A practical 2-day conference focusing on specific techniques, metrics and models to ensure high ROI on projects and new ventures.

	Conference Chair: Sheila Mello Managing Partner Product Development Consulting, Inc.	Conference Chair Sheila Mello, author of Customer Centric Product Definition: The Key to Great Product Development, will chair this important event and lead one of the hands-on application sessions.
	Proactive Management of Project Risks Keynote by: Preston G. Smith New Product Dynamics	A highly regarded NPD expert and co-author of Developing Products in Half the Time and the soon to be published Proactive Risk Management.
Read a sample chapter of Preston's soon to be published book, Proactive Risk Management: Controlling Uncertainty in Product Development [Sample Chapter]
	The Real Options Solution to Project Valuation Keynote by: Peter Boer Adjunct Professor Yale University	Author of the forthcoming book, The Real Options Solution: Finding Total Value in a High-Risk World.

Drill-downs on team consensus-building, predicting risk, being agile, and achieving greater ROI

Receive expert coaching and guided experience in applying the various risk management methods discussed

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BONUS!

Conference participants receive:

A FREE copy of Proactive Risk Management: Controlling Uncertainty in Product Development, the new book by Preston Smith and Guy Merritt! [Sample Chapter]

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Complimenatry one-year subscription to the MIT Sloan Management Review