OVO Executives Author Innovation Article for Harvard Management Update.RALEIGH, N.C. -- OVO OVO Ongeïdentificeerd Vliegend Object (Dutch: Unidentified Flying Object) OVO OpenView Operations (HP) OVO Open View Operations , a leading developer of processes and application software for innovation and idea management, announced today that two of its executives, Dean Hering and Jeffrey Phillips, have published an article in the September issue of Harvard Management Update. The article, "Innovate on Purpose," outlines a four-step methodology to make innovation more intentional--and more successful. The article can be viewed online at: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/newsletters/news-hmu_home.jhtml "Our goal is to help people put ideas into valuable action - to move from innovating by chance to innovating on purpose," said Dean Hering, the Chief Innovator at OVO. "We've defined an approach to improve innovation and idea management and a suite of software tools to enable these processes. OVO is thrilled to have our ideas featured in Harvard Management Update." "OVO helps customers 'Innovate on Purpose.' Using integrated, web-based software, we enable sustainable, repeatable innovation processes," said Jeffrey Phillips, OVO vice president. "The benefits we provide include reduced cycle times from idea to product or service, reduced redundancy and rework re·work tr.v. re·worked, re·work·ing, re·works 1. To work over again; revise. 2. To subject to a repeated or new process. n. , and improved return on innovation investment." OVO develops business processes and methodologies, as well as integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. applications to improve innovation and idea management in any firm. About the Authors Dean Hering Dean Hering is the Chief Innovator at OVO. Dean spent ten years at RTI International RTI International was established in 1958 as Research Triangle Institute, the founding tenant of North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park. RTI was founded as part of a larger effort to harness the intellectual capital of the area’s three major universities— North , where he helped commercialize NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. technology, designed biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. device interfaces, and served as Director for the Center for Digital Systems Engineering, leading Virtual Reality projects for international clients Michelin, Volvo, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , KLM KLM Kaiserliche Marine (Enigma: Rising Tide game) KLM Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Dutch Airlines) KLM Klub Langer Menschen (German: Tall Person Club) Airlines, Astec Industries and others. Dean currently leads the innovation Team at OVO and spearheads the Innovate on Purpose Initiative and ThinkAway, a Raleigh-based brainstorming, idea generation and rapid prototyping Building a part one layer at a time using a method of additive fabrication such as 3D printing. Such parts are used for concept modeling to determine if the product design meets the customer's expectations. facility. Dean frequently speaks on innovation at conferences throughout the US and has written a number of white papers on innovation. Jeffrey Phillips Jeffrey Phillips is the VP of Sales and Marketing for OVO. Jeffrey has worked with a number of consulting firms helping their customers with process and enterprise systems improvements. He is the author of the Innovate on Purpose blog (http://innovateonpurpose.blogspot.com) and the co-author of a number of white papers focused on innovation. About OVO OVO, the innovation business unit of NetCentrics, offers software, consulting services and processes to improve idea management and innovation throughout any enterprise. These solutions reduce the cycle time from idea to new product or service, reduce the risk associated with innovation and maximize return on investment. OVO also introduced the Innovate on Purpose(TM) concept and the Concept to Cash(TM) innovation process. For more information, see www.ovoinnovation.com or call 919-844-5644 x789 About Harvard Management Update Designed to help managers and their organizations to be more effective in a changing world. Content includes published reports, interviews with practicing managers and consultants, and research by management scholars. |
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