2017 PDMA Annual Conference Call for Speakers Now Open
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Presenting at the Annual Conference of the Product Development and Management Association is your opportunity to share your expertise with industry leaders and practitioners and enhance your career. Present on a range of topics in the following education tracks:
- Strategy and Discovery
- Disruption and Innovation
- Product Commercialization and Execution
- Performance and Sustainability
Submit your speaker proposal by Friday, April 28, 2017.
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There's Still Time to Register for Today's Free PDMA Webcast!
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"Building Insanely Great Products" on April 20, 2017
Attend the upcoming webcast
Building Insanely Great Products led by David Fraden.
Date:
April 20, 2017
Time:
2:00 p.m. EDT
Price:
Free
During this webcast,
David Fradin will explore
six keys to product success including a modern product lifecycle framework, how to do market research that works including understanding what your customers "do" to develop successful products, decision making, the importance of values and vision, and having a product market strategy before product development begins.
Click here
to learn more about what you will learn, who should attend, and more information about the presenter.
NPDP Certification
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The New Product Development Professional (NPDP) Body of Knowledge is Now Available!
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PDMA is excited to announce the newly revised Body of Knowledge (BoK) to help candidates prepare for the NPDP exam.
The
PDMA Body of Knowledge: A Guidebook for Training and Certification combines all preparation materials to study for the revised NPDP exam into a single publication. You can purchase a copy of the Body of Knowledge
directly through Amazon.
The PDMA Body of Knowledge covers the following exam topics:
- Strategy
- Portfolio Management
- NPD Processes
- Culture, Teams, and Organization
- Tools and Metrics
- Market Research
- Life Cycle Management - New!
For an overview of each chapter in the BoK, visit
PDMA's NPDP Body of Knowledge.
As a reminder, PDMA will launch an updated version of the NPDP exam beginning May 1, 2017.
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2016 PDMA Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Competition
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Winner:
Amalesh Sharma Georgia State University "Investigating the Impact of Pace, Rhythm, and Scope of New Product Introduction (NPI) Process on Firm Performance" Advisor: V. Kumar Honorable Mention: Lidan Xu University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "The Effect of Conspicuous Consumption Experience on Innovative Performance and Product Adoption" Advisor: Ravi Mehta Both the winner and honorable mention awardee will present their dissertation research at the 2017 PDMA Research Forum, November 11-12, 2017 at the Swissôtel in Chicago, IL.
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Last Call: Two Regional PDMA Innovation Conferences
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Innovation Whitespace Conference - Chicago, Illinois
This conference is about focusing your product development efforts on the profitable whitespace between or beyond existing product categories. Disrupting the marketplace requires frameworks to analyze current markets and anticipate the future. This is accomplished through customer empathy and research design methodologies, as well as technology and patent mapping techniques.
Join us for a full day of "how-to" insights as local leaders share their insights.
Innovate Carolinas - Durham, North Carolina
Innovate Carolina is an annual conference held in North Carolina, focused on innovation and new product development. This year we're focusing in on the tools, cultural changes and methods to accelerate good ideas in the "front end" and how to bridge the gap between idea development and product development, so that you can learn how to get the best ideas to market more rapidly.
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Call for Papers: 2017 PDMA Research Forum
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PDMA's annual Research Forum is the premier conference for new product development (NPD) and innovation management research. In addition to cutting edge research, the 2017 Research Forum, taking place November 11-12 in Chicago, IL, will also showcase special events, including:
- Bridge session examining academic-industry collaborations
- Special session exploring NPD and innovation management teaching approaches
- Other special session topics to be announced
Research Forum Theme: Developing and Sharing Innovation Knowledge in a Collaborative Economy
Submission Deadline: Sunday, June 4, 2017
Research Forum Co-Chairs
: Gina McNally (Saint Xavier University) and Janell Townsend (Oakland University)
The co-chairs encourage your submissions regarding all aspects of NPD and innovation management to this important forum for intellectual exchange and state-of-the-art research.
A complete list of accepted submission types can be
viewed here
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For complete details on submission guidelines, important dates and contact information, please visit PDMA's website.
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Managing Virtual Teams by Silvester Ivanaj and Claire Bozon.
Review by: Teresa Jurgens-Kowal, PhD, NPDP.
Nearly all of us work in virtual teams. We understand that virtual teams (VT) may struggle with communication and collaboration since we don't see our colleagues face-to-face (F2F). Yet, VTs offer many advantages for new product development (NPD) because they allow us access to diverse perspectives and global market intelligence.
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May 2017 Issue of JPIM Now Available!
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Access the May 2017 Issue of JPIM Online Now!
Log in using your member or non-member login credentials to access abstracts or full articles.
Remember: an electronic subscription to JPIM is included with PDMA membership and hard copy subscriptions for members can be purchased here.
Don't forget to download the new JPIM app!
Download the JPIM app for iOS devices to easily read all of the 2017 issues as well as articles awaiting publication under "Early View". Get the JPIM app at the Apple App Store! Simply search for "Journal of Product Innovation Management". (Not yet available for Android.)
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Congratulations on Your NPDP Certification!
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View the
2017 Partner Program
- a quick reference for all sponsorship opportunities in the coming year!
Let's drive innovation together.
Contact the PDMA Sales Team today.
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Upcoming Chapter and Global Affiliate Events
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Carolinas Chapter
Chicago Chapter
April 21, 2017
Innovation Whitespace Conference
Carolinas Chapter
May 16, 2017
Change Your 10%: Lessons From the Ranks
Pittsburgh Chapter
May 18, 2017
Enrage and Empower Advocates to Drive Product Innovation, Development, and Revenue
Carolinas Chapter
May 23, 2017
The "I" in Human Innovation
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