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Latest Version of Sopheon Software Helps Innovators Tackle Economic and Market Turbulence
Accolade 8.0 sets a new standard for agility in managing innovation projects, incorporates mobile applications for iPhone and iPad, and reflects input from top innovators in industry.
Sopheon, the international provider of software and services for product lifecycle management (PLM), today introduced the latest version of its Accolade innovation management solution. Accolade 8.0 offers a broad mix of features designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of project leaders, team leaders and cross-functional team members in managing innovation projects. New capabilities of the software include automatic generation and adjustment of project plans and advanced levels of support for team collaboration. Accolade 8.0 is expected to be of particular value to global companies striving to keep innovation project activity in step with changing market conditions and business priorities.
Select features found in Accolade 8.0 evolved from Sopheon’s work with existing customers. For instance, some of the advanced metrics being introduced in the new software reflect input from Electrolux and PepsiCo. Aspects of the project plan structures were based on Sopheon’s experience in supporting global innovation processes at Philips. “One of Philips’ central business strategies is to drive profitable growth through meaningful innovation,” said Paul De Wit, director of Idea to Market processes for Philips’ Consumer Lifestyle business. “We adopted the Accolade system to optimize our Stage-Gate® new product development process and portfolio management efforts. Recently we have worked with Sopheon to help shape and test the project management capabilities that are being introduced in this latest version of their software. We live in a complex, fast-changing world. Accolade’s new features have given us the ability to model projects in a very dynamic manner and alter them quickly in response to shifts in market opportunities and needs, without extra administrative burden. We believe that these capabilities will help shorten our Idea to Market processes.”
In addition to enhancements related to project portfolio management and collaboration, Accolade 8.0 introduces a variety of new features aimed at deepening the software’s acknowledged market leadership within its application category for ease-of-configuration and ease-of-use. The solution also offers integration with Microsoft’s SharePoint® software, a development that will allow users to promote and highlight innovation activity by making it visible across the corporate community. In a further development, Sopheon announced today that the first mobile applications of its software are now available, designed specifically for use with iPhones and iPads.
“The need to anticipate and react quickly to change has become an essential component of any successful innovation strategy,” said Bryan Seyfarth, director of product strategy for Sopheon. “Accolade 8.0 was literally co-created by some of the top innovators in industry. Each of these companies brought to the collaboration a deep understanding of what it takes to win in the ‘new normal,’ a business environment that requires speed, iterative action and a capacity to deal with constant change. The software will give our customers far more agility, enabling rapid mid-course corrections that side step sudden competitive threats and open the door to fast-moving opportunities. For companies struggling to keep pace with economic turbulence, market disruptions and unending uncertainty, this latest version of Accolade can be a game changer.”
Accolade® is a registered trademark of Sopheon plc. SharePoint® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Stage-Gate® is a registered trademark of the Product Development Institute.
About Sopheon
Sopheon (LSE: SPE) is an international provider of software and services that help organisations improve the business impact of product innovation. Sopheon's solutions automate and govern the innovation process, enabling companies to increase revenue and profits from new products. Sopheon's solutions are used by industry leaders throughout the world, including BAE Systems, BASF, Corning, Electrolux, Honeywell, Novartis and SABMiller. Sopheon is listed on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange and on the Euronext in the Netherlands. For more information, please visit www.sopheon.com.
Bertus S.
Bedankt weer Bertus,
Je krijgt zo nu en dan wel wat over je heen, maar blijft zoals altijd onverstoorbaar de dingen doen en plaatsen die er toe doen. AB
Gr. lucas D
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Latest Version of Sopheon Software Helps Innovators Tackle Economic and Market Turbulence
Bertus S.
Mooi bericht Bertus!
Gijs S.
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Bedankt weer Bertus,
Je krijgt zo nu en dan wel wat over je heen, maar blijft zoals altijd onverstoorbaar de dingen doen en plaatsen die er toe doen. AB
Gr. lucas D
Ook volledig eens.
Slaat niet echt aan blijkbaar.
Dagomzet 27 hele eurootjes , bedroevend .
Heeft iemand van de gelovigen hier een verklaring voor ?
De voornaamste punten:
mobiele toepassingen voor iPhone en iPad.
Accolade 8.0 biedt een brede mix van functies ter verbetering van de efficiëntie en effectiviteit van de projectleiders, teamleiders en cross-functioneel teamleden, bij het beheer van innovatieprojecten.
