NOTE: These sessions held concurrently with the GGI Survey Results and Art Schneiderman's Diagnostic Session

Expert Clinics
Tuesday, October 29

This new and unique conference feature will afford you the opportunity to receive feedback and guidance from foremost metrics experts in a highly interactive and hands-on environment.

NOTE: Each session is limited to 15 participants

CLINIC A Balancing the Product Portfolio

Facilitator: Mike Brennan Brennan Consulting

This clinic will examine how to select the best projects for your portfolio through early customer interactions and rapid prototyping technologies and by delaying resource allocation decisions as long as possible. Strategies to balance the overall product portfolio will include allocating resources based on the magnitude of the opportunity and making trade-offs between product specifications and time-to-market objectives.

CLINIC B How to Measure Return on Innovation Investment

Facilitator: Thomas Kuczmarski President Kuczmarski & Associates

A recent study conducted by Kuczmarksi & Associates concluded that one top barrier to innovation success is a "lack of metrics relating to return on innovation investment."

This clinic will prepare attendees to create or improve their own existing metric systems by first exploring the key principles for productively measuring innovation; these key principles include: Strength in Simplicity, Standardize and Commit and Systematizing Data. The group will review the differences between Performance Metrics (such as Return on Innovation and Survival Rate) and Program Metrics (including R&D Innovation Emphasis Ratio and Speed to Market) and will examine ways to customize these measures for their organization's unique needs.

In order to determine why and how new products have performed in the past, participants will conduct a diagnostic audit of their new product performance. After completing this assessment, participants will have a clear picture of how their company stacks up against the competition in terms of new product building blocks. This session will offer a detailed roadmap of how to design a comprehensive and efficient New Product Metrics System.

CLINIC C How to Measure Return on Innovation Investment   Overflow Session

Facilitators: Mitch Duckler Sr. Associate Kuczmarski & Associates Tim Paul Sr. Associate Kuczmarski & Associates

A recent study conducted by Kuczmarksi & Associates concluded that one top barrier to innovation success is a "lack of metrics relating to return on innovation investment."

This clinic will prepare attendees to create or improve their own existing metric systems by first exploring the key principles for productively measuring innovation; these key principles include: Strength in Simplicity, Standardize and Commit and Systematizing Data. The group will review the differences between Performance Metrics (such as Return on Innovation and Survival Rate) and Program Metrics (including R&D Innovation Emphasis Ratio and Speed to Market) and will examine ways to customize these measures for their organization's unique needs.

In order to determine why and how new products have performed in the past, participants will conduct a diagnostic audit of their new product performance. After completing this assessment, participants will have a clear picture of how their company stacks up against the competition in terms of new product building blocks. This session will offer a detailed roadmap of how to design a comprehensive and efficient New Product Metrics System.

CLINIC D Metrics Trouble-Shooting / Problem Solving

Facilitator: Wayne Mackey Product Development Consulting, Inc.

This clinic offers a unique opportunity to review your specific individual metrics issues with a highly experienced facilitator. A special online discussion group will be made available for you to interact with the facilitator and other participants prior to the October session in Chicago to determine the agenda for the clinic. You'll be asked to submit your problems/issues, engage in ongoing discussions, and then convene at the event to collaborate on next steps and strategies for your metrics program.