5 Tips for Successful Stage-Gate®

Implementation

Implementing a Stage-Gate® Process is critical to improve your company’s ability to achieve its organic growth targets.

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It is also one of the four drivers of the Innovation Performance Framework™

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Implement a great process

1.

Ensure a solid process design

Imbed proven innovation best practices

Incorporate cross-functional practices that drive success

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Stage-Gate® implementation is a major cultural change that is too important to leave to chance.

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You need a careful, well thought-out and designed implementation approach.

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Here are 4 more tips to successfully implement

Stage-Gate®…

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Obtain leadership support

2.

Secure an Executive Sponsor to support the implementation initiative

Provide visible opportunities for leadership to demonstrate support for the initiative

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Track your performance and regularly report the initiative’s progress.

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Secure sufficient resources

3.

Ensure the right skills are in place and available

Establish and approve an implementation budget and plan

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Identify people with a passion for the initiative who want to see an improved process implemented.

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Communicate

4.

Develop a Communication Plan that sells the process to all stakeholders

Create well-defined roles & responsibilities

You can NEVER over communicate!

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Your stakeholders need to understand:

What the Stage-Gate® Process is

How the process will affect them

What to do to support the change

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Never underestimate the willingness of people to REJECT change.

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Execute good change management

5.

Understand your company’s culture and anticipate your challenges

Develop an implementation approach appropriate to the degree of change

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All 5 tips impact the successful adoption of your

Stage-Gate® process.

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Implementing a Stage-Gate® process enables your company to do:

the RIGHT things

at the RIGHT time

for the RIGHT reasons

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A well-implemented Stage-Gate® process is critical to enable your company to achieve organic growth…

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…as it is one of the drivers of Innovation Capability.

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Culture & Leadership

Product Innovation & Technology Strategy

Portfolio Management

Idea-to-Launch Process: Stage-Gate®

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For more tips, read this article by Scott Edgett

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