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09.22.22 Leadership, New Product Development, NPD Teams

Who is the NPD Team?

In any business endeavor, success depends on the right process as well as the right people.  In new product development (NPD), we follow processes (like WAGILE) to minimize investment risk… Read More

08.25.22 Innovation, Leadership, New Product Development, NPD Teams

Rules for Collaborative, Creative Teams

I am not a big fan of rules.  I suppose it’s because my mother had a lot of rules while I was growing up.  Some of them, in retrospect, were… Read More

08.11.22 Innovation, Leadership, New Product Development, NPD Process, Project Management

Managing Exceptions in Product Development

I recently had the privilege of speaking at the Houston PMI Annual Conference.  (Check out some of the other awesome speakers and event info here.)  It was really terrific to… Read More

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

06.08.22 Innovation, Leadership, New Product Development, NPD Process

What is a Hybrid Process for New Product Development?  (Part 2)

Many firms rightly believe that new product development (NPD) is the key to long-term success.   Companies must release new products to stay relevant in the market and to meet changing… 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

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