Roundtables
Purpose
These intimate forums facilitate the interchange of information on timely issues, chosen by Alliance Partners, relating to the more effective management and utilization of technology. (“Technology” is used in the broadest sense of the term, to mean the practical application of knowledge). Conducted five times per year, meetings typically begin with a brief overview of the subject presented by an authority/expert, such as a Howe School faculty member, an HSATM senior associate, or a partner executive. This is followed by a discussion of current experiences at Alliance Partners. Written “Takeaways” documenting key learnings are distributed.
Our members always find interesting material to take back to their organizations—
"I am always amazed that I walk away with some new piece of information regardless of how brief the meeting..." Jose Rodriguez, ISO
Roundtables
These meetings provide partners with inputs from diverse organizations, in a collaborative, problem-solving environment. One hundred Roundtable meetings have been held since 1992.
The roundtable attendance level is controlled -- typically 20-30 -- to ensure an intimate forum that encourages effective interaction. Participants at these meetings typically include R&D directors and business unit managers responsible for technology development.
See below for a list of the topics that have been addressed at the Roundtable meetings. As will be seen, many of the conference topics have also been addressed in the more informal venue of the roundtable meetings, to allow for more in-depth discussion and information sharing.
Thus, the conference dealing with project management was bracketed, before and after, by a year of bi-monthly Roundtable meetings and a workshop, through which the Alliance "peeled back the onion" on project management and delved into various avenues of sponsor interest. Specific sub-topics discussed under the general theme of project management were the use of the stage-gate process in new product development, the application of the theory of constraints to project management (in turn followed by an intensive two day workshop on this subject), the identification and sharing of exemplary partner practices, best methods for killing a project, and the identification and discussion of critical factors for success in project management.
Roundtables
Date | Host | Topic | Discussion Leaders |
| 4-30-13 | AT&T | Designing a Product or Technology Strategy IV: Final Thoughts & Conclusions | Anthony LeStorti, HSATM Charles Kalmanek, AT&T Jack Emert, Infineum |
| 2-12-13 | ISO/Verisk | Designing a Product or Technology Strategy III: Managing Aggregate Strategies | Anthony LeStorti, HSATM |
| 11-13-12 | Stevens | Jeff Nickerson, Thomas Lechler, David Belanger, Vartuhi Tonoian, Stevens | |
| 9-11-12 | John Wiley | Anthony LeStorti, HSATM, Patrik Dyberg, John Wiley | |
| 7-17-2012 | Alcatel-Lucent | Anthony Le Storti, HSATM, Jim Caiazzo and Mike Zecca, ARDEC | |
| 4-24-12 | Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield | Success Factors in New Technology Implementation | Pat Holahan and Larry Gastwirt, Stevens |
| 2-28-2012 | ISO/Verisk | Human Error Prevention | Steve Jacobs, HSATM |
| 11-15-11 | Stevens | Selected Faculty Research Presentations | Winter Mason, Patricia Holahan, Zvi Aronson, & Michael zur Muehlen |
| 9-27-11 | AT&T | Anthony LeStorti, HSATM | |
| 7-12-11 | ARDEC | Leveraging Innovation Globally II | Mike Zecca, ARDEC, & Alcatel-Lucent |
| 5-5-2011 | ISO | Leveraging Innovation Globally | Erika Vela, Infineum & Andrea Stevens, ARDEC |
| 2-16-2011 | Infineum | New Thinking for Today's Leaders Crisis Leadership: Preventing, Containing, Restoring - Concluded | Anthony Le Storti, HSATM |
| 11-16-2010 | Stevens | Selected Faculty Research Presentations | German Creamer, Peter Dominick, Peter Koen |
| 10-25-2010 | AT&T Labs | New Thinking for Today's Leaders: Crisis Leadership: Preventing, Containing, Restoring | Anthony Le Storti, HSATM |
| 07-29-2010 | Alcatel-Lucent | New Thinking for Today's Leaders: Connecting Some Dots | Anthony Le Storti, HSATM |
| 04-28-2010 | ISO | New Thinking for Today's Leader: Contemporary Perspectives on Motivation | Anthony Le Storti, HSATM |
| 02-17-2010 | ARDEC | New Thinking for Today's Leader: Communicating and Gaining Acceptance for New Ideas | Anthony Le Storti, HSATM |
| 11-18-2009 | Stevens | Selected Howe School Faculty Presentations | Don Lombardi, Peerasit Patanakul, Gary Lynn, Chris Bullen |
| 9-23-2009 | AT&T | Leading Multi-Generational Teams: Practical Solution's for Today's Leaders | Steve Jacobs, Global Pharmaceutical Solutions |
| 7-23-2009 | Alcatel-Lucent | Leading in a Changing Environment: Leading Multi-Generational Teams | Steve Jacobs, Global BioPharm Solutions |
| 4-29-2009 | ARDEC | Working in the Virtual Environment: Practical Experiences | Pat Holahan, Bobbi Bailey, Wayne Robertson, Katherine Bakeev, Don Gulliksen |
