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In: Strategic Direction 24 (2008) 2, pp. 32-34

project. Unfortunately, change in product development is linked inescapably to innovation. The more innovative the product …Purpose – Most development processes have the effect of putting innovation in a straitjacket. This is because they … projects, developers need more product development flexibility – the ability to make changes even relatively late in …

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Coming to terms with a social revolution

In: Strategic Direction 26 (2010) 7, pp. 10-13

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the...

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New ways to focus on innovation

In: Strategic Direction 26 (2010) 7, pp. 28-31

create a product from can learn a lot from customers who use them. This is especially the case in industries where those …

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Exploring management control in radical innovation projects

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ICP and the Co‐op’s mission uncompleted

In: Strategic Direction 19 (2003) 10, pp. 22-24

Perhaps the best summary of how ICP and the Co‐op Group handled their joint project in 2000 can be taken from an internal memo from ICP’s development manager: “please be prepared for the s**t to hit the fan”. The Co‐operative Group, one of the largest retailers in the UK, and ICL,...

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More innovation for fewer $s

In: Strategic Direction 19 (2003) 1, pp. 36-38

this end, companies are looking for ways to improve R&D and engineering productivity – that is, the product output per …While time to market was the most critical measure of performance in product development throughout the 1990s, the … recent economic downturn has caused a shift in priorities. Today, lowering product development costs is the key focus. To …

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Sony struggles to remain creative

In: Strategic Direction 20 (2004) 4, pp. 10-12

Making a video game these days is getting more and more like making a movie. So‐called blockbuster games are developed by large teams of programmers managed by “producers”, can take many years to come to market and generally cost major amounts of money to make. The rewards, however, can be...

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Why product managers don’t cry over spilt milk

In: Strategic Direction 20 (2004) 4, pp. 22-24

On the face of it, there may not seem much in common with a World Bank project to increase the productivity of … with a US office‐product company’s determination to significantly increase revenues, or a Danish underwater acoustics … company’s aim to reduce product development times from three years to three months. …

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Collaboration brings Egg’s IT project to the boil

In: Strategic Direction 20 (2004) 8, pp. 23-25

An extensive review of systems development practices during the late 1990s produced some alarming statistics. It suggested that up to 90 percent of all IT projects failed to meet their goals, while 80 percent were late and over‐budget, and 40 percent were abandoned. The value of IT investments...

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How project management keeps Sun shining

In: Strategic Direction 20 (2004) 8, pp. 30-32

alternative technology to the big two and can certainly be deemed innovative. However, even innovation must be effectively managed …

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