In Tough Times Smart Companies Win: Some Practical Tips From the Desk of Dr. Scott J. Edgett Despite tough economic conditions, new technologies are still being invented and competitors are still aggressively looking at how to take your market share. Business still goes on. The key question is how will your organization respond? Will it be the type of company that battens down the hatches and hopes to ride out the storm until better days arrive? Or, will your organization be in the group that realizes that there are still good opportunities out there? The smart firms will be ones that take advantage of these tough times and use the retrenchment of their competitors to gain traction. This 2-page note describes 3 practical ways companies can work smarter to win in tough times. Read Article.

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Enrich Portfolio Software (EPS 7.6) Achieves Stage-Gate Ready Certification

Congratulations to Enrich Consulting. Stage-Gate International recently certified their Enrich Portfolio Solution software (EPS 7.6) in all three categories: Idea Management, Portfolio Management and Idea-to-Launch Process Management. Learn more about Stage-Gate Ready Certification and Enrich. Click Here.