Enhanced R&D Risk Management
An interesting article from Sloan about How to Manage Risk (After Risk Management Has Failed). The article is talking about risk […]
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March 2011
Apple R&D and Steve Jobs Methodology: Small Focused Design Teams
We discussed user centric design as the fundamental tenet of new product development under Jobs. We talked about how a long-term vision,
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How to Succeed in Distributed Product Development
As the pace of R&D increases around the world. there is in an increased emphasis on distributed product development across
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Apple R&D and Steve Jobs Methodology: Engaged Leader
Let us continue our discussion on the Steve Jobs methodology. We discussed user centric design as the fundamental tenet of new product
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Why Project Networks Beat Project Teams
MIT Sloan Management Review has a great article on a new concept for R&D execution organization in Why Project Networks Beat
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Seven steps to better brainstorming
McKinsey Quarterly has a list of Seven steps to better brainstorming. Clearly, Ideation is important and difficult to do well. From
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Apple R&D and Steve Jobs Methodology: Long-term vision
Let us continue our discussion on the Steve Jobs methodology. We discussed user centric design as the fundamental tenet of
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When to rely on gut feelings
We have discussed papers and empirical data that show that reliance on gut feelings often produces sub-optimal results. Now we have
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Apple R&D and Steve Jobs Methodology: User Centric Design
I have been fascinated with Apple’s R&D successes (Platform-based approach, Portfolio Management, etc.). I have always suspected that Steve Jobs
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Potential R&D savings from the Defense budget
New York Times Op-Chart The Pentagon’s Biggest Boondoggles has thoughts on cutting defense R&D costs (and quite a bit of historical data).
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