For more information, please contact Valerie Sather at valerie.sather@stage-gate.com

• 'Lean-out' your Idea-To-Launch Process without destroying its most important feature - 'Value Creation'
• Implement new advanced techniques so you can be one step ahead of your competitors
• Master the early business Gates where the game is won and lost
• Hear new examples of advanced NPD Process techniques used by companies like P&G, Emerson Electric, ITT, 3M, J&J and more
• Accelerate time-to-market with 'spiral development'.

Attend This Seminar and Benefit from These Key Deliverables

Attend this seminar and learn how to dramatically improve your product innovation process performance and drive ideas from inception-to-launch more effectively and efficiently while managing risk.

1. Master the early Business Gates - recognize new product potential, kill poor projects sooner
2. Match new product development projects to their most effective and efficient process
3. Discover advanced techniques for conducting meaningful Post Launch Reviews
4. Learn new, easy-to-use techniques including: Profiling, Resource Capacity Analysis, Bottom-Up Reporting and Gate Checks
5. Discover the Next Generation Process Governance Models - what creates and what destroys value
6. Learn the anatomy of a perfect Gate meeting - comprehensive guidelines for determining the 'who, what, why, where and when' to consistently drive superior project selection decisions
7. Receive Cooper and Edgett's 'Gatekeeper Ground Rules' designed to engage executives and guide behavior
8. Understand what Lean Gates with Teeth are, how they work and why they engage greater executive participation
9. Discover why the role of Process Manager is critical
10. Learn what the Gatekeeper, Process Manager and Project Leader should be doing to improve resource allocation
11. Learn how much and what homework to demand from your project teams during the critical early stages
12. Discover how to accelerate time-to-market with 'spiral development'.

A 'Must Attend' for People in These Roles

• Executives, experienced innovators and senior managers responsible for product innovation performance
• Process Owners leading product innovation process improvement initiatives
• Managers responsible for new product/new revenue generation
• New product development managers, project leaders and team members.

Benefits of Team Attendance

If you can bring colleagues to the event, so much the better… this initiative requires a team effort and it's always good to have a small team, rather than just one person, to implement what's been learned. Inquire about our Team Discounts - call Valerie Sather at +1-905-304-8797 or by email at valerie.sather@stage-gate.com.

Register Now - Don't Miss Out

For more information, please contact Valerie Sather at valerie.sather@stage-gate.com

Registration Includes:

• Continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments
• Complimentary networking cocktail reception
• Comprehensive seminar manual to serve as a permanent reference.

A FREE copy of Cooper and Edgett's latest book on Product Innovation

Still Have Questions?

• Not sure if this seminar is right for you?
• Want to accelerate your results by training the entire team?
• Want to bring this seminar onsite to your company?
• Unable to find a topic that matches your training needs?

Contact Valerie Sather at +1-905-304-8797 or by email valerie.sather@stage-gate.com for seminar information and group discounts.

Cancellation Policy
Should you be unable to attend for any reason, please inform us in writing no later than ten business days prior to the seminar start date for a credit voucher for the full amount. If you prefer, a full refund less a $200 US non-refundable deposit will be issued. No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations received within ten business days of the event.

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