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2015

January – Gatekeeper Training (npd process)
February – Inverted Innovation: The Sequel (strategy)
March – Innovation 4×4 (tools and metrics)
April – Business Model Innovation (strategy)
May– The Economics of NPD (tools and metrics)
June – PPM in 100 Days (portfolio management)
July – Economics of the Back End of NPD (tools and services)
August – Opening Up Innovation (strategy)

2014

January – Three Strategic Risks in New Product Development (general interest)
February – Strategies for New Service Development (strategy)
March – Excellence in New Product Development (npd process)
April – Managing Customers, Bosses, and Stakeholders (market research)
May – New Product Development Framework: Part One (general interest)
June – New Product Develo9pment Framework: Part Two (general interest)
July – Active Innovation (general interest)
August – Building a Sustainable Culture of Innovation (teams and organization)
September – Inverted Innovation (strategy)
October – Optimism Bias (general interest)
November – Three Ways to Integrate New Product Projects (general interest)
December – Measuring NPD Success (innovation tools and metrics)

2013

January – Disruptive Innovation (general interest)
February – The Path to Innovation (strategy)
March – Leading Innovation (teams & organization)
April – Four Tips to Inspire Creative Innovation (general interest)
May – Meeting Critical Project Deadlines (project management)
June – Four Myths of Product Innovation Strategy (strategy)
July – Misconceptions about Project Metrics (tools & metrics)
August – Organizing Project Teams for Success (teams & organization)
September – Managing Small Projects (project management)
October – Adaptive Strategies (strategy)
November – Four Warning Signs for Troubled Projects (project management)
December – Measuring Success with Earned Value (project management)

2012

January – Five Steps to Identify Your Strategic Capabilities (strategy)
February – Two Functions & Three Ways to Implement Innovation (npd process)
March – Three Innovation Myths (general interest)
April – Product vs. Project Management (general interest)
May – Three Ways Culture Influences Innovation (teams & organization)
June – New Product Development Teams (teams & organization)
July – Skills to Manage Innovation Projects (general interest)
August – Real Options for New Product Development (tools & metrics)
September – Planning an Innovation Program (tools & metrics)
October – Time Management in New Product Development (tools & metrics)
November – Three Approaches to Innovation Strategy (strategy)
December – Project Post-Launch Reviews (npd process)

2011

January – Why Innovations Fail (innovation strategy)
February – Technology Roadmapping (innovation strategy)
March – Choosing a Portfolio Management Tool (portfolio management)
April – Project Team Integration (teams & organization)
May – Fuzzy Front End (npd process)
June – Three Principles of Lean NPD (npd process)
July – Four Tips for Virtual Teams (teams & organization)
August – Best Practices in Portfolio Management (portfolio management)
September – Budgeting for Innovation (general interest)
October – Five Steps to Profitable NPD (general interest)
November – Customer-Centric Innovation (market research)
December – Three Questions about Innovation Strategy (innovation strategy)

2010

January – Senior Leadership Sets the Tone for Innovation (innovation strategy)
February – Focus on the Right Projects at the Right Time (portfolio management)
March – Effective NPD Systems are Quality Processes (npd processes)
April – Evaluating Your NPD Projects (post-launch review)
May – We Already Know Our Customers (market research)
June – Miles & Snow Types (innovation strategy)
July – Choose Measures Consisted with Strategy (tools & metrics)
August – Five Ways to NPD Team Harmony (teams & organization)
September – Effective Brainstorming in Three Easy Steps (general interest)
October – Three Simple Methods for Sales Forecasting (market research)
November – Five Myths of NPD Leadership (teams & organization)
December – Six Common Measures of NPD Success (tools & metrics)

Special Issues

December 2012 – Key Questions for Innovation (strategy)
January 2010 – Impact of Great Recession on Innovation (general interest)

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