Client Success
OIC clients are CEOs, principals, and business unit and program leaders at technology-oriented engineered product companies…
Concrete Client Benefits
• Business model innovation that creates new markets and customers
• Greater ROI from innovation investment
• Functional alignment between product development, manufacturing, and sales
• Empowered, accountable, and committed action teams
Examples of Agile Innovation at OIC clients:
• Definition and implementation of benefits-based market segments, as differentiating alternative to segmentation based on traditional end-markets (specialty chemical manufacturer)
• Customized definition of specific Agile principles, capabilities, and ways of working to accelerate stage-gate product development for large key accounts (communication technology company)
• Digital in-store signage business and fuel cell startup, spin-offs (“Inventures”) from core companies (two different publicly traded corporations)
• Cross-org training and implementation of time-boxing and other Agile ways of working, to drive product development and revenue generation initiatives (engineered products business)
• Early adoption of OKRs to ensure communication and alignment across multi-functional business and product teams (fiber-optics technology provider)
• Identification of specific Agile behaviors and culture to be adopted by divisional senior leadership team, communicated by public social contract (material science technology company)
• Creation of the first proof-of-concept center for early-stage technologies serving multiple universities in the USA (regional science center)
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…All these examples integrate business strategy, innovation strategy, and Agile execution, to elevate the quality, speed, and ROI of innovation at technology-based engineered products companies
Illustrative client quote…
“Bob and his small team have been instrumental in driving innovation and agility across our complex organization, with a relentless focus on the philosophy, partnership mindset, and creative problem-solving.”
D. Nelson, Program Director
and Agile execution that elevates the quality, speed, and ROI of innovation.