front-End Loading with Voice-of-Customer, NPD Evaluation Criteria and Scorecards, Technology Development Processes and so on. Don't chance learning about these mission critical processes and techniques through disappointing interpretations.

2. High Quality Network. Numerous top performing companies around the world have adopted Stage-Gate Best Practices. More than 5000 of these companies have worked directly with SGI to ensure accurate understanding and application of the practices. When you attend a SGI Best Practice Seminar you are among a very high caliber network of innovation leaders. Our seminars are designed to help you learn not only from seminar leaders but from each other as well. Countless case studies and real-life examples of successes and failures are shared with delegates.Group problem solving and solution sharing activities are built-in, along with casual networking breaks and an evening reception.

3. Award-Winning Content. All SGI seminar content is grounded in award-winning benchmarking and best practice research. Delegates not only learn practical methods and business processes, they are also presented with the research-proven drivers of performance. This rare-to-find combination is critical if you need to achieve "buy-in and implementation support" from executives and savvy critics in your organization. Delegates receive a complete resource manual and relevant best practice book as take-home reference materials.

Your time is valuable and you need to cut through the issues quickly. SGI seminars are right for you. To hear what delegates have to say about our seminars click here.
Register for these popular seminars led by Dr. Cooper, while space is available:

Successfully Designing and Implementing the Stage-Gate Process
April 22-24, 2008 - Tampa, Florida

Stage-Gate Systems - The Advanced Course
May 21-22, 2008 - Alexandria, Virginia

Generating Breakthrough New Ideas
June 10-11, 2008 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Technology Developments, Platforms and Fundamental Research
June 12, 2008 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Complimentary Webinar Series:
Five Ways to Improve Your Idea-to-Launch Process

The Stage-Gate process was pioneered by the world's top innovation management scholar, Dr. Robert G. Cooper. Its design is based on 10 proven, critical principles Cooper calls the 'Critical Success Factors'. Join Innovation Specialist Michael Booker of Stage-Gate Inc. for this 30 minute, complimentary webinar where he highlights Cooper's 10 Critical Success Factors and shows you practical ways to improve your Idea-to-Launch process by incorporating at least 5 of them directly into your process. Reserve your space today! Registration is limited.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 1:00PM EST

Improve Your Product Innovation Performance by Learning from
Top Performing Organizations

Why do leaders in product innovation derive 43% of their profits from new products while average companies achieve only 28%? This research report reveals why there are gaps in new product performance and the specific practices that drive results.

Only $495 Bonus Five In-Depth Case Studies 1. Air Products & Chemicals Inc. 2. Bausch & Lomb 3. EXFO Electro Inc. 4. ExxonMobil Chemical Co. 5. Kraft Foods Inc.

Best Practices in Product Innovation Report Highlights: Profiles of top performing innovators Key metrics used to track new product performance Performance benchmarks for: Business Unit Level Performance Success/Failure Rates New Product Commercialization Portfolio Management Product Innovation Strategy Senior Management Commitment Best Practices isolated and described: Idea Generation Front End of the Idea-to-Launch Process Team Collaboration Resource Allocation NPD Strategy Portfolio Management Leadership

Co-authored by Dr. Robert G. Cooper, Dr. Scott J. Edgett and the American Productivity and Quality Center Order Now