Nieuwe mogelijkheden van de software omvatten automatische generatie en aanpassing van projectplannen en geavanceerde niveaus van ondersteuning voor teamsamenwerking.
Accolade 8.0 is naar verwachting van bijzondere waarde voor mondiale bedrijven die streven naar innovatie projectactiviteit met veranderende marktomstandigheden.
worden ingevoerd in de nieuwe software input van Electrolux en PepsiCo.
Aspecten van het project plan structuren waren gebaseerd op de Sopheon ervaring in de ondersteuning van wereldwijde innovatieprocessen bij Philips.
Raak er steeds meer van overtuigd dat ik op het juiste moment mijn 1e aankoop gedaan heb.
Mooi uitgelicht Frank.
Prachtig Bertus, je post om begrijpelijke redenen niet veel meer sinds zo'n jaar geleden, maar áls je iets te melden hebt dan is het wel meteen raak want je was er weer vroeg bij vanochtend, met wat we toch wel het beste nieuws van Sopheon van het laatste jaar kunnen noemen!!!
En inmiddels verspreidt het nieuws zich snel verder.
Bijv. hier in een uitgebreidere versie waarin, heel slim, ook Gartner wordt genoemd. Goed werk van Sopheon; ons wachten is niet vergeefs geweest!
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April 25, 2012, 9:30 a.m. EDT
Latest Version of Sopheon PLM Software Helps Innovators Tackle "New Normal" of Economic and Market Turbulence
Accolade(R) 8.0 Sets New Standard for Agility in Managing Innovation Projects
MINNEAPOLIS & LONDON, Apr 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sopheon, the international provider of software and services for product lifecycle management (PLM), today introduced the latest version of its Accolade innovation management solution. Accolade version 8.0 offers a broad mix of features designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of project leaders, team leaders and cross-functional team members in managing innovation projects. New capabilities of the software include automatic generation and adjustment of project plans and advanced levels of support for team collaboration. Accolade 8.0 is expected to be of particular value to global companies striving to keep innovation project activity in step with changing market conditions and business priorities.
Economic volatility, increasingly rapid technological change and ongoing shifts in consumer demand continue to roil the marketplace. The only certainty is uncertainty, a condition that pundits have labeled the "new normal." Meanwhile, for the eighty-two percent of manufacturers who continue to make innovation an investment priority,* one of the most critical challenges posed by this environment of continuous change is its impact on innovation project management. Traditional project management methodologies and tools depend upon establishing detailed requirements, scope and timetables at the beginning of each project and rigidly carrying them through to the end. In today's world, such inflexible granularity can have devastating impact on business performance, "hand cuffing" an organization's ability to adjust innovation projects in response to shifting conditions. The consequences: wasted resources, slow time-to-market and lost opportunity.
Features being introduced in Accolade version 8.0 redefine project management for innovation projects. The software accomplishes this by simplifying and automating project structures and by strengthening project-based collaboration. Accolade 8.0 offers advantages at every level of the innovation project-management role hierarchy, including:
For innovation project managers and team leaders--
Based on a simple set of inputs, Accolade 8.0 automatically identifies, schedules and associates all of the tasks associated with a project. An entire project can be set up in a minute or less--much quicker than even ad hoc Excel(R)-based approaches. As innovation team members are added, the software instantly associates them with the deliverables they will need to support. If changes in market, technology or business conditions require that adjustments be made to the project, they can be accomplished in a matter of seconds.
For innovation team members--
Accolade 8.0 introduces a new, more efficient and effective way for members of globally dispersed, cross-functional innovation teams to work together in creating shared project deliverables. The software's project-based collaboration features replace the time-consuming, often disjointed swirl of e-mails, telephone calls and virtual meetings that typifies the creation of complex project documents such as product definitions, business cases and scorecards. Version 8.0 provides workflows that move a deliverable steadily down a prescribed path, ensuring that team members supply their input at the right time and in the proper sequence. Contributors can be confident that they are working on the most current version of the document.
Select features found in Accolade version 8.0 evolved from Sopheon's work with existing customers. For instance, some of the advanced metrics being introduced in the new innovation management software reflect input from Electrolux and PepsiCo. Aspects of the project plan structures were based on Sopheon's experience in supporting global innovation processes at Philips.
