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Wednesday, July 6th, 2005
Elements of an effective Portfolio Management Process
(Product Management Skills Series)
Portfolio management is about the allocation of resources to maximize returns while managing risks.
Companies with a strong financial function often attempt to apply the same process used to manage portfolios of financial investment vehicles (stocks, bonds and derivatives) to the management of new product portfolios. This can lead to disastrous decisions, because it ignores important leverage points to enhance performance of new product development portfolios.
The talk will introduce the basic financial management model and then introduce key enhancements necessary to manage portfolios of new products. The following points will be discussed:
- Objectives for Product Portfolio Management or the Efficient Frontier for Product Portfolios
- Product Interdependencies and their Impact on Portfolio Extension and Contraction Decisions
- Risk Management in the New Product Environment
- The Element of Time: Portfolio Management through Roadmapping
Presenter
Ruedi Klein, NY Metro PDMA Chapter President and Product Portfolio Manager, Lucent Technologies
Ruedi has 10 years experience in product development and management of both, wireline and wireless communication systems. In his current position he responsible for product technology roadmaps and risk assessments for Lucent Technologies CDMA business.
Ruedi joined Lucent Technologies in 1997 as a process consultant in Bell Laboratories focusing on improving product development practices and shortening product development intervals in the business units. Previously, at Matsushita Electric Works, in Osaka, Japan, he researched modulation and coding schemes for mobile communication systems and wireless LANs using system level simulation tools.
Ruedi holds a Diplom Ingenieur degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Technology Aachen, Germany, and an MBA from Cornell University. He is a member of IEEE and VDI (Society of German Engineers). He is currently the president of NY Metro Chapter of the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) and a certified New Product Development Professional (NPDP) since 2001.
Event Logistics
Time : 6:30 - 9:30PM Date : Wednesday, July 6th, 2005
Location: Hampton Inn, Somerset, NJ Dinner : Deli Buffet
Cost : $25 - PDMA, $30 - Non-Member, $15 - Student
Early-Bird (until June 29th): $20 - PDMA, $25 - Non-Member, $10 - Student
PDMA Members: Bring a Non-Member paying the above rate and your fee will be waived! Just let us know at check-in.
PDH : 2 PDH
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