USING DECISION QUALITY PRINCIPLES TO BALANCE YOUR RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO

OVERVIEW: Achieving a high return from your R&D investment cannot be a ccomplished simply by focusing on individual projects. To maximize you r return, you need to make quality decisions at the portfolio level-en suring the proper mix of high-risk, high-potential R&D with lower-risk projects that produce near-term returns through incremental improveme nts to existing products and processes. Using proven decision-quality techniques to analyze your portfolio and balance risk and return enabl es you to fund and manage projects more efficiently and cost-effective ly, and ultimately play a key role in maintaining and enhancing your c ompany's success.