Global Consumer Product Company Consolidates 9 Stage Gate Processes into 1
A global consumer product company had 9 different Stage Gate processes across its various brand businesses causing duplication of efforts and a lack of consistent metrics across its many product lines.
ProjectLead reviewed each of the different Stage Gate processes to determine commonality of tasks.
ProjectLead translated Stage Gate terms from Spanish to English.
ProjectLead designed a enterprise-wide Stage Gate process leveraging the strengths of each business's process while identifying differences for further discussion.
RESULTS
Reduced Redundancy
Getting all businesses on 1 Stage Gate process eliminated the need for redundant maintenance functions.
Documented Processes
Creation of the new process included more documentation on its stages and gates.
More Consistent Evaluations
Utilizing 1 process enabled management to compare products across brands and businesses.
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