Managing Global R&D and Innovation– The IMOT Program

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24th Edition

A 17-day program for senior R&D and Innovation Managers

Summary State-of-the-art overview of how to manage R&D and Innovation from a strategic level and in a global context

Participant Profile Senior managers responsible for key issues relating to how your company manages technology

Key Benefits Manage technology strategically to position your company for future business growth

The abbreviation IMOT stands for International Management of Technology, which was the original name of this program. We have updated the program name. Since we have many alumni who know the program by its original name, we have kept the IMOT abbreviation in the tag line.

Manage your company’s technology strategy with confidence

These are exciting times. The business environment of today calls for contributions from R&D and innovation to guide product renewal and business growth. Shifts in the business environment affect your company: Competition is becoming truly global – there is no place to hide.

Western companies need to exploit emerging markets for product development and innovation. These markets require products that combine low cost and high reliability.

The R&D organization is becoming more complex. You have more interfaces, sites, time zones, organizational functions, customers and internal governance bodies to care about. You have to rely on your core team but the extended team of stakeholders and resources is growing. This complexity has to be harnessed within limited R&D budgets and short lead times..

Like many of your R&D colleagues in other industries you must respond to these changes. It is not enough to be reactive. Instead you need to craft a pro-active global strategy for your R&D and innovation.

This 17-day executive program will give you accelerated learning of how to manage global R&D and innovation. After completion of the program, you will be able to tackle your company’s technology challenges with confidence.

Welcome to join the IMOT Program of 2016!

Lars Trygg Program Director

Dr. Lars TryggLars is Associate Professor at the Department of Technology Management and Economics at Chalmers University of Technology. His research interests include R&D management, innovation and technology strategy. Lars is actively involved as project leader or advisor in national and international research programs at the Institute for Management of Innovation and Technology, IMIT.

His research is integrated with contemporary issues in the corporate world. He has consulted with multinational companies and has delivered executive education programs in Europe, the United States and Asia for more than twenty years. In this program, Lars’s role is to facilitate program sessions into a cohesive experience for the participants and to help transfer the learning into impact in the participants’ organizations.

Boost your technology leadership roleThe program covers the three facets of managing R&D and innovation: strategy, organization and leadership. All topics are discussed with a backdrop of global challenges, such as competition, technology shifts, markets and resources.

The objective of the program is to give you the concepts to help you upgrade your technology strategy and the tools to manage your R&D and Innovation.

Meet world-class thought leaders and get new energy

Interact with fellow participants with similar job titles from other industries

Analyze the innovation behaviour of world-class companies and adopt best practices in your own organization

Explore European, Asian and American management practices and learn how to benefit from the differences

Use the growth of Asian technology markets to fuel your business

Stimulate creativity and foster entrepreneurial spirit to achieve product uniqueness and speed to market

Learn how technologies evolve over time and how you can exploit technological shifts

Balance exploration of new products and exploitation of existing business

Access and exploit R&D capabilities in foreign markets for the good of your business

Lead and motivate R&D teams in your organization

Create strategies of how to select alliance partners and suppliers

Use process tools to improve your development efforts, such as portfolio management

Why companies nominate their senior technology managers to this programFor companies in technology-intensive industries, business conditions are changing with technology. Technology evolves at a dramatic pace. Thus, it is necessary for companies to make the right strategic choices to stay ahead in the competitive race.

This program is designed to equip the company’s most senior technology managers with research-based concepts and practical tools to manage global R&D and Innovation. The participation from the company will ensure access to the latest thinking of how to manage global R&D operations.

Managing Global R&D and Innovation is an open-enrollment program with senior participants from many companies allowing networking and informal “benchmarking”.

The program consists of three intensive modules that ensure a steep learning curve and a limited time away from desk. After each module, the participant will already implement some of the learning points. After completion of the program, the participant will be well equipped to guide the company’s global R&D and Innovation.

For delivering this program, Chalmers University of Technology uses its international network of experts in Europe, India, China and the United States.

This is the 24th edition of the program. Many global companies have chosen to work with us to develop their senior R&D managers by nominating them to this program. Nominating an employee is a good way to show trust and build loyalty and prepare him/her for his/her future career in your company.

Participant ProfileMost people that companies nominate are senior managers responsible for key issues relating to how the company manages technology. The participants are executives, directors or managers with at least five years’ experience from senior management responsibilities at technology-intensive companies.

Participants likely hold the position of Vice President of R&D and Innovation, Divisional Manager, Section Manager, General Manager, R&D Manager, Innovation Manager, Director of Strategic Product Development or similar.

Age 51-

46-50

41-45

36-40

31-35

EducationPhD

MSc

Bsc

Other

Industry Engineering

Telecom / Software / Technology

Automotive

Consulting Services

Aerospace/defence

Chemicals, forestry

Life sciences

Company Size (employees)10,000 +

2,501 - 10,000

1-2,500

Selected list of companies that have had participants in this program: ABB, Akzo Nobel, Alfa Laval, Astra Zeneca, Atlas Copco, BenQ, Bombardier, Electrolux, Ericsson, Haldex, Logica, Metall Zug, Novo Nordisk, Saab, Sandvik, SCA , Scania, Semcon, Siemens, SKF, Stora Enso, Telia , Tetra Pak, Volvo Cars and Volvo Group.

