Services
Innovation Management Basics
Innovation Management Advanced I
Purpose
The class will acquire the basic understanding of the principles of innovation management using The Innovation Management Assessment Framework (IMAF) through project planning and statistical software that are most commonly used in real-world projects.
Learning Outcomes
Each exercise in the workshop is designed so that the teams of participants experience the aspects listed below:
Team interaction, definition of team ground rules, brainstorming, and consensus building, as well as the stages of team growth.
Choice of how to apply best practices tools and problem-solving methods.
Application of the tools with data driven decision making.
Techniques to review information with a view to decipher what is relevant and irrelevant, and rearranging it into what is important in problem solving.
Application of specific tools and problem-solving methods.
Application of project management tools to manage activities and complete tasks in a timely manner.
Workshop Duration: One Day
Innovation Management Advanced I
Innovation Management Advanced I
Purpose
The class will acquire the advanced understanding of the process of innovation management using The Innovation Management Assessment Framework (IMAF) through project planning and statistical software the emphasis will be on design and development of new products and services.
Learning Outcomes
Each exercise in the workshop is designed so that the teams of participants experience the aspects listed below:
Team interaction, definition of team ground rules, brainstorming, and consensus building, as well as the stages of team growth.
Choice of how to apply best practices tools and problem-solving methods.
Application of the tools with data driven decision making regarding design and development of new products and services.
Techniques to review information with a view to decipher what is relevant and irrelevant, and rearranging it into what is important in problem solving.
Application of specific tools and problem-solving methods.
Application of project management tools to manage activities and complete tasks in a timely manner.
Workshop Duration: Three Days
Innovation Management Advanced II
Purpose
The class will acquire the advanced understanding of the process of innovation management using The Innovation Management Assessment Framework (IMAF) through project planning and statistical software the emphasis will be on engineering management and commissioning, qualification, verification and validation of the innovation.
Learning Outcomes
Each exercise in the workshop is designed so that the teams of participants experience the aspects listed below:
Team interaction, definition of team ground rules, brainstorming, and consensus building, as well as the stages of team growth.
Choice of how to apply best practices tools and problem-solving methods.
Application of the tools with data driven decision making regarding engineering management and commissioning, qualification, verification and validation of the innovation.
Techniques to review information with a view to decipher what is relevant and irrelevant, and rearranging it into what is important in problem solving.
Application of specific tools and problem-solving methods.
Application of project management tools to manage activities and complete tasks in a timely manner.
Workshop Duration: Three Days
NB: It would be possible to offer customised programs for an organisation based on an assessment of their current innovative capabilities.
Services
Management Systems Consulting
Vision
To provide professional and cost-effective consultation services to clients and to partner with them to embed their practices with our recommendations to bring improvements in the business processes.
Director
Dr Stan Lobo received his BSc (Hons.) and MSc (Physical Chemistry) from the University of Mumbai, PhD in Chemistry from Miami University (USA) and PhD in Business and Operations Management from Western Sydney University (Australia).
Dr Lobo has over 35 years of industry and teaching/research experience. He has been a Management Systems Assessor in Quality (ISO 9001), Environment (ISO 14001), Safety (ISO 45001 & AS4801) and Market Opinion and Social Research (ISO 20252) programs with Intertek SAI Global and a Sessional Lecturer in Operations Management at the Western Sydney University.
In industry, he has worked in various capacities of management, consulting, research and development and technical services. He has been involved in best practices particularly, in Innovation Management projects from Concept to Commercialisation during his ten-year tenure at Procter and Gamble.
He has extensive experience working with a range of organisations and disciplines (chemical, pharmaceutical, medical devices, packaging, projects, education, research, government/ public sector, multinational and Australian owned large, medium and small organisations in both manufacturing and service sectors).
Team
Comprises of professionals with extensive experience in Management Systems in Quality (ISO 9001), Environment (ISO 14001), Safety (ISO 45001 & AS4801) and Market Opinion and Social Research (ISO 20252).
Consulting Services
- Assist businesses attain Management System Certification
- Develop, upgrade, maintain and implement Management Systems that lead to process improvements
- Assume full responsibility to:
- Implement, upgrade and maintain Management Systems
- conduct internal audits
- conduct Management Systems awareness seminars
- conduct Internal Auditor training
- maintain liaison with certifying agencies
- Assist businesses attain Management System Certification
- Develop, upgrade, maintain and implement Management Systems that lead to process improvements
- Assume full responsibility to:
- Implement, upgrade and maintain Management Systems
- conduct internal audits
- conduct Management Systems awareness seminars
- conduct Internal Auditor training
- maintain liaison with certifying agencies
Range of Services
- Developing and upgrading Quality, Environment and Safety Management Systems for businesses engaged in:
- Manufacturing and assembly operations
- Wholesaling
- Logistics, transport and freight management
- Chemicals & industrial minerals
- Electronic assembly and imaging
- Developing Integrated Management Systems
- Developing Management Systems certifiable to Standards ISO 9001 for Quality Assurance, ISO 14001 for Environment and ISO 45001 for Safety besides specialised Systems like ISO 13485:2016 for Medical Devices; ISO/IEC 17025:2018 for Laboratories, etc.
- Production planning and operations
- Conducting 2nd and 3rd Party audits
- Training in Management Systems and Innovation Management Systems
Specialty
- Simplifying and upgrading Management Systems
- Integrating Management Systems
- Innovation Management Systems (the Innovation Management Assessment Framework (IMAF) can be applied both immediately and effectively to manage commercialisation of your innovations. It is a state-of-the-art Innovation Management toolkit integrated with Design for Lean Six Sigma (DFLSS) methodology)
- Performance improvement