PDMA Connections - July 2022

Registration is Open!

Explore all of the best strategies for improving your new product innovations.

Our 2022 conference features a new format to optimize your value. In addition to traditional sessions such as inspirational keynotes and educational breakouts, take a deep dive into several key innovation areas through half-day intensive workshops. It's all included in the cost of your ticket!

Build your skills along with your own personal innovation community though our open and friendly networking. Check out our schedule of incredible sessions.

Why Attend?

4 FULL DAYS of insights, training, and networking!
Live sessions include keynote, research paper presentations, in-depth workshops, and Brains-On Interactive sessions to help you unpack and apply all of the great content to your business!
Network and mingle with speakers, attendees, and product leaders!
Meet up with subject matter experts for small group roundtable dinner conversations!
Reports, session summaries, and speaker presentations available for download.

Conference Sponsorship Opportunities

We are excited to be face-to-face once again to connect the industry's top decision makers, key prospects, and industry innovators from the largest product development brands around the globe.

Sponsoring this PDMA conference is your opportunity to reach this key audience, who are eager to learn more about cutting-edge products and services in the product development industry. Your presence as a sponsor is the perfect way to demonstrate your support for the goals of PDMA as well as your unique value proposition.

Gloria Barczak is Professor Emeritus of Marketing and Innovation in the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University. She received her PhD in Marketing and Innovation from Syracuse University. Prior to joining Northeastern, she was an Assistant Professor at Georgia State University for 2 years.

Dr. Barczak is former Editor of the Journal of Product Innovation Management (JPIM), a Senior Advisor to Creativity and Innovation Management and a member of the Editorial Board of IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. She has been a Visiting Professor at RMIT University in Melbourne, University of Technology Sydney, University of Bath, and Delft University of Technology.

Dr. Barczak has published over 30 academically refereed journal articles in numerous journals including the Journal of Product Innovation Management, Journal of Business Research, Industrial Marketing Management, British Journal of Management, Information and Management, and Business Horizons, among others.

As Editor of JPIM, Dr. Barczak was invited to be a keynote speaker at six conferences, participated in approximately 25 doctoral workshops/consortiums, and was an invited speaker at 40 universities. Due to her Editor role, she also served on the IPDMC Board and Scientific Committee and the Product Development & Management Association (PDMA) Board and Publications Committee.

Dr. Barczak was an academic co-organizer of the ISPIM Boston Innovation Forum in 2016 and 2018. She has been actively involved in the PDMA—serving twice as Chair of the PDMA Research Forum, twice as Chair of the PDMA Research Competition, twice as a member of the PDMA Academic Committee, and as a member of the PDMA Nominations Committee.

At Northeastern University, Dr. Barczak served on the Faculty Senate for 3 years, was Co-Chair of the Enrollment and Admissions Policy Committee for 2 years, Co-Director of the Institute for Global Innovation Management, Chair of the Marketing Group, Co-Director of the Executive MBA Program, and Co-Chair of the Dean Search Committee for the School of Business.

Over her career, Dr. Barczak has taught courses in Marketing and Innovation, primarily at the Masters’ level. She has taught in the Executive MBA, High Tech MBA, Evening MBA, and MBA in Accounting programs. She has also taught in the MS in Innovation program, both on-the-ground and online versions, and in numerous executive education programs.

KHUB most popular articles:

Among the top five most-read content last month have been these classic and consistently popular articles:
Find Pearls and Drive More Innovation in Your Portfolio, Aligning Product Portfolios with Strategic Plans and
Steve Jobs: A Product Developer's Perspective.

PDMA’s kHUB is organized into seven sections following the PDMA Body of Knowledge framework. Content and resources are classified into one or more of the following sections: Strategy, Portfolio Management, Product Innovation Process, Product Design & Development Tools, Market Research in Product Innovation, Culture, Teams & Leadership, and Product Innovation Management.