Program agendaThe Program is based on a combination of research results and industry best-practice. The contents and learning processes have been designed to create a natural progression. The program director will integrate the sessions into a complete experience. The program will help you master global R&D and innovation in your company.

Learning build-upBefore each module you will get readings and a pre-assignment to allow you to prepare yourself before the classroom sessions.

A multitude of ways to learnYou will be exposed to a variety of lectures, exercises, case studies and field trips. The variety will offer multiple perspectives of technology management, thus helping you to construct a comprehensive understanding of the subject.

Reflection and ActionThe format of the program will allow you to get ample time to reflect and plan how the learning can be put into practice into your own company.

Networking and learning from fellow participantsEach class consists of experienced participants from a variety of companies. A collegial atmosphere is created and you will learn from your fellow participants. The diversity of participants will maximize the opportunities of learning through networking.

Locations to support the global contextThe locations of the program modules will help you understand technology management from four geographical contexts and you will meet world-leading experts from prestigious universities, such as Chalmers, École Centrale de Paris, Skolkovo, IMD, Tongji, MIT and Harvard.

Monday

Program Introduction

Business Innovation

Tuesday

Technology Strategies

Fostering Technological Innovation

Wednesday

Market-Focussed Product Development

Portfolio Planning and Management

Thursday

Managing Cultural Differences

Friday

Knowledge Management

Module 1: Technology and Business StrategiesThis first module will give us an overview of the interplay between technology and business.

Sophia Antipolis, France, November 14-18, 2016

Monday

The Human Side of Managing Technological Innovation – how to manage R&D professionals

Tuesday

Managing Low-Cost Competition

Wednesday

Knowledge-Driven Product Development

Structuring the R&D Organisation

Thursday

Principles of Distri-buted Innovation

Searching over the Innovation Landscape

Friday

Innovation Streams and Senior Teams

Module 3: Managing InnovationThe United States is still an unchallenged leader in how to create successful technology companies. During this module, we will learn how to manage disruptive technologies and create radical innovation applying best practices.

Boston, United States, March 13-17, 2017

This agenda shows the contents of a previous cycle of this program. For every new cycle of the program, we update its contents to reflect current challenges among our client companies. Thus, the agenda of the program cycle 2016-2017 will differ slightly from the one shown on this page. You will receive a final agenda three weeks before the program start.

Wednesday

Transfer from China to India and reflections

Monday (China)

Managing R&D and Innovation in China – panel

Panelists: SRC, APP, Zhangjiang, Philips

Field Trips

Cases: DSM R&D Center, Henkel Research APAC Center

Tuesday (China)

Managing R&D Operations in China

Future of R&D and Innovation

Thursday (India)

Doing Business in India

Cases: Schneider, GEField TripCase: Volvo India Engineering Center

Friday (India)

Establishing and Leading an R&D Center in India

Case: HPField Trip: SAP LabsField Trip: ABB India Development Centre

Saturday (India)

Senior Directors Panel on Managing R&D in India

India’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Soft factors in Managing R&D in India

Module 2: Emerging Markets – China and IndiaDuring this module, we will study how to develop technology in two economic powers: China and India. After three days in China, we will transfer to India.

Shanghai and Bangalore, January 8-14, 2017

Sunday (China)

R&D and Innovation in China

Case: Bayer

Setting up R&D in China

Case: SAP

Meet world-class expertsProfessor Michael Tushman is internationally recognized for his work on the relations between technological change, executive leadership and organization adaptation. He is a consultant and instructor in executive programs around the world. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University, a master’s degree from Cornell University, and a doctoral degree from the Sloan School of Management, MIT. He was previously on the faculty of Columbia University, MIT and INSEAD.

Professor Max von Zedtwitz is an expert on Chinese innovation and global R&D. Based at Tongji University, Shanghai, he is Director of the Research Center for Global R&D Management and Reverse Innovation. He is Associate Professor at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow. Previously, he was a visiting scholar at Harvard University in Boston, a professor at IMD in Switzerland and Tsinghua University in Beijing. In 2009, IAMOT recognized him as one of the fifty most influential TIM scholars worldwide.

Dr. Deependra Moitra has served as General Manager for R&D at Lucent Technologies and Infosys Technologies. He is currently a management consultant and executive educator based in Bangalore, India. Dr. Moitra is also a visiting professor of strategy and innovation at leading business schools in Europe and Asia. He has two decades of multifaceted business experience and is widely acknowledged as a leading authority on global innovation management.

