Accelerating the Adoption of Stage-Gate Best
Practices: Designing and Implementing Stage-Gate
Led by Dr.
Robert G. Cooper and Mike Wiebe
Date: September 28-29, 2010
Hotel:Atlanta Marriot Suites Midtown
Location: Atlanta, GA
Accelerate New Product Success
- Conceive, develop and launch winning new products - faster
- Avoid costly missteps and false starts by getting it right the first
time
- Achieve the necessary buy-in to your process and gain internal momentum
- Start using your Stage-Gate Process – sooner rather than later
- Maximize the first 100 days of your implementation effort – the
most critical period.
Attend This Seminar and Benefit from These Key Deliverables
Understand what truly drives world-class performance - the 10 critical success
factors - and the most effective and efficient way to organize the many best practices
into a system that helps you succeed.
- Learn what the world-class Stage-Gate Process is and why it drives superior
new product performance – how it was discovered, the principles,
the research behind it and its proven track record
- Discover the 10 drivers of new product success – the product innovation
practices that separate the winners from losers
- Understand the 5 Stages – the purpose of each stage, activities, roles
and responsibilities, worksheets and how they should work
- Understand the 5 Gates – the purpose of each gate, deliverables, roles
and responsibilities, scorecards, decision criteria and how they should work
- Learn what IPD, VOC and PLR are and why the world’s best performers master
these capabilities
- Why a few, but meaningful, metrics are recommended to monitor your progress
- What an authentic Stage-Gate product innovation process should look like – a
comprehensive review from idea to launch with special focus on unpublished details
- Benefit from real life stories, examples, frameworks and tips
- Learn how to minimize your planning efforts without jeopardizing performance
results – effective use of Welcome Gates, Guiding Principles and Grandfathering
Techniques
- Discover the 10 critical success factors for a successful implementation
- Learn why being strategic about your implementation approach really works and
the 4 strategic approaches
- Discover the SG Implementation Framework™ and how you can use it to avoid
costly mistakes
- Learn the 12 key activities that will make or break your implementation success
- Receive the critical components of a high quality implementation project plan – key
activities, sample sequencing, roles and responsibilities and tips.
A ‘Must Attend’ for People in These Roles
- Business executives responsible for leading product innovation performance
results
- Managers responsible for implementing new product/new revenue generation systems
- Product, Marketing, Engineering and Manufacturing/Operations Managers
- Process managers, project leaders and team members
- Cross functional product innovation teams
- Champions of change and new organization initiatives.
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 valerie.sather@stage-gate.com.
Register Now - Don’t Miss Out
Date: September 28-29, 2010
Hotel:Atlanta
Marriot Suites Midtown
Location: Atlanta, GA
See below for Hotel Reservation Information
Registration Includes:
- Continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments
- Complimentary networking cocktail reception
- Comprehensive seminar manual to serve as a permanent reference.
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A FREE copy of Cooper
and Edgett’s latest book on Product Innovation |
Hotel Reservations
Book your hotel accommodations online
here or call the Atlanta
Marriot Suites Midtown at
+1-800-228-9290 and mention that you are attending
the ‘Stage-Gate’ event to receive a special group rate. Please hurry to book your hotel
reservations. The special discount rate is for a limited time only.
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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Receive credits toward your NPDP certification through
the PDMA |
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