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Engineering Management

07.06.22 Engineering Management, Innovation, Leadership, New Product Development

Managing Time and Hybrid Project Schedules

I believe that time is our most precious resource.  Once it is spent, it cannot ever be recovered or replaced.  A  minute of laziness and sloth-like behavior may cost 10 minutes… Read More

03.30.22 Engineering Management, Innovation, Leadership, New Product Development

Product Management Skills

In recent posts, we have compared and contrasted the roles of project managers and product managers.  At a high level, project managers are responsible for the execution and implementation of… Read More

01.18.22 Engineering Management, Innovation, Leadership, New Product Development

Project, Product, and Portfolio Management

Watch the short video summary (< 1 minute) and then read on. Today’s news is packed with references to the “Great Resignation.”  This was a primary topic for a panel… Read More

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05.10.21 Engineering Management, Innovation, Leadership, New Product Development, NPD Process, NPD Teams, Project Management

Four Elements of Great Teams

We work in teams because teams accomplish more, have higher creativity, and bring more satisfaction to workers.  However, since we work in groups so often, we often fail to build… Read More

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04.12.21 Engineering Management, Innovation, Leadership, New Product Development

What is Your Decision?

In all my life, today feels like there are more questions in the economy than ever.  Interest rates are artificially low and near zero while high inflation looms on the… Read More

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03.15.21 Engineering Management, Innovation, Leadership, New Product Development, NPD Process, Project Management

Risk Management in Innovation

When I was a new engineer, I first heard the phrase “manage the risk.”   I don’t think I really understood the meaning of the statement because it felt like my… Read More

10.13.20 Engineering Management, Innovation, New Product Development, NPD Process

Wagile Activities

Wagile is a hybrid product innovation process using a combination of features from traditional staged-and-gated processes and the Agile philosophy.  We take the “W-” from the waterfall systems that emphasize… Read More

06.08.20 Engineering Management, Innovation, Leadership, New Product Development, Project Management, Strategy

Is Your Project Management System Working?

Have you ever started working on a “small” backyard project and found yourself making multiple trips to the home improvement store? If you’re like me, you began with an honorable vision… Read More

04.13.20 Engineering Management, Innovation, Leadership, New Product Development

Becoming an Economical Innovation Leader

We are entering the second quarter of the calendar year as we move into the month of April.  Normally, Easter is a time for joy and community celebrations.  But what… Read More

02.11.20 Engineering Management, Innovation, Leadership, New Product Development, NPDP Certification, Project Management

Navigating Your Product Management Career

Product managers and new product development (NPD) practitioners have unique and original career paths.  Most of us find work in innovation exciting and rewarding but the pathway to a career… Read More

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