"One of Philips' central business strategies is to drive profitable growth through meaningful innovation," said Paul De Wit, director of Idea to Market processes for Philips' Consumer Lifestyle business. "We adopted the Accolade system to optimize our Stage-Gate(R) new product development process and product portfolio management efforts. Recently we have worked with Sopheon to help shape and test the project management capabilities that are being introduced in this latest version of their software. We live in a complex, fast-changing world. Accolade's new features have given us the ability to model projects in a very dynamic manner and alter them quickly in response to shifts in market opportunities and needs, without extra administrative burden. We believe that these capabilities will help shorten our Idea to Market processes."
In addition to enhancements related to project portfolio management and collaboration, Accolade 8.0 introduces a variety of new features aimed at deepening the software's acknowledged market leadership within its application category for ease-of-configuration and ease-of-use. The solution also offers integration with Microsoft's SharePoint(R) software, a development that will allow users to promote and highlight innovation activity by making it visible across the corporate community. In a further development, Sopheon announced today that the first mobile applications of its software are now available, designed specifically for use with iPhones and iPads.
"The need to anticipate and react quickly to change has become an essential component of any successful innovation strategy," said Bryan Seyfarth, director of product strategy for Sopheon. "Accolade 8.0 was literally co-created by some of the top innovators in industry. Each of these companies brought to the collaboration a deep understanding of what it takes to win in the 'new normal,' a business environment that requires speed, iterative action and a capacity to deal with constant change. The software will give our customers far more agility, enabling rapid mid-course corrections that side step sudden competitive threats and open the door to fast-moving opportunities. For companies struggling to keep pace with economic turbulence, market disruptions and unending uncertainty, this latest version of Accolade can be a game changer."
Accolade version 8.0 is available immediately for purchase and implementation.
*Gartner, "CEO Survey 2012: The Year of Living Hesitantly" 21 March 2012
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Raak er steeds meer van overtuigd dat ik op het juiste moment mijn 1e aankoop gedaan heb.
Mooi uitgelicht Frank.
Dat zijn we dan in ieder geval met elkaar eens Lucas.
De feiten uit het PB die Frank noemt zijn ook overtuigend
en tonen duidelijk aan wat de meerwaarde is van deze nieuwe release.
En toch zijn er nog steeds mensen die dat niet kunnen begrijpen..... :$
{:<)))
Ed Verbeek
Naar aanleiding van de nieuwe Accolade 8.0 release wordt er regelmatig verwezen naar een recent onderzoek van Gartner; hieronder een (korte) bespreking. De nieuwe release lijkt inderdaad een behoorlijk aantal knoop/knelpunten het hoofd te bieden.
Nu dus nog er mee de boer op!
Nico
Apr 16, 2012 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- 2012 is the year of living hesitantly, as 85 percent of CEOs surveyed said they believe their enterprises will be impacted by an economic downturn in 2012, according to Gartner, Inc.
The Gartner CEO and senior business executive survey of more than 220 CEOs in user organizations from more than 25 countries was conducted in November and December of 2011. Qualified organizations were those with annual revenue of $500 million or more. The survey results show that many CEOs believe that an economic downturn will impact their companies in 2012. Although concerns are less severe in Asia/Pacific and North America than in Europe and Africa, it is the dominant point of view within each of the three geographies.
"Costs are now the second biggest priority area, the highest ranking in our surveys since 2009," said Mark Raskino, vice president and Gartner fellow. "Yet, CEOs seem determined to maintain a growth posture as the No. 1 priority for now, and geographic expansion is the primary growth approach."
While the economy is certainly a concern for chief executives, the survey results showed by a ratio of more than two to one that CEOs said they will increase IT investment in 2012, rather than cut it.
"The intention to invest in technology is comparatively healthy," said Jorge Lopez, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner. "The newer trends, such as mobile and cloud, are rising to the foreground of CEO's attention. However, CRM remains CEOs' favorite IT capability because marketing is a never-ending competitive quest for customer retention."
Gartner analysts said the difficulty with investing in newer technologies for strategic outcomes is that organizations need the right kinds of leadership and change management. Many business leaders learned the hard way in the 1990s and 2000s that simply buying and installing technology doesn't deliver results if it's not carefully directed and delivered in conjunction with coordinated changes to policies, processes, organization, roles and culture.
