Strategic R&D Management

Start Date End Date Venue Fees (US $)
11 Oct 2026 Dubai, UAE $ 3,900 Register
08 Nov 2026 Riyadh, KSA $ 3,900 Register
14 Dec 2026 Accra, Ghana $ 4,500 Register

Strategic R&D Management

Introduction

Strategic R&D Management examines how organisations make product innovation happen. It helps senior managers engage in and facilitate product innovation in a way that supports – rather than hinders – their business strategy. Excellent project management is undermined if the portfolio of innovations is not aligned with business needs and strategy. Conversely, brilliant strategies achieve nothing if they are not well executed. For effective processes to positively impact the bottom line, all organisational units must pull together, which is a major challenge if the units are spread around the world. The situation becomes even more complex when global networks and partnerships are added into the mix. As a manager involved in product innovation, your role is becoming more and more crucial to your organisation’s competitive advantage, growth and profitability. Our Strategic R&D Management programme is a comprehensive exploration of the world of product innovation and how it can drive business strategy and development across multiple functions. A much sought after programme for over 20 years, Strategic R&D Management continues to evolve so that the content is consistent with the changing global business environment, keeps up with technology and remains at the forefront of product development.

Objectives

    Participants will learn how to manage product innovation as a strategic business process that involves multiple functions. They will also discover structures that facilitate collaboration across global networks and partnerships. For more than 20 years, the Strategic R&D Management programme has been constantly evolving, consistently remaining at the forefront of the latest business thinking on product development. It has succeeded by focusing on how to embed projects, processes and the entire R&D organisation in the strategic business context – rather than on the mechanisms for running individual projects.

    Key benefits

    • View R&D from a strategic perspective rather than a collection of development projects
    • Develop the tools to translate business strategy into a portfolio of innovation initiatives, and to measure the performance of uncertain and long-term innovation
    • Create processes and structures that will enhance your organisation’s ability to generate creative ideas for different purposes and with different degrees of novelty

Training Methodology

Our expert facilitator introduces core concepts through engaging presentations, reinforced with practical exercises that apply theory to real-world scenarios. The course begins with an overview of project fundamentals and management frameworks, establishing how these elements support effective control processes. 

Who Should Attend?

Participants have included programme managers of major research initiatives, directors of labs and vice-presidents of R&D. Senior managers with a heavy stake in the success of their company’s R&D activities – including those from engineering, marketing, finance, manufacturing, sales or service – are also frequently represented.

Course Outline

Strategic R&D Management continues to evolve so that the content is consistent with the changing global business environment, keeps up with technology and remains at the forefront of product development. The programme is led by an international team of leading faculty in product innovation management. Participants will benefit from the faculty’s deep knowledge of strategic R&D management in diverse industries and countries, as well as from their first-hand industry experience. Over five intensive days of case studies, experiential exercises, group work and lectures, the programme explores the business outcomes of R&D. It includes the following components.

Managing a portfolio of processes for different types of innovations

  • Why is it important that portfolio management goes beyond financial evaluations?

  • What are the best practices for devising competitive portfolios?

Innovation strategy and execution 

  • What are the ways in which R&D can contribute optimally to overall company goals?

  • Are there alternative sources of innovation other than product or technology?

Measuring R&D innovation performance

  • Why are many current evaluation systems unsatisfactory?

  • What does a good R&D measurement system look like?

Structures for portfolio innovation

  •  What does good team management consist of?

  • How do you put in place structures when teams are globally diverse?

Organisational innovativeness and idea creation 

  • Which R&D processes foster creative organisations?

  • How can we increase organisational creativity?

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