Professor Thomas Durand conducts research in the areas of strategic technology management, creativity management and public research policy. He is a professor at École Centrale de Paris where he heads the Strategy and Technology Department. He is President of CM International, a management consulting firm based in Paris, Detroit and Cardiff. He is the President Elect of Association Internationale de Management Stratégique that bridges academic research and industry practice.

The IMOT Program offers the first-class knowledge resources from Chalmers University of Technology and from our international network of world-leading experts. The Program Director will act as a facilitator during the program. The program faculty include more than thirty distinguished researchers, consultants and practitioners. Please find below a tentative faculty list.

Prof. Robert S. Huckman, Harvard Business School, Expert on the link between organizational structure and innovative performance

Professor Ralph Katz, MIT, Boston, USA, Expert on the management and motivation of technical professionals, high-performing groups and cross-functional project teams

Dr. Nick Milton, Knoco Ltd, Bristol, UK, Expert on knowledge management

Professor Karim Lakhani, Harvard Business School, Boston, USA, Expert on open innovation and innovation systems

Dr. Ron Marsiglio, Knowledge/PD LCC, USA, Expert on Knowledge-Driven Product Development

Professor Neville Pawsey, former director at Hewlett-Packard, United Kingdom

Professor Adrian Ryans, IMD, Switzerland, Expert on how to meet low-cost competition

Professor Sören Sjölander, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, Expert on entrepreneurship and new business creation

Dr. Oscar van Weerdenburg, Intercultural Business Improvement BV, Laren, The Netherlands, Expert on cross-cultural management

In addition, the program faculty consist of practitioners who act as case presenters and study visits hosts. Previous programs have included meetings with global companies such as ABB, Bayer, DSM, General Electric, Henkel, SAP, Schneider and Volvo, The presented faculty list is preliminary and may be subject to change.

“I am now in a better position to support and guide my team”“The program showed the big picture and made me understand what decision points we have ahead of us. Just the fact that the program discussed issues from a macro perspective has made me prepared to view my own business from a distance. Now, I feel more confident in management meetings to contribute in discussions and ask those sharp questions that highlight the key issues that we need to solve to take our company forward.

We were two managers from the same area in Tetra Pak participating in the program. This was very useful both in terms of reflections related to our specific situation but also to actually test our learnings back home. After the program we decided to begin with just one initiative and really take that through. We selected “open innovation” and more specifically crowd sourcing. Now we have completed three challenges and are taking two of them further.

The most important learning point was how low-cost competition challenges old structures. In our industry we see how new, low-cost entrants make dents into our business. To stay ahead of that competition we need to combine innovation, low-cost thinking and speed without compromising on quality.

I am now in a better position to support and guide my team. I achieved a greater understanding of the overarching concepts allowing me to drive our development work in the right direction to achieve our long-term goals.”

Per Ericsson, Director Material Treatment & Finishing, Tetra Pak. Participant in the program cycle 2013-2014.

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This is a live-in program and requires full attendance by the participants. The evenings are spent with your fellow participants to further fuel the sharing of experience and networking. Preparations are required before the start of the program and between the program modules.

LanguageThe program is delivered in English.

Dates and locationsModule 1 – Technology and Business Strategy November 14-18, 2016, Sophia Antipolis, France

Module 2 – Emerging markets, January 8-14, 2017, Shanghai, China & Bangalore, India

Module 3 – Management of Innovation, March 13-17, 2017, Boston, United States

ApplicationApply by registering on our web site, www.chalmersprofessional.se

FeeThe program fee of SEK 159,000 includes tuition, books, cases, and other educational materials. The fee does not include travel, meals, hotels and VAT.

Cancellations and refunds:

Full refund of program fees will be made for reservations cancelled no later than eight weeks prior to the start of the program. Later cancellations incur a cancellation fee as follows:

2 weeks or less prior to program start: 100% of the program fee

2-4 weeks prior to program start: 50% of the program fee

4-8 weeks prior to program start: 25% of the program fee

We are always willing to consider a colleague as a substitute for the original applicant. Cancellation and postponement must be made in writing. Cancellation of accommodation is subject to the cancellation policies of the hotels.

Contact us for further informationFor additional information or any other inquiries, please contact Per-Olof Larsson, +46 (0)31 772 42 00, +46 (0)70 898 16 00 or per-olof.larsson@chalmers.se.

Chalmers University of Technology was founded in 1829 as a school of industry following a donation by William Chalmers. Chalmers conducts research and teaching in natural sciences and mathematics, all the engineering sciences, architecture, industrial management and economics. It is well known for its activities in innovation management, intellectual asset management and technology entrepreneurship and has a particularly wide range of collaborative relationships with other universities.

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Chalmers Professional Education is Chalmers’ organization for education of professionals in industry. Since 1989, we have provided executive education in technology management. We offer open enrollment and in-company programs on technology strategy, R&D management, innovation, operations management, and supply chain management.

Using a globally sourced faculty of academics and practitioners, we run programs across four continents. By increasing knowledge and improving management skills, our programs strengthen client companies’ industrial and business processes, strategic positioning and competitiveness.

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