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In the Second Edition of Portfolio Management for New Products, published and distributed by Perseus Books, Professors Cooper, Edgett, and Kleinschmidt (all of McMaster University) present a rigorous and practical approach to managing a company's product portfolio as you would a financial portfolio - by investing for maximum long-term growth. Numerous mini-cases illuminate key themes. This is a useful book for practitioners and educators alike. Chapter 4, "Portfolio Management Methods: Seeking the Right Balance of Projects," is the second of three chapters that examine the methods that leading corporations employ to manage their new product project portfolios and allocate their R&D resources. Chapter 4 looks at approaches used to achieve a balanced portfolio; the authors pay special attention to the use of bubble diagrams as a tool in evaluating balance.

In the Second Edition of Portfolio Management for New Products, published and distributed by Perseus Books, Professors Cooper, Edgett, and Kleinschmidt (all of McMaster University) present a rigorous and practical approach to managing a company's product portfolio as you would a financial portfolio - by investing for maximum long-term growth. Numerous mini-cases illuminate key themes. This is a useful book for practitioners and educators alike. Chapter 1, "The Quest for the Right Portfolio Management Process," introduces major themes in product portfolio management, including the integration of new products with established ones. Key terms are introduced and defined.

In the Second Edition of Portfolio Management for New Products, published and distributed by Perseus Books, Professors Cooper, Edgett, and Kleinschmidt (all of McMaster University) present a rigorous and practical approach to managing a company's product portfolio as you would a financial portfolio - by investing for maximum long-term growth. Numerous mini-cases illuminate key themes. This is a useful book for practitioners and educators alike. Chapter 2, "Three Decades of R&D Portfolio Methods: What Progress?," probes the literature on portfolio management, identifies the main generic types of portfolio management tools proposed in the literature, and defines the requirements for an ideal portfolio management approach. The chapter ends with a look at the three goals in portfolio management.

In the Second Edition of Portfolio Management for New Products, published and distributed by Perseus Books, Professors Cooper, Edgett, and Kleinschmidt (all of McMaster University) present a rigorous and practical approach to managing a company's product portfolio as you would a financial portfolio - by investing for maximum long-term growth. Numerous mini-cases illuminate key themes. This is a useful book for practitioners and educators alike. Chapter 3, "Portfolio Management Methods: Maximizing the Value of the Portfolio," is the first of three chapters that examine the methods that leading corporations employ to manage their new product project portfolios and allocate their R&D resources. Chapter 3 looks at approaches used to maximize the value of a portfolio.

In the Second Edition of Portfolio Management for New Products, published and distributed by Perseus Books, Professors Cooper, Edgett, and Kleinschmidt (all of McMaster University) present a rigorous and practical approach to managing a company's product portfolio as you would a financial portfolio - by investing for maximum long-term growth. Numerous mini-cases illuminate key themes. This is a useful book for practitioners and educators alike. Chapter 5, "Portfolio Management Methods: A Strong Link to Strategy," Used and Performance Results Achieved," is the third of three chapters that examine the methods that leading corporations employ to manage their new product portfolios and allocate their R&D resources. Chapter 5 looks at approaches used to develop a strong link to strategy; topics include: product and technology roadmaps; strategic buckets-a powerful top-down approach; an analysis of bottom-up approaches; and a top-down/bottom-up approach. The authors conclude with a brief discussion on "how much should we spend?"

In the Second Edition of Portfolio Management for New Products, published and distributed by Perseus Books, Professors Cooper, Edgett, and Kleinschmidt (all of McMaster University) present a rigorous and practical approach to managing a company's product portfolio as you would a financial portfolio - by investing for maximum long-term growth. Numerous mini-cases illuminate key themes. This is a useful book for practitioners and educators alike. Chapter 6, "Portfolio Management Methods Used and Performance Results Achieved," lowers the microscope on portfolio performance. The authors reveal the performance results achieved by each portfolio management method and how users rate the various methods.

In the Second Edition of Portfolio Management for New Products, published and distributed by Perseus Books, Professors Cooper, Edgett, and Kleinschmidt (all of McMaster University) present a rigorous and practical approach to managing a company's product portfolio as you would a financial portfolio - by investing for maximum long-term growth. Numerous mini-cases illuminate key themes. This is a useful book for practitioners and educators alike. Chapter 7, "Challenges and Unresolved Issues," examines the pitfalls, hurdles, and concerns that managers are addressing as they attempt to implement portfolio management.

In the Second Edition of Portfolio Management for New Products, published by Perseus Books, Professors Cooper, Edgett, and Kleinschmidt (all of McMaster University) present a rigorous and practical approach to managing a company's product portfolio as you would a financial portfolio - by investing for maximum long-term growth. Numerous mini-cases illuminate key themes. This is a useful book for practitioners and educators alike. In Chapter 8, "Data Integrity: Obtaining Reliable Information," the authors propose methods for improving estimates for such things as market and revenue forecasts, pricing, costing, and probabilities of success.

In the Second Edition of Portfolio Management for New Products, published by Perseus Books, Professors Cooper, Edgett, and Kleinschmidt (all of McMaster University) present a rigorous and practical approach to managing a company's product portfolio as you would a financial portfolio - by investing for maximum long-term growth. Numerous mini-cases illuminate key themes. This is a useful book for practitioners and educators alike. Chapter 9, "Making Strategic Allocations of Resources: Deployment," is the first of two chapters that present in detail the authors' model Portfolio Management Process. Among the topics: resource allocation across units; estimating resource requirements; and tools for dealing with uncertainty, including sensitivity analysis and Monte Carlo simulation.

In the Second Edition of Portfolio Management for New Products, published by Perseus Books, Professors Cooper, Edgett, and Kleinschmidt (all of McMaster University) present a rigorous and practical approach to managing a company's product portfolio as you would a financial portfolio - by investing for maximum long-term growth. Numerous mini-cases illuminate key themes. This is a useful book for practitioners and educators alike. Chapter 10, "Making Strategic Allocations of Resources: Deployment," is the second of two chapters that present in detail the authors' model Portfolio Management Process. The authors consider three drivers: strategy, gating, and portfolio reviews. They also present two alternative approaches to the process, and conclude by explaining an integrated decision system.

In the Second Edition of Portfolio Management for New Products, published by Perseus Books, Professors Cooper, Edgett, and Kleinschmidt (all of McMaster University) present a rigorous and practical approach to managing a company's product portfolio as you would a financial portfolio - by investing for maximum long-term growth. Numerous mini-cases illuminate key themes. This is a useful book for practitioners and educators alike. The last chapter of the book, Chapter 11, "Designing and Implementing the Portfolio Management Process," presents practical ideas for designing and implementing an effective Portfolio Management Process.