Editor's note: This is the third and final post in a series of three blog posts over the past weeks. Read part one and part two of this series. Read More

Roadmapping has emerged as a best practice for aligning business functions with corporate strategy. Companies use roadmaps to increase visibility, accountability, and collaboration at almost every level of planning. Just like highway roadmaps, strategic roadmaps show information in a visual way,... Read More

Many years ago, I worked on a project in which we applied Just In Time (JIT) manufacturing principles to business processes. In this project, the customer, a bank, wanted to improve the efficiency and throughput of their commercial loan processing department. Read More

Unfortunately we simply cannot “do it all” and have a healthy innovation pipeline, we are constantly talking to clients who have too many initiatives in the pipeline for their available resources. To improve the quality and financial performance from your innovation pipeline, organizations must... Read More

I was lucky enough to be able to attend the “Ten Types of Innovation” book launch party last night since it was held at The Institute of Design in Chicago, the first design school in the U.S. with a Ph.D. program, and an organization that we share a building with! Read More

In my current position, I work across Europe helping my clients implement strategic business processes. I analyze clients' product development and innovation processes and make recommendations to help them improve. Two tools that I often recommend using are roadmaps and scorecards. Both can be used... Read More

Since my background is the science of language – linguistics – I always try to be as precise as possible when it comes to communicating our concepts to the market and our customers. I can tell you, terminology is not an easy job. You can see what I mean with a few quick online searches of... Read More

I read a recent article which refers to a joint paper from CIMA and AICPA called Managing Innovation: Harnessing the Power of Finance and is based on interviews with senior finance leaders at companies like Coca-Cola, Royal Dutch Shell and BT. Read More

Editor's note: This is the second in a series of three blog posts over the coming weeks. Read part one of this series. Read More

The latest research published in MIT's Sloan Management Review (Spring 2013) includes a study of 759 companies from 17 major markets worldwide. The study found that corporate culture was a key driver of companies that were more innovative. Using the study as a springboard, Professors Jay Rao and... Read More