"More purposeful, structured innovation management could be one way to make technology investments pay off," Mr. Raskino said. "We see strong CEO intention toward improving it in most sectors, but not in financial services -- where, perhaps, regulatory compliance is simply overwhelming all other strategic change thinking."
Ninety percent of CEOs can name a company they admire for its use of IT in gaining a competitive advantage, but when restricted to their own industry, a quarter cannot. Apple easily eclipsed everyone as the most admired company for its use of IT, as it accounted for 39 percent of the responses. Google was second with 11 percent share, followed by Amazon at 5.8 percent.
The survey results showed that CEOs are advancing innovation management, but many face a digital business strategy gap. This year, Gartner probed investment attitudes toward innovation management and leadership attribution. Overall, innovation management is advancing with few CEOs cutting innovation, and approximately half the CEOs saying they are investing more. However, a quarter indicated that they still don't address it as an explicit discipline. When Gartner asked who leads innovation in their firms, approximately one-third of the CEOs selected themselves. After that, a wide variety of executive and senior management leaders were named, however CIOs were rarely identified, and CFOs were never identified.
"Any CEO who believes that he or she is the innovation leader of the firm must retain a close direct working relationship with the CIO in this age of rapid business digitization, or risk being blindsided," Mr. Lopez said. "CIOs must improve IT-related competitor intelligence, and use that information to build a productive relationship with the person the CEO sees as the leader of innovation."
Most CEOs know what new information they need now and in the future, so their CIOs must keep pace. In this year's survey, Gartner asked the: "If there was one additional piece of information you could use, what would it be?" Nearly all the CEOs had a specific answer close at hand. Most were in the areas of customer and sales information or competitor information. Gartner also asked CEOs what new kinds of information will disrupt their industries during the next five years. About half the CEOs could not give a good answer; however, the other half provided a wide range of ideas, demonstrating that thinking about the new kinds of information that technology will make available is a potential source of competitive advantage between firms.
"CIOs and CEOs should discuss with each other what new information would help them manage the business better through uncertain economic times," Mr. Raskino said. "We know most companies have weak management formalism over information strategy and governance; however, information variety, complexity and volume are rising exponentially. Muddling through without discipline will soon start to leave major companies vulnerable to new entrant competition. CIOs should spearhead the development of an information strategy for their firms, concentrating, in particular, on new kinds of information that might lead to industry disruptions and transformations."
The survey results showed most CEOs still regard their CIOs as itinerant specialists. The role needs development attention. The CFO was, by far, the most cited close strategy advisor to the CEO in the survey, while CIOs were rarely mentioned. In an age of such digital disruption to business, many CIO roles remain underinvested. Most CEOs thought the best next step for their CIOs would be to do the same job in the same industry or in another industry. Few thought they would move on to a business leadership role.
"CEOs should re-examine the role the CIO plays today in business innovation and strategy," Mr. Lopez said. "As the Information Age progresses, the risk of being blindsided by new forms of digital competition is rising."
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Naar aanleiding van de nieuwe Accolade 8.0 release wordt er regelmatig verwezen naar een recent onderzoek van Gartner; hieronder een (korte) bespreking. De nieuwe release lijkt inderdaad een behoorlijk aantal knoop/knelpunten het hoofd te bieden.
Nu dus nog er mee de boer op!
Nico
Apr 16, 2012 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- 2012 is the year of living hesitantly, as 85 percent of CEOs surveyed said they believe their enterprises will be impacted by an economic downturn in 2012, according to Gartner, Inc.
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Mooi artikel Nico.
Ik heb het eens goed gelezen en er zitten inderdaad veel aanknopingspunten in voor Sopheon:
"The newer trends, such as mobile [...] are rising to the foreground of CEO's attention. "
-- levert Sopheon in versie 8!
"More purposeful, structured innovation management could be one way to make technology investments pay off"
-- precies wat Sopheon ondersteunt!
"CEOs are advancing innovation management, but many face a digital business strategy gap"
-- laat Sopheon die met Accolade nu net overbruggen!
"innovation management is advancing with few CEOs cutting innovation, and approximately half the CEOs saying they are investing more."
-- mooi, dat betekent dus Accolade kopen!
"by a ratio of more than two to one that CEOs said they will increase IT investment in 2012"
-- laten die CEO's dat dan maar eens vlug gaan doen!
{:<)))
Ed Verbeek
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