NPD Reports

Aberdeen Group: The 2011 Growth Imperative: Optimizing Speed and Cost in New Product Development
sponsored by IBM
ANALYST REPORT: This Aberdeen Business Review found that over one half of manufacturers are focused on profitability and margin growth.  The review offers insight into how leading companies are approaching the task to excel in innovation and new product development despite lean organizations budgets.
Posted: 10 Nov 2011 | Published: 31 Oct 2010

IBM

Seven Steps to Achieving Better Requirements Engineering in Your Organization
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Requirements engineering is about more than just analyzing documenting requirements. It is an important and multifaceted part of systems engineering that broadens the product development process. Companies that successfully introduce a new requirements engineering process don't just change their process and technology; they change their thinking.
Posted: 13 May 2009 | Published: 31 Mar 2009

IBM

The next big idea: integrating innovation and portfolio management
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Organizations that can continually deliver innovative products and services often garner majority marketplace share, premium profit margins and an industry-leading status. This white paper focuses on controlling that innovation with a portfolio management solution that will support sourcing, prioritization, process support, and more.
Posted: 14 Nov 2011 | Published: 31 Dec 2010

IBM

Oracle Introduces Oracle Communications Data Model
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
PODCAST: Listen to this podcast to hear Tony Velcich, from Oracle’s Communications Product Management team, discuss the benefits of this solution.
Posted: 01 Oct 2010 | Premiered: Oct 1, 2010

Oracle Corporation

Five Tips for Improving the ROI of your Software Investments
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Five tips for improving the ROI of your software investments.
Posted: 22 Apr 2011 | Published: 22 Apr 2011

IBM

BuilderMT Increases Customer Satisfaction from 66% to 90% in Less than a Year with Parature
sponsored by Parature, Inc.
CASE STUDY: BuilderMT is the nation's leading provider of production management software for residential homebuilders, and has achieved wide notoriety and national awards for streamlining the workflow management process and improving the efficiency.
Posted: 25 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006

Parature, Inc.

The Agile Project Manager
sponsored by VersionOne Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper will explore the impact agile development methodologies are having on the Project Management community, what new skills are required, and what the Project Manager can do to ease the transition.
Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Published: 08 Jun 2009

VersionOne Inc.

Creating and managing value-driven product portfolios - Improving product portfolio management to optimize your products, services and projects
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: The best products to offer are those that provide a high level of value for both you and your customer. Companies with successful product portfolios often utilize a systematic process to effectively guide which projects are selected. This whitepaper explains how you can take advantage of a value-driven approach to product portfolio management.
Posted: 13 May 2009 | Published: 01 Apr 2009

IBM

Strategies to Capture Greater Value from Systems Engineering
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Access this helpful white paper to learn how you can capture greater value from systems engineering by embracing a more holistic approach to manage complexity in both product and process.
Posted: 11 Nov 2013 | Published: 11 Nov 2013

IBM

Requirements Engineering for the Automotive Industry
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores requirements engineering and its groundbreaking role in product development and engineering for the industrial segment. It discusses the best practices and benefits of requirements engineering, and how automotive manufacturers can overcome today's quality and cost challenges using those best practices.
Posted: 13 May 2009 | Published: 31 Mar 2009

IBM