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What to say about Competitive Intelligence to Program Managers?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Ellen Naylor Sep 21.
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Many product managers are also compensated based on how well the product sells, so you might consider that angle of motivation: they'll sell more if they know how to position it against the competition. When I did CI in corporations, I recall aski...
You might also talk about risk assessment and mitigation, something project and program managers should always do and often don't. I like using Eric's "Future's Wheel" diagram for this to discuss possible cause-and-effect scenarios.
Some possible ideas...
Project managers are driven to ensure that projects are completed on time, under budget, and result in high quality results. To that end, you have the possibility of outlining the incorporation of CI research and analysis m...
Next month, I will make a presentation to the local PMI group. I have about 45 minutes to dazzle them (hopefully) with information that either they didn't know or didn't know how to relate to their everyday tasks.
Although I do not have a PMP cer...
Lets compare it to a game of Soccer.
We are the "Mid-Fielder" ( Midfilders).
We feed the Centre Fowards ie the Decision Makers.
They get the Glory! So What?
All,
I wonder about something. If you were asked, how much could you say about the most meaningful CI activity that you have done for a company or a client? Would you be able to acknowledge publicly what you did in detail? Could you give an abstr...
Passing on information collected from tenders to other internal departments is a bit of a touchy subject, as there typically is a representation in a confidentiality agreement (that binds the procurement organization) that the information containe...
Analyzing a supplier's cost structure to assess the viability of the supplier's tender prices contains some challenges as to collecting the information in a legitimate way. Cost analysis would require e.g. investigations into the prices of the sup...
Tom, thanks for the post which I believe poses a very important question that our profession must be able to answer if we are to remain a relevant business practice.
In some of our discussions about the SCIP 2010 programming, one of the pieces of...
Tom,
Maybe you may like to read in detail on Value Chain Analysis.
Ari,
Thanks for the references.
-- Tom
Hi Tom,
If you are interested in a book about the use of CI/BI/MI in Procurement operations, Robert Handfield's "Supply Market Intelligence: A Managerial handbook for building sourcing strategies" is very valuable.
Best regards,
Ari
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- Tom Hawes is the Principal and Owner of JTHawes Consulting, LLC. Before starting his own consultancy, Tom spent 28 years in high technology businesses focused on defining, communicating and implementing business strategy and competitive intelligence. His passion is to “help smart people to think clearly” about their strategy challenges. Tom’s broad experience and analytical thinking are tuned to helping people to make large contributions. Nothing is more satisfying than seeing someone make a breakthrough in resolving a strategy problem. Tom’s gift is that he can listen to, advise and train people to be successful in methods that they come to own. Hence, the individuals are enriched and their company profits.
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- I consult in Business and Competitive Strategy with a specific focus on mid-sized, high technology companies. My key interest is helping people get past what stumps them so that they can be successful personally and professionally.
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Competitive Intelligence: Check Your Sparkplugs (or 10 signs of impending failure)
I was eighteen years old, fiercely independent and ready to go to college. We were living in Wyoming at the time and the college was in Florida. The long road trip ahead of me was the first one that I had ever undertaken by myself. I would have to make all the preparations beforehand, all of the decisions along the way and, of course, I was responsible for how I performed in school.
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- At 2:04pm on July 21, 2009,
Jens Thieme said… - There you go...
http://www.scip.org/content.cfm?itemnumber=6597
Cheers, Jens
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I used CTI in Process Design of chemical industry with CI-IC model http://herdyliow.wordpress.com/mon-poster/, if you have some experience please share, especially simulation tools
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Thank you August,
do you know where I can find the advantages for those regions who have developed CI or any information/example to read? because I wonder how can the CI can help for their success and how.
thank you very much
regards
Puji,
I know that in the US and Europe several national/regional/local economic development authorities have applied concepts from competitive intelligence to conduct gap analysis and strategic planning to position themselves for long-term succes...
Hi,
I have been reading all your posts trying to learn from all of you. I would like to ask you if the CI can be applied to a territory? to make a territory more competitive?. Where can I read about this or if someone has experience in this?
Than...
Yes, Pavol, but I'm afraid you've asked too provocative question. Most of us share here the stand which so clearly appears, for example, in dissertation already quoted by me ( http://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/xn/detail/2036441:Comment:24363...
Thanks Andrew. Looking forward to the learning input.
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Critical Success Factors behind Primary Networks at Multi National Companies is now available to download from the UK Competitive intelligence Forum website, once an account has been registered. Enjoy and don't forget the notes section either
Tad Sir,
We as CI professionals are under the wrong misconception that our CLIENT ie the Global organisation / MNC is like our girlfriend ie hopelessly devoted to us.
Global organisations / MNCs have 4 types of External Advisors ie [boyfriends]:...
Another question: Do the words "pup" and "mole" ( http://fedcba.ning.com/xn/detail/2516803:Comment:7311 ) appear also in CI jargon? :-)
This is one Analysis tool I really like.
How has been your experience in using the Service Triangle.
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