Stage-Gate expertise offered
by Innovation Management U3

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The senior consultants of U3 and PDI (Product Development Institute) are acknowledged experts in the field of new products management, consulting and research. They have proven track records in the design and implementation of Stage-Gate approaches, and have had success stories with major European and North American firms for more than 15 years here.

Jens Arleth is the leading European Stage-Gate expert. He has worked with many European companies to design and implement Stage-Gate approaches. Arleth has collaborated with Dr. Robert G. Cooper for about 20 years. Dr. Robert Cooper is the "father" of the Stage-Gate process. Since he developed this methodology, it has been implemented in hundreds of companies world-wide, a good number with the help of him or other PDI consultants.


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In Europe, Stage-Gate users, where Arleth has helped include:
  • Alfa Laval (Process Equipment and solutions)
  • Carlsberg (Beer and soft drinks)
  • Copenhagen Pectin (Food ingredients)
  • Ferrosan (Herbal medicine, lifestyle products and food supplements)
  • LEGO (Toy)
  • Enraf B.V. (Instrumentation & software for bulk storage operations)
  • TDC (Danish Telecom)
  • Telenor (Norwegian Telecom)
  • Uddeholm Tooling AB (Tooling materials and services to tool makers and tool users)
  • Hempel’s Marine Paints (Paint and related solutions)
  • Hennig-Olsen Is (Ice cream for consumers and B2B)
  • Icopal A/S (Roofing materials and roofing contracting
Other well-known companies where PDI have assisted in Stage-Gate processes are:
  • VISA
  • Kodak
  • Rohm & Haas
  • Exxon Chemicals
  • Polaroid
  • Guinness Breweries
Thus Innovation Management U3 and the PDI organization bring a wealth of experience; excellent credentials and testimonials; the theoretical underpinnings required; a host of tips, examples, do's and don'ts from their many Stage-Gate assignments; and the foundation of the world’s most extensive research into new product success factors (over 100 articles and books published on the topic).


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Three reasons to use U3.

Get your process up and running much faster and with higher performance
With our help you will have your process up and running much faster than otherwise. The duration of step 1 and 2 is about 3-4 months according to our typical time schedule. Several large companies have spent a year or more to do the same work, either on their own, or with the help of management consultants with no specific expertise in new product development management. Your Stage-Gate process will also become much more professional, more user friendly and without the typical weaknesses or direct errors, that we have observed in so many cases. By avoiding these typical weaknesses, the performance from your new product development program will be much higher than otherwise.




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Updated 2005-09-12 - © Jens Arleth, 2005