Leading Innovation Management Initiatives:​

Shruti has mastery on multiple components of Strategic Innovation namely:
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1. Innovation Strategy Design and Execution.
2. Innovation Portfolio Management.
3. R&D Transformation.
4. Innovative Product Development thru Commercialization.
5. Protecting Innovations from Copying and Counterfeits.

Leading Innovation Strategy Design & Execution:

Innovation is not an initiative; it is a business process!

Through strategic design and implementation of one or more innovation methodologies such as- Design Thinking, DOE, DFM, DFSS, QbD, TRIZ and Hoshin, Shruti achieves rapid prototyping and fast product launch to market.

She combines idea management techniques with Kaizen (and other time-tested continuous improvement methodologies) to bring about the change in the research process. For example, from traditional style to Design Thinking, TRIZ. She sums up by using Poka Yoke to error-proof the processes and products.

Shruti has successfully led over 50 Innovation Management projects. She customizes innovation management process for her clients base on parameters such as product type, organization's size, culture, talent pool, project budget, timelines etc.

Check out this example of Shruti's ​Innovation Management strategy.

Innovation Portfolio Management:​

​Shruti's approach to Innovation Portfolio development begins by diagnosing the client’s current innovation processes & results and then helping them build distinctive capabilities to drive future performance that would bring right products to market FASTER. 
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Further, Shruti's expertise with patenting and patent evaluations guides researchers to find ways to circumvent enforced patents and develop generics that are not only 'Tough To Copy' but also create intellectual property assets for the company.​​

​Shruti's innovation strategies customize client's innovation portfolio to their needs, reduce time-to-market revenues as well as help clients define the role of innovation in their pursuit of growth.

Shruti keeps a comprehensive focus on both top-line and bottom-line (i.e. value-mix) levers, helps improve product competitiveness and drive increased profitability- 
 

• By  focussing on the top-line, Shruti helps clients quantify and translate customer insights and needs into advantaged product concepts and feature sets- together with an understanding of the willingness of customers to pay for them. Advantaged products drive superior competitive positioning and that in-turn drives higher sales.  
• While, bottom-line focus helps companies deliver advantaged products and features sets to customer at the lowest possible price. The goal is to reduce basic product or service ‘functional’ costs and then re-invest the savings  into product features and consistent quality attributes
  that create real and perceived value  in the minds of the customers.​  ​

Shruti has successfully led over 50 Innovation Management projects. She customizes innovation portfolio management for her clients base on parameters such as product type, organization's size, culture, talent pool, project budget, timelines etc.

Check out this example of Shruti's ​Innovation Portfolio Management.

R&D Transformation:

Till date, Shruti has saved over $15M in Life Science R&D revenues!

​Shruti employs a unique combination of Research Methodologies, Design of Experiments (DOE) and Design Thinking tools, with Continuous Improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Just-in-time, TQM, 5S to strategically transform R&D's performance and productivity.

She has successfully transformed existing R&D labs, built state-of-the-art R&D infrastructures and created customer-focused R&D capabilities for various industry sectors belonging to Manufacturing as well as Service Industry. 

Innovative Product Development thru Commercialization:​​

Shruti's has led Innovative Product Development programs for:

• Innovative product development thru commercialization for- US, Canada, SE Asia, Latin America, Africa, Netherlands, Germany, GCC and CIS markets.
• Bringing digital products and new business models to market.
• Specialty pharmaceuticals and targeted drug delivery systems.
• Nanotechnology and liposome-based dermatological, ophthalmic, nasal pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food products.
• Patient-isolation systems for burn care and immune-compromised patients.
• Novel medical devices.
• Green fertilizers and pesticides products.
• Novel herbal products.
• Improved machine designs for chemicals, dyes and paint industry.
• Manufacturing bulk drugs, chemicals via environment-friendly biotech route.
• New packaging solutions for consumer packed goods and life sciences industry.
• 3D Printed Drug and Cosmetic products.

Some of these products have been launched first time in the world! Checkout list of Shruti's Publications and Patents as well as Case Studies

​Protecting Innovations:

Shruti's expertise with product anti-counterfeiting, design and patent laws provide additional risk-control and value to innovation programs!

She advices researchers on product development pathways that circumvent enforced patents. Also, she guides them in dealing with any litigations involving patent invalidation and patent infringement. 

Shruti's direction have helped her clients improve their innovation portfolio by increasing the returns on their innovation investments- ROII by introducing Product Differentiation.

And, differentiation goes way beyond just a shift from 'Me too product' to 'Novel product' breakthroughs. ​True differentiation stems from the presence of carefully nurtured distinctive product capabilities/ attributes that endure and are TOUGH TO COPY.​

Improving innovation management processes increases R&D productivity!​

• Do you have questions about optimizing your R&D strategy to achieve more with less?​​
• Do you want to bring-on a strategic transformation to your R&D division?
• Do you wish to develop products faster?
• Do you wish to improve your R&D's productivity and competitive advantage?
• Do you wish to achieve Innovation Excellence and grow your profit margins?
• Do you wish to introduce 'Lean Innovation' and reduce R&D costs?
• Do you want a dynamic Innovation Strategy Leader to drive your innovation programs?

​To learn more, consult with Shruti or book a workshop, seminar. Contact via Form or WhatsApp 1.403.969.6219