News Release
Stage-GateŽ,
Inc. Releases NewPort Max™ Version 2.1
ANCASTER,
ONTARIO, CANADA — January 4, 2002—Stage-GateŽ,
Inc., a member company of the Product Development Institute,
today announced that it has released the latest version
of its Windows based Portfolio Management software, NewPort
Max™ Version 2.1.
Developed
by Dr. Robert G. Cooper and Dr. Scott J. Edgett, worldwide
experts in New Product Development and Portfolio Management,
and co-authors of the leading book, Portfolio
Management for New Products, Second Edition,
NewPort Max™ Version 2.1 has been designed to deliver
graphical output based on years of research and consulting
experience with best-practice Fortune 500 companies.
NewPort
Max™ Version 2.1 allows companies to track hundreds
of projects on numerous performance metrics, which can be
analyzed and presented using charts, and graphs up to 5-dimensions.
“The presentation of this data helps executives to
make better strategic choices relating to resource allocation,
project selection and prioritization” said Barbara
Pitts, COO of Stage-Gate®, Inc. The software includes
70 pre-defined, ‘best practice’ performance
metrics, charts and analysis templates based on research
by Drs. Cooper & Edgett. The company expects to have
much success with this product over the coming year.
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