Stage-Gate, Inc. Enhances New Product Portfolio Management Capability with Version 5.0 of their SG Decision Tracker Software Product.

Stage-Gate, Inc., a member company of the Product Development Institute, today announced that it has released the latest version of its Portfolio Management software, SG Decision Tracker 5.0 powered by Sopheon Accolade®. The web-based application incorporates the most recent research in the area of new product portfolio management from Drs. Robert G. Cooper and Scott J. Edgett and has been designed to maximize the effectiveness of metric collaboration, portfolio reporting, and support for the portfolio management process and the Stage-Gate® process for new product development.

ANCASTER, ONTARIO, CANADA (PRWEB) January 23, 2004 --Stage-Gate, Inc., a member company of the Product Development Institute, today announced that it has released the latest version of its Portfolio Management software, SG Decision Tracker 5.0 powered by Sopheon Accolade®. The web-based application incorporates the most recent research in the area of new product portfolio management from Drs. Robert G. Cooper and Scott J. Edgett and has been designed to maximize the effectiveness of metric collaboration, portfolio reporting, and support for the portfolio management process and the Stage-Gate® process for new product development.

SG Decision Tracker 5.0 allows companies to manage all new product projects within a single, Web-based solution and includes enhanced portfolio charting capabilities, metric collection, document collaboration, and a flexible API for integration with existing business systems. SG Decision Tracker 5.0 is built on Sopheons Accolade® platform, providing seamless integration with their powerful Stage-Gate® process automation capabilities through their Accolade® solution.    

The SG Decision Tracker application is a stand-alone solution specifically designed to address the requirements of large organizations managing hundreds of new product development initiatives within multiple business units across geographic boundaries," said Barbara Pitts, COO of Stage-Gate, Inc. Built on Sopheons proven Accolade® 5.0 platform, Stage-Gate Inc. offers customers a customizable solution designed to help executives make better strategic choices relating to resource allocation, project selection and project prioritization; in alignment with best practice new product portfolio management."

The power of SG Decision Tracker 5.0 will enable new product development professionals to design their portfolio dashboards, reviews and presentations to fit their organizational needs, and access 'real-time portfolio data to support 'real-time decision making.

SG Decision Tracker 5.0 is available immediately for purchase and implementation.

About Stage-Gate, Inc.

Stage-Gate, Inc. is dedicated to providing best-in-class products and services to help companies develop their new products more quickly, cost-effectively and successfully.

Stage-Gate, Inc. is a member company of the Product Development Institute Inc., which was founded by Drs. Robert G. Cooper and Scott J. Edgett, the worlds foremost experts in New Product Development.

Through its close working relationship with the Product Development Institute, Stage-Gate Inc. has access to some of the worlds most comprehensive research into best practices in NPD. This research has already led to some of the most important discoveries in the field; such as, Stage-Gate®, the NewProdStudies, and the concept of Portfolio Management as applied to NPD.

For more information, please visit www.stage-gate.com or contact:

Barbara M. Pitts
Stage-Gate, Inc
Tel: +1 905 304 8797
barbara.pitts@stage-gate.com
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