How to boost innovation performance

Examples and resources for gaining a competitive edge through innovation

Scroll through this page to access Sopheon’s latest content for innovating companies in the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry

ADDRESS BIG CHALLENGES

Stop missing product launches and start boosting product success rates

Sopheon’s Accolade software is the decision-command central CPG leaders are looking for. Accolade provides a single source of truth for real-time, visible business data that allows business leaders to meet product commitments and hit growth targets strategically and effectively.

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Welch’s fuels innovation with a structured approach to NPD

New product innovation is the lifeblood of the consumer goods industry. Leading CPG companies like Welch’s – a food innovator since 1849 – understand that they must continuously improve existing products and introduce winning new products to the market to stay ahead in the competitive global marketplace.

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How leaders can bolster enterprise growth strategies by managing innovation

The consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) industry has changed dramatically in the past decade. Rapid digitalization, supply chain disruption and agile competitors bringing products to market quickly has forced CPG leaders to re-evaluate enterprise growth strategies. Many organizations understand that effectively and efficiently managing innovation and NPD are key drivers of organic growth and value creation. But many also struggle to make systematic changes to the innovation process at the enterprise level.

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Mondelēz International and Sopheon: Launching transformative innovation

At the start of the pandemic, Mondelēz doubled down on its long-term strategy to accelerate consumer-centric growth. Part of this strategy involved replacing outmoded, disconnected systems and tools for innovation process management. The company needed a single solution for managing its innovation portfolio, resources, demand planning and project execution.

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Top-Down Planning: A more streamlined, agile process for NPD

How can organizations achieve the right balance between governance and flexibility? We suggest investigating a zero-based approach to Stage-Gate®, a powerful new way to empower your teams to be nimble.

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Find out where your organization ranks against best performers – and get guidance on how to improve

Measure how well your team applies innovation by selecting responses to simple questions

Addressing big challenges

Stop missing product launches and start boosting product success rates

Sopheon’s Accolade software is the decision-command center CPG leaders are looking for. Accolade provides a single source of truth for real-time, visible business data that allows business leaders to meet product commitments and hit growth targets strategically and effectively.

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All resources in one overview:

Resource 1: Case Study

Welch’s fuels innovation with a structured approach to NPD

Resource 2: Consumer goods research guide

How leaders can bolster enterprise growth strategies by managing innovation

Resource 3: Case study

Mondelēz International and Sopheon: Launching transformative innovation

Resource 4: Pocket guide

Top-Down Planning: A More streamlined, agile process for NPD

Resource 5: Digital maturity assessment

Find out where your organization ranks against best performers – and get guidance on how to improve

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