by David Matheson | Apr 8, 2020 | Innovation Management, ValuePoint™
A Long and Significant Disruption We all know COVID-19 is disrupting everything, including innovation-driven growth. What should we as members of the innovation community be prepared for? What can we do to keep innovation alive or maybe even help it thrive in these...
by David Matheson | Nov 13, 2019 | ValuePoint™
Do you have more innovation projects than innovators to work on them? 5G, the Internet of Things, CRISPR: new technologies and business models are coming to disrupt your business and force you to innovate. If you’re scrambling to create R&D projects to deal with...
by David Matheson | Oct 9, 2019 | ValuePoint™
Congratulations, you got the job! Your company has realized it lacks breakthrough growth opportunities. After some idea generation and strategic analysis, they have selected several new territories that seem to be target rich. Maybe the territory is built around a...
by David Matheson | Sep 29, 2019 | Innovation Management
We recently helped a major chemical company conduct its portfolio review for 128 growth projects. Using SmartOrg’s Portfolio Navigator web-based evaluation platform, they systematically looked at the uncertainties in their business cases. Many project leaders saw...
by David Matheson | Sep 10, 2019 | Principles of Strategic Portfolio Management
Best Practice Frost & Sullivan awarded Beta Corporation* with a Best Practice designation for its portfolio management process. Beta implemented a six-step portfolio management process to focus on its most valuable opportunities. This process helped them achieve...