In our experience, companies make the right decision to invest in R & D. But when the innovations fail to be delivered on time and you can't understand how R & D can have again failed to meet the launch time or quality or some other target, that investment seems a big mistake.

There are good reasons behind why most innovations fail to make it to market and it's not always the fault of R & D. Many innovations would have a greater chance by :-

• Building a broader base of technology options from which to select the preferred solution
• Having a clear and coherent Risk Management capability
• Understanding the scale up rules for the new products and applying them in the manufacturing processes
• Bringing Project Management discipline to every stage of the innovation process

In workshops and by direct engagement with your teams, we bring a fresh and challenging outlook to why innovation failure isn't just the responsibility or R & D and how to put it right.

...Having a Risk Management Capability and Good Skills can come in useful in other areas. If not an external alliance with Neptune as a fall-back is also said to be beneficial!