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Learning while delivering: crafting the right decision process

Keywords: agile, flexibility, lean start-up, learning, management attention, prioritization, stage-gate

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Discipline and care: steering innovation projects and teams

Keywords: hypothesis-driven, not project management, portfolio monitoring, pressure

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From fuzzy front end to value creation: crossing the gap

Keywords: assessment, front-end, gates, incubation, new product development, screening

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(c) Prof. Benoit Gailly, Louvain School of Management