As the world's foremost professional association for product management, development, and innovation professionals: practitioners, academics and service providers, our core value is career-advancing knowledge and resources, founded on sound academic research and proven practical application. kHUB facilitates the creation and exchange of product management, development and innovation knowledge and best practices, that provides the basis for individual professional development and organizational innovation, leading to a competitive edge. Our site houses a multitude of articles, blog posts, webcasts, whitepapers, and links to additional resources such as recommended books, podcasts, and blogs. Access and search for the resources that can lend insight for you and your organization from thought leaders in product development and product management.

New kHUB Posts
Confidence is the key to becoming a great product manager. Listen to experienced certified product manager Alyssa Dver, leader of The American Confidence Institute, share scientific evidence on how to be a confidence crusader for your product and yourself in last month’s PDMA Webcast, Good PMs Confidently Manage Products. Great PMs Manage People’s Confidence. You can access the kHUB here.

Links to New Podcasts have been added to kHUB’s additional resources! Follow these three new podcasts about product management and innovation processes.

Global Innovation Institute (GInI – founded by Alex Osterwalder, the Business Model Canvas developer)
Product Quest (The Product Quest Podcast follows the quest of Jonathan, Scott, and Yann on getting better at innovation and product strategy. They discuss cutting-edge approaches like Jobs-to-be-done among themselves and with special guests.)
Produktowcy (The Produtkowcy podcast is the official PDMA Central Europe broadcast. It was established to support specialists in product development and management, R&D, innovation, as well as entrepreneurs and managers who want to develop companies through innovation.

Don’t forget to check out the other podcasts and blogs we recommend.

Now Open: Call for Nominations for the 2023 PDMA International Board of Directors

The call for nominations for the 2023 PDMA Board of Directors is now open. Are you or a fellow PDMA member seeking a rewarding leadership role in this growing profession? Submit a nomination today! Per the PDMA bylaws, all individual members in good standing are eligible for nomination except PDMA Student Members. Self-nominations are accepted and encouraged.

The members of the PDMA Board of Directors are the stewards of the Association and are responsible for reflecting the views and interests of all our members. The Board also provides leadership, a shared vision, and a sense of mission for the association and is responsible for the fiscal health of the PDMA.

An ideal candidate for the board will display the following characteristics and attributes:

Proven performance – a solid track record of contributing to the success of programs, events, or projects

Commitment – a demonstrated commitment to the organization and its mission and goals

Time to serve – participating fully in association activities and meetings including monthly video board meetings for 1-2 hours and time between Board meetings for project work and possibly service on a committee
Understanding of teamwork – well-developed interpersonal and communication skills are essential to effective teamwork
Sound judgment and integrity – the ability to make tough decisions
Communication and “teaching” skills – an enthusiastic willingness to serve as a mentor and teacher to future leaders
Ability to subordinate special interests – able to put the greater good ahead of one’s own personal or constituent interests
Strategic thinkers – intuitive and interpretive skills; the ability to see the big picture

To review the board member position description and complete the candidate recommendation form, click here. Please note that the deadline for nominations is September 1, 2022. Board terms start January 1, 2023.

For questions regarding the nominations process or submissions, please contact Executive Director Eric Ewald at PDMA Headquarters at (651) 290-6280 or via email at eewald@pdma.org.

PDMA is growing! Meet and connect with our new members by signing into the PDMA community on our website.

PDMA welcomed these new members in June 2022. We look forward to working with you!

Individual Members

Coen Binnerts
Leilani Bloomquist
Julia Bristow
Suzanne Carulo
Hsiaowen Chiu
Bart De Jonghe
Judith Dorismond
Greg Esmond
Christian Halling
Corey Harrington
Patrick Iluebbey
Hugh Kelly
Bess Ann Mckillop
Paul McLennan
Mikel Merritt
George Miller
Doug Saunders
Yijun Shen
Janelle Taylor
Ann-Marie Trost
Changcheng Tu
Tao Wang
Justin Zieman

Academic Members
Harvey Koeppel
Filda Nurria Agustifa
Ahmad Pratomo
Muhammad Ramadhani
Yu Wang
Diki Setiawan
Fahdiansyah Putra

Student Members
Sander Admiraal
Ali Mumcuoglu
Mohamed Amnad
Geert Borg
Chia-Min Hsieh
Debra Lee Surface

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