For many companies, developing new products is a hit-or-miss proposition. Successful innovation–the kind that leads to customer engagement and profits–is rare and hard to achieve. Some have tried investing intensively in research and development. In a recent study conducted by booz&co. on public companies representing almost 60% of global R&D expenditures, it was found out […]
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Customer-centricity 101: Leading Organizations to be Customer-centric
Advances in technology and communication, combined with the explosive growth in data information, have given rise to a more empowered global consumer. Recent economic and political events highlight the need for companies to understand how consumers view the world and the most important attributes for their purchasing decisions. Responding effectively to rapidly changing consumer needs […]
Sustained Solutions to Profitable Growth: the Dimensions of Intelligent Innovation
Over the last decade, companies have made greater strides in retooling their innovation engines. Leaner and faster, products are developed from concept and delivered to customers in record time. But even a Ferrari does not know where to drive. There are plenty of opportunities to enhance execution. Yet, inspiration and insights are increasingly getting to […]
The Secret to Success in the Digital Age: Building a Customer-Centric Culture of Innovation
A large majority of organizations rarely focus on gathering and utilizing customer-centric knowledge. So much so that they even introduce a product without having vital insights on the customer and their unmet needs, and they are often clueless about them. Consequently, many product development initiatives fall flat as managers struggle to filter and evaluate ideas. […]
Why Knowledge Management Strategy Is Important for Business Sustainability
In today’s business environment, learning and knowledge have become key success factors internationally and intangible resources are of vital importance. The struggle between competing firms has moved from tangible resources to intangible resources where knowledge and the ability to use knowledge have crucial roles. Organizations are becoming more global, multilingual, and multicultural with people being […]
When Competition Starts with an S: Step-up Using the Strong-form Product Management Model
Most Product Managers have relatively narrow roles and decision rights on product portfolios are fragmented on various functions. This creates incoherence between a company’s product and its overall Corporate Strategy. What is needed is more accountable decision rights that align responsibility for results to one person who also has cross-functional decision-making authority. This realignment is […]
Family Business: Strategic Planning at its Core
Family Businesses need to change and develop new strategies if they are to remain healthy and financially viable. The dynamic external environment, driven by increasing competitive markets, make it difficult for companies to maintain the status quo. Key issues stay constant year-on-year relative to particular qualities of the family firm and the strengths and challenges […]
Product Strategy: The Advantages Smart Customization Offers
The advantages of Smart Customization are more visible in the manufacturing industry—owing to fairly speedy cash recoveries when factory costs are aligned to customer value. It is becoming an integral pillar to Product Strategy in many organizations. However, services sector can also benefit from smart customization, but this demands relatively closer interactions with customers and […]
Product Strategy: Key Challenges to Tackle while Implementing Smart Customization
Customers, these days, demand ever-higher levels of personalized products and services to suit their needs. Their demand is grounded on technological disruption and access to up-to-date information. They believe that in an economy characterized by disruption and operational innovation—that makes customization possible—they have an excellent chance of getting customized offerings from the suppliers. Thus, Product […]
Taking the High Road to Competition: Achieve Business Capabilities Coherence
Sustainable, superior returns accrue to companies that focus on what they do best. It is that simple. Yet it is incredibly hard to internalize. It is a rare company that focuses on what we do better than anyone in making every operating decision across every business unit and product line. Rarer still is the company […]
Taking the Go-to-Market Platform Design Route to Gain Competitive Advantage
The routes to market that Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies use to sell and service their trade account is essentially critical. It determines their sales volume, their ability to deliver the proper levels of customer service in a cost-effective manner, and their success at securing scarce retail shelf space for their products. Yet, only a […]
How To Sustain Momentum in Business Transformation
In today’s exponentially disrupted business environment, incremental improvement is not enough. It is not enough to win today. We have to be able to continue to evolve today and in the future. In the world of unprecedented disruption and market turbulence, Business Transformation today revolves around the need to generate new value. We need to […]
