Project Management is a flexible and versatile project tracker and brief management system for product development within the consumer goods supplychain. It minimises time-to-market and the associated development costs, whilst still optimising the opportunities for innovation and product quality. It is easily configurable and supports ‘innovation funnel’ development processes, where briefs can be raised, collaborated on, assessed for feasibility and approved for progression. It can accommodate all types of new and existing product development activity including:

The systematic process for progressing new products is equally suited to handling large cross-category projects, with many diverse products and a high volume of data, through to simple range extension / refresh.

The defined stepwise Stage / Gate tracking and structured approach to project activity, incorporating a hierarchical configuration, will ensure projects are aligned to the business mission and goals.

Functionality

• Workflow capability reduces progress chasing on project activity and significantly reduces duplication of activity during a project
• Collaboration on briefs allows input from all relevant parties hence better forecasting
• Facilitates detailed scrutiny of all ideas or opportunities and enables quick, well-informed decisions
• Criteria for accepting projects can be pre-defined and built into the approval process

Benefits:

• Reduces progress chasing by up to 40%
• Reduces project rework by up to 30%
• Increases successful product launches by up to 50%
• Saves costs through headcount reduction
• Cuts administration time and costs
• Maximises profit and growth from the available resources
• New products on-shelf up to 10 weeks earlier