Developing Success: Product Two and Beyond

with Guest Speaker Clark Wilson, Principal @ Product Development Innovation 

Date: February 17th, 2010

Product One is just out the door and customers are clamoring for the next one! Now what? When appetites for new products exceed the resources, teams have to get smarter. This talk addresses the entire team—Executives, Managers, Engineers and Product Developers—and gives them tools for an efficient, prosperous future.

Clark Wilson, Principal at Product Development Innovation, will share his insights for organizing and executing product development that delivers successful new products repeatably.  In his experience, a “Product Development Pathway” provides a practical framework—with a heavy emphasis on the practical—for companies to field new products efficiently.

This talk will focus on increasing the capability for new product development in your organization. Mr. Wilson will share the techniques and templates that he has seen successfully deployed in companies along with pitfalls to be avoided.

5:30 – 6:00 P.M. Food and networking

6:00 – 7:30 P.M. Presentation and Q & A

Location: Portland State Business Accelerator, SW Corbett & SW Meade, Portland, OR 97201. Mt. Hood Room, 2nd floor.

Free Parking

Seating is limited. RSVP strongly recommended.

Contact: Chris Dennis, Registration Volunteer, 503-803-7627, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

About the Speaker:

Clark Wilson has spent most of his adult life developing products. This has spanned a diverse range of goods, from winches and locking hubs at Warn Industries, printers at Tektronix, heavy equipment for mining at Atlas Copco Wagner and projectors at InFocus. A keen observer, Clark saw development resources were squandered by not making the right decisions at the right time. To improve things, he spent a lot of time researching, implementing and evolving new product development processes. Clark started Product Development Innovation to help small and rapidly growing companies organize their new product thinking so that resources are effectively deployed. He is focused on pragmatic and scalable techniques that help companies move forward without getting stuck in overly complex processes. For more background, see http://www.pd-innovation.com.

This event is sponsored by the IEEE – Oregon Technology Management Chapter
For more information about this event or the Technology Management Chapter, contact Gary Perman, chair  360-835-2205  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it