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Tim 7.2
Tim 7.2
Evaluation of Customer
Marketing Technical Market test, Further market
market acceptance
tasks problems pilot marketing research
acceptance test
Introduction
Customer needs Feedback
customer
regarding… Evaluation Internal for R&D,
General support,
of fit and knowledge Sales &
tasks Sales &
Customer contact focus transfer Service
Service
regarding… Support
Training
Goals
• Knowledge as a source of value for mankind • Organizational survival and growth
• Research for the sake of research • Company goal-relevant activities
• Recognition by Peers / Community • Organizational recognition
Needs
• Autonomy • Plans, procedures, rules
• Creative environment, peer recognition • Organizational recognition
• Continuous learning and development • Teamwork
• Contribution to the growth of knowledge in society • High Organizational Status
Motivation
• Service to humanity • Reward through salary and advancement in the
• Publication, patents under own name organization
• Professional recognition
• Freedom to solve problems and the thirst for knowledge
Griffin, A. and Hauser, J.R. (1996). Integrating R&D and marketing: A review and
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Cross-functional Teamwork
Cooperation and cross-functional integration promote the emergence of
innovations in teams
Communication
Organizational structures:
Incentives and rewards Org. responsibilities Task completion Profits
Decisions made
Resolve conflict
Teamwork Quality
Innovative teams increases team
thrive on good performance and the
cooperation and personal success,
cross-functional especially in
integration innovative projects
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Development
Increasing Development Speed
Increasing Development Speed
In a short product lifecycle development time
has more influence on profit than costs.
time
6 months
50% Increase
extension of
of Shorter usage
development Earlier market entry
development of resources
time
costs
Effectiveness Efficiency
Loss of profit
5% More sales,
Less R&D costs
30% higher prices
Higher Profit
Cycle 1 I 1.1
Cycle 2 I 2.1
C 3...
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Increasing Development Speed
Innovation project acceleration can be achieved by means of specific
approaches and instruments
Strategic Approach Agile Working Approach Tools
• Platforms and Modularization • Self-organized, empowered teams • Simulations
• Collaboration with external partners: • Short iteration cycles with tangible • Rapid Prototyping
• Customers results (e.g., prototypes, minimal (e.g., 3D printing)
viable products) • Design Structure Matrix
• Users
• Universities • Continuous user feedback • Quality Function Deployment
• Competitors • Highly cross-functional and co- • …
• Complementors located teams
• Outsourcing • Examples: Scrum, Lean, Design
Thinking,…
• …
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Increasing Development Speed
Most modern development projects are too complex to be planned consistently. Solution through empirical, incremental
and iterative approach.
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Increasing development speed
Adaptability
products).
Agile PM methodic
N=380 projects R2=17%
Report MPM Benchmarking Study 2017
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Increasing development speed
Approach 3: Design Structure Matrix as a tool reduces complexity through
a different way of presentation
Design Structure Matrix
… depends on…
In the DSM the information flow
as well as further dependencies
Activity 1
Activity 2
Activity 3
Activity 4
Activity 5
Activity 6
between activities of a process
can be represented.
Advantages:
Activity 1 • Mapping of complex and
highly coupled processes
Activity 2 • •
… affects…
• Iterations can be displayed
Activity 3 • • Compact presentation form
feedback • Degree of dependency can
Activity 4 • be represented
feed forward
Activity 5 • • • Disadvantages:
Activity 6 • • • Notation in need of
explanation
• Branches cannot be mapped
Binary DSM uniquely
Flow Chart
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