Sandrine Delabrière Fast-tracking NPD
My challenge
NPD process striking a balance creativity process...inspiration...intuition...leap of faith...surprise...challenge...rigour...planning...analysis...control...status quo
ideation NPD process incubationin-market
ideation NPD process incubationin-market creativity process
ideation incubationin-market idea generation Where time is spent technical development testingdecision-making
Optimize the structure - centralised + in the 80’s today
Optimize the process home-made process... fast-track process?
Optimize the team multi-functional clear leadership... 2 teams?
Optimize the team
Ideation Inspiration Structure...strong insights...strong ideas...how many?...how big?
Ideation. Strong insight
1 small insight to a big idea a well-expressed insight will lead to better execution
Ideation. Strong insight Build a bank of consumer facts keep asking why… why… why… share with the extended team
Ideation. Strong ideas Best NPD Market analysis...white spaces... + other categories Technology Consumer insights Company strategy
‘Manager la créativité’ - Thomas Paris Ideation accept some waste look for ‘dream teams’
Ideation. How many? Accenture August 2011 ‘among the 10 biggest players in the food industry over the last 4 years, there is little correlation between R&D spending or the number of product launches, and revenue growth’
Ideation. How big? Not only big bets... small ideas can grow... convenience can be big
Empower the project team Ideation. Prioritize
Incubation don’t over-test…don’t launch half- polished... Optimize the core idea...Make it happen
Incubation. Stick to the core idea DEFINE the core idea
Incubation. Stick to the core idea Its role to the Core: OWNABILITY
Incubation. Stick to the core idea Its role to the Core: think OUT OF THE BOX
Define the BUSINESS OBJECTIVES quick ££….? long-term win….? Incubation. Make it happen
Get SENIOR MANAGEMENT support Incubation. Make it happen
PROTOTYPE early & often
In-market Seize opportunities Launch
In-market. Launch BAD things can still happen… upscaling production... beware cost-cutting projects...
TRACK the progress...define the metrics...have them agreed...measure & communicate In-market. Launch
In-market GREAT things can still happen!
5 lessons from recent NPDs
1. Be ambitious
2. Be patient...
3. Never stop adding variety
4. Reinvent the obvious
5. Leverage emotions
Merci