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Strategic R&D Management

For senior managers to engage in and support product innovation in a way that drives – rather than dissipates – their business strategy.

Upcoming Sessions
Location
Fontainebleau
Duration
5 days
Fees
10,600

Content Overview

Over five intensive days of case studies, experiential exercises, group work and lectures, the programme explores the business outcomes of R&D. It includes the following components.

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Managing a portfolio of processes for different types of innovations

  • Why is it important that portfolio management goes beyond financial evaluations?
  • What are the best practices for devising competitive portfolios?
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Innovation strategy and execution

 

  • What are the ways in which R&D can contribute optimally to overall company goals?
  • Are there alternative sources of innovation other than product or technology?
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Measuring R&D innovation performance

 

  • Why are many current evaluation systems unsatisfactory?
  • What does a good R&D measurement system look like?
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Structures for portfolio innovation

 

  • What does good team management consist of?
  • How do you put in place structures when teams are globally diverse?
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Organisational innovativeness and idea creation

 

  • Which R&D processes foster creative organisations?
  • How can we increase organisational creativity?