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Dr. Robert Cooper, internationally recognized expert in product innovation, invited to present at Cranfield School of Management.

ANCASTER, ONTARIO, CANADA – March 27, 2007 - Stage-Gate International, a Member Company of the Product Development Institute, today announced that Dr. Robert Cooper will be presenting two events at the prestigious Cranfield School of Management, near London, England - “Lean Rapid and Profitable New Product Development” on April 30, 2007- May 1, 2007 and “New Product Portfolio Management” on May 2, 2007.

These highly valued and thought-provoking seminars show how to significantly improve productivity, drive projects to market quickly and efficiently and how to improve portfolio management systems in order to realize better success rates and increased profits.

For more information on these Cranfield School of Management sponsored events, click here for details on the “Lean, Rapid and Profitable New Product Development” seminar and here for the “New Product Portfolio Management” seminar or contact Jackie Hall at jacqueline.hall@cranfield.ac.uk.

About Product Development Institute
About Stage-Gate International Stage-Gate International, a member company of the Product Development Institute, is mandated very specifically to enable product innovators to become better product innovators. Our international team of Product Innovation Experts and Consultants are mentored by Dr. Cooper and Dr. Edgett and understand the complex challenges organizations face. We help companies achieve product innovation through our world-class products and services.

Through its close working relationship with the Product Development Institute, Stage-Gate International has access to the world’s most comprehensive research into best practices in Product Innovation. This research has led to some of the most important discoveries in the innovation field; such as, Stage-Gate®, the NewProd™ Studies, and the concept of Portfolio Management.