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E I G H T H  A N N U A L   C O N F E R E N C E
Product Development and R&D Metrics
Quantifying Innovation, Portfolio Value and Resource Capacity
November 3-6, 2003 / Chicago, IL

Agenda

Monday, November 3

Pre-Conference Workshops
7:00 – 8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 12:00 Workshop A:
Critical Chain Buffer Management: Metrics that Link Strategy to Resources

Instructor: Gene Kania, More Capacity

Workshop B:
Implementing an NPD Metrics Program: A Practical Guide to Metrics Success
Instructor: Wayne Mackey, Product Development Consulting, Inc.

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 5:00 Workshop C:
Metrics for Managing & Measuring Advanced Development Projects
Instructor: Dr. Eliezer Geisler, Illinois Institute of Technology

Workshop D:
Developing and Cascading the Balanced Scorecard
Instructor: Bill Hendricks, Orion Development Group

Tuesday, November 4

Conference Day One
7:00 – 7:45 Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:45 – 8:00 Welcoming Remarks
Management Roundtable

I. Measuring Return on Innovation

8:00 – 9:15 Keynote Presentation
Field Proven Approaches for Assessing R&D Productivity
Dr. Baruch Lev, Stern School of Business, New York University
9:15-10:15 Case Study
Integration of Intangibles Into Product Development
John F. Ryder, Dow Chemical
10:15-10:30 Refreshment Break
10:30-12:00 Expert Clinics:
  1. Metrics for Managing Technology Development - Dr. Eliezer Geisler, Illinois Institute of Technology
  2. Proactive and Predictive Measurements - Bradford L. Goldense, Goldense Group Inc.
  3. Effectively Deploying the Balanced Scorecard - Bill Hendricks, Orion Development Group
  4. Metrics for Assessing Risk in NPD - Guy Merritt, Tellabs

Held concurrently with the expert clinics:

12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:00 Case Study
IBM's Innovation Maturity Management System -
J. Thomas Luin & David S. Coughlin, IBM

II. Determining Portfolio Value

2:00-3:30 Expert Clinics:
  1. Metrics for Managing Technology Development - Dr. Eliezer Geisler, Illinois Institute of Technology
  2. Proactive and Predictive Measurements - Bradford L. Goldense, Goldense Group Inc.
  3. Effectively Deploying the Balanced Scorecard - Bill Hendricks, Orion Development Group
  4. Metrics for Assessing Risk in NPD - Guy Merritt, Tellabs

Held concurrently with the expert clinics:

3:30-3:45 Refreshment Break
3:45-4:45 Keynote Presentation
Key Metrics for Effective Portfolio Management
Dr.Scott J. Edgett, Product Development Institute
4:45-6:30 Networking Reception

Wednesday, November 5

Conference Day Two
7:30 - 8:00 Special Breakfast Session
8:00 – 9:15 Keynote Presentation
Waterfalling Corporate Objectives to Turbocharge R&D Performance and Increase Bottom-Line Results
Joseph B. Havrilla, Sr. Vice President, New Product Development, Medrad
9:15 – 10:15 Key Metrics for Monitoring Innovation and Pipeline Performance
Anthony Lemus, Advanced Sterilization Products
10:15 – 10:30 Refreshment Break

III. Effective Resource Capacity Management

10:30-11:30 Case Study
Using the Right Metrics to Align Product Investments and Return
Guy Merritt, Tellabs
11:30-12:30 Lunch
12:301:30 Case Study
Project Metrics Dashboard: Balancing Scope, Schedule and Resources
Russ Strobel, Motorola
1:30-2:30 Case Study
Improving NPD Execution - Resource Capacity Versus Demand
Emery Powell, Texas Instruments
2:30-2:45 Conference Wrap-up

Thursday, November 6

Post-Conference Workshop
7:00 – 8:00 Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 5:00 Product Development Metrics Portfolios
Instructor: Bradford L. Goldense, Goldense Group, Inc.
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch