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Rob Phaal

Tool Fingerprinting characterising management tools

Tool Fingerprinting: Characterising Management Tools

  • By rnd-admin
  • on 30 September, 2020

Management tools and techniques such as roadmapping, portfolio management methods and scenario planning are considered useful for a variety of business issues, but there is a need for a more stable approach.

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Figure 2 - Technology Management framework (Phaal et al, 2004)

Assessing innovation and technology management capabilities in an organisation

  • By rnd-admin
  • on 29 September, 2020

To extract best value from investments in technology and innovation,  managers need to address a wide range of aspects. The emerging ISO standards provide an opportunity for improved tools to assist. One such tool, the Innovation Technology Management (ITM)...

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portfolio tools

Portfolio management tools and approaches

  • By rnd-admin
  • on 17 December, 2019

The aim of portfolio management is to ensure that a sensible set of innovation projects is supported by the company, for example balancing risk against reward.

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FEMA

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

  • By rnd-admin
  • on 28 November, 2019

To fail fast can save enormous waste later in the product lifecycle. Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), enables potential errors or faults to be predicted during the early design stages and it is used by many companies as...

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Must read papers on aspects of R&D Management

  • By rnd-admin
  • on 26 November, 2019

Want to know about R&D Management but too busy to read all the journals?  The editors for R&D Today have each selected a journal and have made a selection of the most interesting papers of recent years.

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Technology roadmapping – a framework for evolution and revolution

Technology roadmapping – a framework for evolution and revolution – a review

  • By rnd-admin
  • on 7 November, 2019

A ‘fast-start’ method for technology roadmapping discussed in this paper, provides a means for improved understanding of the architecture of roadmaps and for rapidly initiating roadmapping in a variety of organizational contexts, says Clare Farruk

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