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To objectively assess, manage, and compare product development performance, organizations need a standard framework for classifying and defining processes. APQC’s Process…
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Reports & White Papers|
Connected Product Development: Cross-Industry Practices Report
As part of ongoing research into product development and innovation, APQC has gathered information on the latest trends in connected product development. This report provides…
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Reports & White Papers|
New Product/Service Development Strategy: Cross-Industry Practices Report
As part of ongoing research into product development and innovation, APQC has gathered information on the latest trends in new product development strategy. This report…
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New Product/Service Development Process: Cross-Industry Practices Report
As part of ongoing research into product development and innovation, APQC has gathered information on the latest trends in new product development process. This report…
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New Product/Service Development Measurement: Cross-Industry Practices Report
As part of ongoing research into product development and innovation, APQC has gathered information on the latest trends in new product development measurement. This report…
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Ecosystems and Open Innovation: Co-Create or Stagnate
To move from aspiration to realization in an era of exponential technology, organizations must determine what business value they can derive from innovation with ecosystem…
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Tools & Templates|
Stage-Gate Business Case Editable Template
The purpose of this stage-gate business case editable template is to provide leadership with the information required to evaluate a new product or concept in context with…
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Tools & Templates|
Stage-Gate Process for Innovation and New Product Development
This guide explains the stage-gate process for innovation and new product and service development, including an example innovation process flow as well as the gates (i.e.,…
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Tools & Templates|
Stage-Gate Checklists for Gatekeepers
As new product/service ideas move through a stage-gate process, gatekeepers (decision-makers) must evaluate them after each stage, typically in a "gate" meeting. This set…
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Tools & Templates|
Stage-Gate Business Case Template
The purpose of this stage-gate business case template is to provide leadership with the information required to evaluate a new product or concept in context with other…
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The enduring promise of open innovation is to get work done faster, cheaper, and with better ideas. Unfortunately, many organizations struggle to build a culture that is…
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Today’s markets move and evolve with incredible speed. Keeping up requires embracing open innovation: the organization looks beyond itself for new ideas, strategies, and…
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APQC asked leading thinkers on innovation and disruption how organizations can recover from the events of the past year. Scott Anthony from Innosight and Stephen Wunker from…
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Organizations are seeking new and better ways to drive innovation, and many are looking to knowledge management (KM) for support. This article outlines ways to connect KM and…
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Open Innovation: Creating Flexible Collaboration
This report leverages APQC’s ongoing research into open innovation, external expertise, and recent real-world examples in order to highlight open innovation best practices in…