| 2-11-2009 | ISO | Managing the Complexities of the Virtual Work Environment: Use of Social Networking and Communication Technologies | Don Gulliksen, JTSi |
| 11-19-2008 | Stevens | Selected Howe School Research presentations | Pat Holahon, Ann Mooney, Richard Reilly, Carol Brown, Heidi Bertels |
| 9-23-2008 | Infineum | Change Strategies in Pursuit of Innovation: Open Innovation | Anthony Le Storti, IDEATECTS Roy Nicolosi, ISO Don Gulliksen, JTSI |
| 7-22-2008 | Alcatel-Lucent | The Challenge of Change in Pursuit of Innovation: Practical Applications | Roy Nicolosi, ISO Anthony Le Storti, Ideatects |
| 4-30-2008 morning | Stryker | The Challenge of Organizational Change in Pursuit of Innovation II | Jack Emert, Infineum Anthony Le Storti, Ideatects Roy Nicolosi, ISO |
| 4-30-2008 afternoon | Stryker | The Challenge of Organizational Change in Pursuit of Innovation III | Jack Emert, Infineum Anthony Le Storti, Ideatects Roy Nicolosi, ISO |
| 2-13-2008 | ISO | The Challenge of Organizational Change in Pursuit of Innovation | Jack Emert, Infineum Anthony Le Storti, Ideatects Roy Nicolosi, ISO |
| 11-14-2007 | Stevens | Selected Howe School Research presentations | Ann Mooney, Zvi Aronson, and Michael Ryan |
| 9-18-2007 | Stryker | Transforming Mindsets for Collaborative Innovation | Christopher Barlow, The Co-Creativity Institute |
| 5-2-2007 | ARDEC | Mindsets for Innovation | Geza Pap, ARDEC, Christopher Barlow, The Co-Creativity Institute |
| 2-8-2007 | ISO | Creative Problem-Solving: Lessons and Guidelines | Anthony Le Storti, Ideatects |
| 11-15-2006 | Stevens Institute | Selected Howe School Faculty Research Presentations | Pat Holahan, Peter Koen, Joca Stefanovic |
| 9-20-2006 | Infineum | Creative Problem Solving: Application of Models II | Anthony Le Storti, Ideatects Jack Emert, Infineum Nick Pera, US Navy Strategic Systems |
| 7-12-2006 | Lucent | Creative Problem Solving: Application of Models | Anthony Le Storti, Ideatects, Ray Chiu, ISO, Maryellen Cox, Teknor Apex |
| 4-26-2006 | ISO | Understanding Creativity to Enhance Innovation II | Anthony Le Storti, Ideatects |
4-26-06 | ISO | Ray Chiu, ISO Jim Caiazzo, ARDEC, Tony Le Storti | |
2-15-06 | ARDEC | Anthony LeStorti, Ideatects | |
11-15-05 | Stevens Institute | Pat Holahan, Richard Reilly, Zvi Aronson, Karen Sobel Lojeski | |
9-20-05 | DRS | Lem Tarshis, SATM, Ron Eilertson, Teknor Apex, Jason Brito, ISO | |
7-12-05 | Infineum | Turning Innovation into a Powerful Business Strategy 3) Overcoming the Obstacles to Innovation | Larry Gastwirt, SATM, Ron Eilertson, Teknor Apex |
4-19-05 | ISO | Turning Innovation into a Powerful Business Strategy 2) Leadership for Innovation | Anthony Le Storti, Ideatects, Geza Pap, ARDEC |
2-8-05 | ARDEC | Larry Gastwirt, SATM, Anthony Le Storti, Ideatects | |
11-15-04 | Stevens | Michael zur Muehlen, Hosein Fallah | |
9-21-04 | Unilever Bestfoods | Strategic Alignment of Information Technology and the Business Enterprise | Jerry Luftman, Stevens, Patricia Sterling and Michael Caruso, ISO |
7-12-04 | Lucent Technologies | Working Virtually: What does it mean? How does it function? | Mahoud Daneshmand, AT&T, Robert Elliott, Infineum |
4-20-04 | ISO | Sustaining Innovation While Outsourcing Technology Development | Karen Lojeski, Stevens |
2-3-04 | ARDEC | Issues in Managing the Outsourcing of Technology Development and Support | Geza Pap, ARDEC, Doug Ogino, Lucent Technologies |
11-17-03 | Lucent Technologies | Brad Allenby, AT&T | |
9-15-03 | ISO | Application of Learnings from June Symposium on Creativity Under Time Pressure | Peter Koen, Stevens, Anthony Le Storti, Ideatects |
7-17-03 | Unilever Bestfoods | Gary Lynn, Stevens, Brad Allenby, AT&T | |
3-10-03 | Stevens Institute | Richard Reilly, leader, Jeff Nickerson, Zvi Aronson/Thomas Lechler, Ann Mooney/Pat Holahan | |
1-13-03 | ARDEC | Tools and Techniques for Achieving Breakthroughs | Peter Koen, Stevens |
11-4-02 | Lucent Technologies | Increasing Shareholder Value | Boaz Ronen, Tel Aviv University |
10-7-02 | ISO | Achieving Breakthroughs: Organizational Structure and Knowledge Creation | Peter Koen, Stevens |
8-8-02 | AT&T | Discussion of Learnings from Portfolio Management Conference ( 6/20/02) | Ron Eilertson, Teknor Apex, Keith Saunders, Teknor Apex, Audrey Curtis, Stevens |
4-30-02 | ARDEC | Portfolio Management: Techniques/Methodologies to Determine Attractiveness of Projects | Peter O'Neill, ARDEC, Robert Boylan, AT&T, Aaron Shenhar, Stevens |
2-11-02 | Unilever-Bestfoods | Portfolio Management | William Ausura, Lucent (ret.), Aaron Shenhar, Stevens |
11-29-01 | Lucent | Further Discussion of Critical Chain Methodology | Richard Zultner, Stevens, Lemuel Tarshis, Stevens |
7-11-01 | ISO | The Application of Theory of Constraints to Product Development | Richard Zultner, Stevens, Roy Pool, Lucent Technologies |