Overview
New ideas are all around us. They spring to life in the midst of busy days. The collective ingenuity of motivated groups can make anything happen. However, separate agendas, lack of dialogue and competing goals fight against harnessing greatness. A technology evaluation model is about mindshare. It allows a group to focus. It is not about predicting the future, but rather capturing energy. Focus combined with energy drive innovation. A technology evaluation model is a simple way of fueling the innovation pipeline, the engine that builds products customers will love. This book takes you through how to implement your own technology evaluation model. It shows you how to engage your organization in a dialogue to better understand your current technology portfolio. It incorporates the collective understanding of success into the model. Once done, you can quickly start making investment decisions to build your desired technology portfolio, enabling revenue growth. Shapes makes your technology portfolio come alive!
Full Product Details
Author: Erik N Boe
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 0.40cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.086kg
ISBN: 9781499124859
ISBN 10: 1499124856
Pages: 56
Publication Date: 29 July 2014
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Author Information
Erik Boe is currently at VMware defining and implementing portfolio management and software delivery models. Prior to that he was at Adobe, where he was part of a global technology group delivering technologies to all Adobe product teams. This central and unique position enabled him to gain deep insight into technology portfolio management and innovation across the company. Before joining Adobe he was with a startup struggling to deliver Internet storage solutions. He started his career with Apple. He was there before, during, and after the company's turnaround, first in the MacOS group and later in the hardware division. He had roles ranging from software engineer to manager and program manager, driving company-wide efforts focused on optimizing technology delivery and innovation. He has a master's in international business from Pepperdine University and a bachelor of computer science from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He grew up in Norway and later moved to California to join the personal computer revolution. He currently lives in California, with his wife, three children, a dog, and a cat.
