Goldense Group Inc. [Needham, MA] published its fifth biennial research study on leading practices in R&D/Product Development in May of 2008. The latest survey focused on innovation: its strategies, tactics and operations. This article begins a monthly series presenting select findings from the GGI Survey. In the innovation processes portion of the survey, GGI examined the types of R&D activities in which respondents were engaged and whether or not respondents had documented processes or guidelines to control them. The research found that there is growth in early-stage R&D activities and that companies are supporting these activities with new process-ware.

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