new product development

DuPont’s Business Initiative Process enables managers to say No

By rnd-admin
on 3 April, 2020

To improve the success rate of its business development initiatives DuPont developed a comprehensive framework to help its business leadership and development teams successfully navigate their way through new business development (NBD).

How successful use of Absorptive Capacity adds value

By rnd-admin
on 10 September, 2019

The most effect bringers of new external ideas into an organisation, comments Phil Kennedy are individuals that are not only tech-savvy but business-savvy. He reviews a paper on absorptive capacity and offers learning points for new product development.

R&D Post-Project Reviews: Lessons Learnt or Lessons Lost?

By rnd-admin
on 31 May, 2018

For every new product development important lessons are learnt but unless these are captured and shared future teams will waste time and effort solving similar problems, argues Keith Goffin. Good post-project reviews (PPRs) can be invaluable in making future...