AberdeenGroup Research Brief
November 2006
Product Value Assessment and Monitoring: Delivering a Substantial Margin Advantage
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Conclusion
Aberdeen research reveals lower adoption rates for technologies enabling the higher functions of product portfolio management – including value assessment. Manufacturers face an opportunity by embracing PPM practices and technology. Specifically, vendors that offer portfolio planning, analysis, decision support, and/or assessment capabilities include Agile Software, Artemis International, Business Engines, IDe, Planisware, SAP, SmartOrg, Sopheon, and Telelogic. In addition, there are consulting organizations that help companies improve product portfolio performance, including, CSC, Deloitte, Kalypso, and Stage-Gate, Inc. For more information on these vendors and the broader PPM capabilities they offer, see Aberdeen’s Improving Product Portfolio Management, Improving Product Profitability.

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