Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

There are core competencies that every PM must have – many of which can start in the classroom – but most are developed with experience and good role models and mentoring. Performing market assessments. Pricing and revenue modeling. So, what should you consider if you’re thinking of pursuing a PM role?

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The main effect of higher productivity is to make labor more valuable; therefore it stands to reason that employers would — in the classic logic of "if you liked it that price, you'll love it at this one" — snap up more of it. Out of their work came a new business focus on "time to market" and "cycle time."

McKinsey 13

McKinsey Efficiency Long-term Analysis 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2013

Most CIOs will benefit from this trend through increased competition, better prices, and quicker provisioning. At the same time, the trend also heightens the expectations of CIOs'' internal customers to deliver better solutions at greater speed. Our own research has further looked at the problem.

Technology 8

Technology CIO Agility Software 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

CEOs should encourage R&D teams to move away from pursuing over-engineered "perfect products" — which today's thrifty customers find too expensive, hard to use, and eco-unfriendly — and focus instead on developing "good enough" solutions. By "good enough," we don't mean stripped-down versions of existing high-end products.

CEO 8

CEO Innovation Restructuring Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

Consider the battle waged by IBM’s software development teams between competing methods for getting closer to customers. Over time, teams adopted an even more aggressive approach to software development called “ continuous delivery , ” a highly automated method that enables them to make many small changes per day.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Customer Intimacy Software 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

As a practitioner of a design-led form of product development, and in my own research and writing about an empathetic approach to product design, I’m overtly critical of the Lean manifesto. Lean proposes a “test and measure” process of product development. But what is lost? Leverage A/B testing to compare variations.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Reis Definition 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

Everyone understood that being the flagship client for startups at this stage in their development would attract top startups and give BMW first access to cutting-edge technology, product customization advantages, time-to-market, and pricing, while reducing the risk profile of traditional corporate venturing.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Meyer Innovation Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

This shift is being brought about by three developments. If you’re like the thousands of global consumers my colleagues and I have interviewed over the past few years, the answer is yes, provided the price premium isn’t too great and delivery times are short. Design Manufacturing Product development'

Offshoring 8

Offshoring Productivity Products Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Furthermore, administering and/or participating in an REBP model can help both payers and providers develop many of the capabilities they will need for total-cost-of-care management. Second, payers will need to develop greater technical sophistication to ensure fairness (e.g., How Does REPB Work?

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Analysis Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2016

You have to understand these fundamentals to craft trade-policy prescriptions — which, by the way, I think the free trade agreements largely do: A thick supplier market. Manufacturers want to be close to their suppliers, because this can speed time to market and minimize the risk of disruptions. bound panels to Malaysia.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Globalization Cost Efficiency 8