T E N T H A N N U A L C O N F E R E N C E
Product Development Metrics:
Achieving the Full Value of R&D
November 7-9, 2005 / Chicago, IL

Strategies, benchmarks, and breakthrough methods for product, portfolio and —ultimately—
corporate profitability and growth.

Receive the latest leading practices and metrics for:

Performance measurement – Metrics to inspire innovation - and get results - across functions, teams, projects, and portfolios
Predictive metrics and leading indicators – Screen for opportunities, invest accordingly
Resource and capacity management – Right-size for maximum efficiency
Demonstrating R&D value – Assess the financial worth of innovation and other intangibles. Measure and boost R&D productivity
Organizational Alignment – Focus in on fewer, unified goals to achieve key corporate objectives

Featuring Keynote Presentations by:
	Dr. Robert G. Cooper Professor of Industrial Marketing and Technology Management McMaster University, and author, Winning at New Products ...on the impact of cost cutting on NPD productivity and overall performance...More Info
	Don G. Reinertsen President Reinertsen and Associates ...on applying lean principles to product development metrics...More Info
	Bradford L. Goldense Founder & CEO Goldense Group, Inc. ...on past, present and emerging trends in the evolution of product development metrics...More Info
	Watts S. Humphrey Founder, Software Process Program Software Engineering Institute Carnegie Mellon University and author, TSP: A Self-Improvement Process for Software Engineers ...on key strategies and metrics managing distributed software development efforts...More Info
	Robert L. Schur Executive Vice President STATS, LLC ...on the proliferation of statistics and metrics in non-traditional business environments...More Info
Conference Chairperson
	Wayne Mackey Principal Product Development Consulting, Inc. More Info
Choose from 2 Pre-Conference Workshops:
WORKSHOP A Strategic Enterprise Metrics for PD Transformation Instructors: Mark Thut & Alex Blanter, PRTM More Info WORKSHOP B Product Development Metrics Portfolios Instructor: Bradford L. Goldense, GGI More Info Check out the premier issue of "Measuring and Delivering R&D Value," the first offering in a short series of publications created to report on Management Roundtable's activities in the area of measuring product development and R&D effectiveness.