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How to Align Project Portfolios After M&A

How to Align Project Portfolios After M&A

Real world advice on how to align project portfolios and innovation pipelines after corporate mergers. A Medical Device Case Study

Mergers and Acquisitions in the Medical Device sector, in particular the resultant effect that M&A activity has on Project Portfolios, was one of the noteworthy strands being discussed at the recent […]

By | June 29th, 2016|Innovation, R&D Process Management, R&D Project Management|0 Comments
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How to reward innovation

Rewarding Innovation

Is it necessary, or even right, to reward staff specifically for thinking innovatively?

Last week I had an hour to kill in an airport lounge and decided to contribute to an online discussion which had caught my eye.  The subject was: “How to reward innovation?”

There were some well thought out comments asking the question: […]

By | December 3rd, 2015|Innovation, R&D Process Management, R&D Project Management|0 Comments
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Lean Innovation

Lean Innovation

I thought I’d write a short note on the vogue topic of Lean Innovation.  Lots of people talk about it, but does it really exist?

We all know that Lean has its roots in automotive manufacturing, particularly Toyota, and it seems to me that this has spawned two schools of “lean” thought.  Firstly there […]

By | October 24th, 2015|Innovation, R&D Process Management, R&D Project Management|Comments Off on Lean Innovation
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Innovation Consultancy: The Definition of Success

Innovation Consultancy

One question I often ask of NPI Project Managers is “What is their definition of a successful project?”  Obviously the question is more troubling in some sectors than in others.

So in the pharmaceutical industry, where it’s not unheard of to spend an entire career working on new products that never make it to […]

By | December 1st, 2014|Innovation, R&D Process Management, R&D Project Management|0 Comments
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Quality Assurance: designed for compliance or process excellence?

Quality Assurance for Innovation Projects

I know I may be shot at dawn for saying this, but it appears to me that the regulatory environments that preside over quality in the medical device and the food sectors are in serious danger of producing precisely the opposite effect to that intended.

Back in the eighties, when Quality […]

By | November 6th, 2014|Innovation, R&D Process Management, R&D Project Management|Comments Off on Quality Assurance: designed for compliance or process excellence?
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Still Using Spreadsheets to Manage your Portfolio?  Innovator™ gives you PPM with a difference.

Spreadsheets Vs Software!

Which is best for Project and Portfolio Management? (PPM)

Managing a single project can be challenging enough.  I know, because like everyone else, I have my own chequered history of successes and failures.  Things tend to develop like this…

Over the years you develop a style and a bag of tools with which you’re […]

By | April 23rd, 2014|Innovation, PPM software, R&D Project Management|0 Comments
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About Bubble

Bubble® is a leading provider of Project and Portfolio Management software. Founded in 1999, the company serves clients globally via offices in London, Cambridge, and Vancouver.

Its cloud-based solutions help customers improve the planning, governance, and delivery of Innovation, New Product Development, Engineering, IT, and other initiatives.

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