by David Matheson | Aug 9, 2017 | Strategic Portfolio Management, ValuePoint™
Community of practice followup At this year’s SmartOrg Community of Practice (see note), the participants explored one of the most important questions in innovation and product development: what stops us from thinking big? Too many companies manage opportunities with...
by David Matheson | Aug 9, 2017 | Innovation Management
Thinking Big, A Lesson from SmartOrg’s Community of Practice At this year’s SmartOrg Community of Practice (see note), the participants explored one of the most important questions in innovation and product development: what stops us from thinking big? Too many...
by David Matheson | Jul 12, 2017 | Strategic Portfolio Management, ValuePoint™
Achieving Breakthrough Growth Your innovation portfolio is the engine that drives your future growth. How do you rev up that engine’s power? In our webinar in June, Shawn Williams of Rogers Corporation shared his experience in applying rigorous portfolio management...
by David Matheson | Apr 12, 2017 | Strategy, ValuePoint™
A Silicon Valley company recently asked SmartOrg to help with their growth challenge. They knew that to really grow, they needed to identify technology inflection points that defined the next big waves that they could ride. But as their company grew and their industry...
by David Matheson | Mar 8, 2017 | Innovation Management, ValuePoint™
Shift Portfolio Mix A good portfolio is not merely a collection of good projects. For example, a portfolio containing lots of risky projects can actually have lower overall risk than a portfolio of projects that individually have low risk. Lots of low-risk projects in...