Process-Driven PPM: Getting the Most Out of Your New Product Development Projects
From R&D to Customer Service, effectively serving the Value Chain is an integral part of an organization's success when bringing new products to market. The fact is, many organizations run their New Product Development (NPD) projects in siloed environments not taking into account all of the elements that can impact a product’s success. NPD projects do not only live in the world of marketing and engineering. NPD projects in many cases need to incorporate the strategic objectives of executives, the demand of customers and the bottom line of operations and finance in order to realize their success.
With this reality, a sound Project and Portfolio Management strategy is needed to consolidate all of the business processes that drive the business. This is especially true with NPD projects that impact all facets of the businesses they serve.
Managing the Project Document
During the life cycle of a typical project, a project manager can produce up to fifty different types of documents to facilitate the planning, tracking and reporting of the project. Documents range from feasibility studies, resource plans, financial plans and project plans, to supplier contracts, post-implementation reviews, change request forms and project status reports. The fact is, the manner in which project documents are managed by project leaders can either be the driving force behind a project’s success or be the bottleneck that often places a project in despair resulting in its failure to meet its time line, budget and scope.
In this paper, I will be discussing the power behind an effective document management strategy for project managers and its pragmatic impact on improving your visibility into a project’s status to better respond to the inevitable reality of change occurring in your day to day work.
Research and Development in the New Economy
In this economy, a good R&D focus means selecting the projects that have the best chance of success, the fastest ROI and that are aligned with company policy. And that is where project management plays a critical role, keeping your R&D focused, on track, lean and success oriented.
Information-The Key to Project Management Success
Never has the concept of lean management been more important than in this difficult economic climate. Fewer resources, tighter budgets and shorter lead times mean that Project Management becomes ever more critical and the decision-making process becomes even more demanding.
Project Office Value
Project management has grown a lot these past few years and has become a critical point to success. A next step to enhance their project management is to establish project offices
Product Portfolio Management - Aberdeen
More and more successful companies today are aiming for substantial revenue growth from new product innovation and launch. To help achieve higher margins, management is turning to project and team enabling technologies that support project management.
Genius Project Embraces IT Governance
Delivering projects that enable business growth and aligning IT strategies to business goals are key priorities for CIOs today. The goal of this white paper is to show you why Genius Project can help you achieve IT Governance.