This year’s 28th Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) International Conference on October 23-27 in Chicago is all about New Product Development (NPD). 

To kick the conference off, we're pleased to invite you and your team to a series of complimentary, online seminars to “prime the pump” and begin discussions on leading edge thought in NPD.  Join us for these sessions and in Chicago at the International Conference for even more in-depth insight on best practices in Product Innovation Across the Lifecycle.

Companies aiming to improve financial performance and satisfy financial-market demands consider innovation and new product development critical path to achieve organic growth and revenue objectives.

These one-hour, online webinars explore outstanding corporate innovation practices and are presented by leading thinkers whose topics include ways to help you:

  • Commercialize and manage innovation
  • Incorporate strong voice of the customer input into your products and services
  • Link new product development to business strategy
  • Build fundamental organizational constructs for successfully executing new product development

Duration: 1 hour
Start Time:  11:30 am Eastern - 10:30 am Central - 8:30am Pacific - 16:30 UK - 17:30 Amsterdam
Viewing Options:   Participate conveniently from your desk by receiving the audio and video through your personal computer or by viewing the presentation via the internet and the audio portion by telephone.

Click here to register for any of our Product Innovation & Management Across the Lifecycle online sessions.

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Online Seminars
9 September 2004
Managing Breakthrough Innovation: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

28 September 2004
Outstanding Corporate Innovators: A Bird's-eye View of Winning Companies

Annual Conference
23-27 October 2004
Product Innovation & Management Across the Lifecycle

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9 September 2004

Managing Breakthrough Innovation:
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

Innovation is difficult to manage, but radical, breakthrough innovation is extremely difficult, especially in large, established firms that thrive on process excellence and operational execution. Radical innovations, which create new markets and enable whole new benefits, are typically high-risk, high-uncertainty journeys for an innovator, but they are critical for any organization's long-term health and renewal. Recent research has uncovered a number of challenges that radical innovation projects confront. 

In this online seminar, we will discuss the 7 fundamental challenges that RI project managers experience and describe effective management practices that firms can put in place to help enable this very necessary form of innovation. 

Presented by
Gina Colarelli O'Connor - Associate Professor
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Dr. O'Connor is Associate Professor and Academic Director of the Radical Innovation Research Program at the Lally School of Management and Technology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her fields of interest include New Product Development, Radical Innovation, and Strategic Marketing Management in high technology arenas.

The majority of her research efforts focus on how firms link advanced technology development to market opportunities. She has articles published in Organization Science, The Journal of Product Innovation Management, California Management Review, Academy of Management Executive, The Journal of Strategic Marketing, Small Business Economics, IEEE Transactions in Engineering Management, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, The European Journal of Marketing, Psychology and Marketing, Business Horizons, The Journal of Advertising Research and The Journal of Advertising, and is one of the authors of the book Radical Innovation: How Mature Firms Can Outsmart Upstarts, published by HBS Press in December, 2000.

As a founding partner of the Radical Innovation Group, Gina is also working with established corporations to help them develop, embed and sustain radical innovation management capabilities.

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28 September 2004

Outstanding Corporate Innovators: A Bird's-eye View of Winning Companies

Learning lessons from industry leaders is often an effective technique for companies facing challenges in launching or improving their new product development performance. Every year at the Product Development and Management Association’s (PDMA) annual conference, the Outstanding Corporate Innovator (OCI®) award goes to companies that exemplify the spirit of innovation and can provide a valuable set of learning experiences and best practices. 

This webcast will include real-life commentary and examples of best practices and lessons learned from OCI award winners. Members of PDMA’s OCI award committee will also present their perspectives as part of the session.

Presented by
Douglas G. Boike - President
Triad Consulting
Dr. Boike is currently Treasurer of the PDMA Foundation and President of Triad Consulting. He has held senior management and consulting positions with Mercer Management Consulting, Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Xerox Corporation and B/E Aerospace. Dr. Boike holds a BA degree in Physics from Kalamazoo College, an ME degree in Engineering Management from RIT, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Science from Dartmouth College. He has published frequently in the area of new product development.

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You're invited to join your colleagues for several days of keynote speakers; track sessions on Discovery, Development and Commercialization; workshops; a Research Forum and more. Highlights include a keynote presentation by author and speaker Sir Geoffrey Moore, a CEO roundtable discussion and an Analyst Panel.

For more information or to register, visit www.pdma.org/2004 or call 866.223.2579.

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About PDMA

The Product Development and Management Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the art, science and business of product development. Through its annual International Conference, Chapter events and published research and educational materials, PDMA is dedicated to enhancing the professional development of its 2,500 members around the world.  For more information, visit www.pdma.org.

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