Contextual Specificity in R&D Management – an interview with Jeremy Klein
Managing pharmaceutical drug development is a world apart from managing software development. The timescales are different, the costs are different and the people are different too. Jeremy Klein, Chair of RADMA, explains why contextual specificity is important in R&D...
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Which projects are most suited to an Agile approach?
A survey of companies attending STIM events through 2019 and 2020 showed that there is growing interest in the application of Agile project management processes. In discussions it was revealed that more guidance on the types of projects where...
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Accelerating new product development
"Now is the time to re-think the firm’s innovation process and methods," argues Robert G.Cooper, best known for the development of StageGate, a new product development process that is widely used by multinational organisations. In his recent paper “Accelerating...
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Agile practices in the development of physical products: buzzword or opportunity?
Agile practices originated in the software domain but are increasingly applied to the development of physical products. A multiple case-study involving 17 manufacturing companies from a variety of industries was conducted to understand how agile is currently applied in...
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The Cost of Time in R&D projects
Rick Mitchell explains how to estimate in financial terms the impact of delay to an R&D project - a vital input when deciding what actions are worth taking.
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Can Agile be used for hardware development?
Can Agile project management methods - widely used in software - be applied in projects involving hardware? Rick Mitchell considers the question.
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