Impact of IT on R&D management
MIT Sloan Review has an article on “The Four Ways IT Is Revolutionizing Innovation.” The factors according to the article […]
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Making cost cuts stick
According to one recent study, 90% of the organizations fail to sustain cost savings beyond two years. McKinsey quarterly has
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Quest for Innovation
This 2006 American Management Association study “The Quest for Innovation” has an amazing amount of information and a lot of
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Recognition approaches (other than bonuses)
Conference Board has another interesting list and a good reminder of what else can be used to reward team members
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Pitfalls of Project Portfolio Management implementation
Computer World has an interesting IT Project Portfolio Management (PPM) article that is equally applicable to R&D management – just
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Experiements boost productivity
Here is another article that suggests that well planned experiments and statistical data can help boost productivity and drive productive
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Do CEOs really know what they want from R&D?
Results of another industry survey – this one from Diamond – are actually the opposite of the IBM survey (CEOs
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Why don’t businesses experiment more
In a very interesting column in the Harvard Business Review, Dan Ariely writes about why organizations are willing to listen
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Car Makers – A complex Web of Alliances
Here is a cool graphic from Financial Times that shows the complex web of alliances between various auto makers (registration
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Team recognition (as opposed to individual)
Recognizing teams for their contribution and balancing that with individual recognition has always been rather difficult. The Corporate Executive Board
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