High Level R&D Management Programma

Are you a member of Agoria and do you wish to participate in this programme? Enrol here!

Research & development - now more than ever!

Agoria and Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School have joined forces to offer the members of Agoria a top-quality programme on R&D management. In 2008, a taskforce was formed within the Board of Directors of Agoria, to determine the priority actions of the Agoria federation in the area of Innovation. A survey among the members pointed out that there is an urgent need for high-level education and experience-sharing in the domain of R&D management. After several discussions in the taskforce an appropriate programme was developed in collaboration with Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School.

High-level R&D management, something for you?

This programme helps you organise your company's innovation process at both the organisational and the project level. You’ll gain the latest insights, management techniques, tools and ideas for the valuation and management of innovation projects, and methods for selecting and prioritising of the innovation portfolio. Internationally known speakers from companies like Indiegroup, CREAX, BP and PPVC offer you penetrating insights from practical insights.

Contents

The training consists of 2 modules of 2 days each. The programme agenda is:

Module I (8 & 9 June 2009)

Day 1:

  • The importance of R&D
  • The relevance of a balanced innovation strategy
  • Manage the fuzzy front-end of innovation
  • Supporting tools for innovation & problem solving techniques

Day 2:

  • Selection and prioritisation of innovation projects: quantitative techniques
  • Selection and prioritisation of R&D projects: how to manage a product portfolio

Module II (15 & 16 June 2009)

Daa 1:

  • Integration of stage-gate & portfolio management processes in technology development and dissemination
  • Teams in innovation contexts

  • The voice of the Customer

Dag 2:

  • Project planning of uncertain projects
  • Product launch
  • Project objectives and Performance measures

Target group

  • R&D executives and researchers
  • Everyone involved in the innovation process

The Vlerick approach

Vlerick bridges theory and practice. In this seminar, the concepts and newest trends are supported theoretically while interesting and valuable cases provide additional practical relevance.

Faculty

  • Prof. Dr. Floortje Blindenbach, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School
  • Prof. Dr. Mario Vanhoucke, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School
  • Prof. Dr. Ir. Marion Debruyne, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School
  • Prof. Dr. Mirjam Knockaert, Universiteit Gent
  • Dr. Richard Bayney, PPVC 
  • Dr. David Soderberg, BP
  • Dhr. Wim Soens, Indiegroup
  • Dhr. Simon Dewulf,  CREAX

Are you a member of Agoria and do you wish to participate in this programme? Enrol here!