Management and Strategy for Technology and Innovation

This course gives an introduction to the essential tools needed to manage the process of ensuring that R&D activities turn into successful products, processes and services which deliver significant value.

The IfM’s established technology and innovation management approaches can help to see this through to success by drawing on time-tested, evidence-based approaches from Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) experts.

Each session is led by an IfM expert who brings with them both academic and applied experience from their respective discipline. The topics are brought to life through a mix of lectures, discussions, cases and practical group activities.

Topics covered include:

• Technology and Innovation Management, including evolutionary perspectives

• Technology Intelligence

• Project Selection

• Open Innovation

• Strategic Technology Management

• Roadmapping

• New Product Introduction

• Managing Partnerships

• Intellectual Property

• Managing Innovation