In October this year, Prodex Systems had the great pleasure of welcoming Dr. Irene Petrick to Australia for the first time to facilitate a series of public workshops as part of the 2010 Prodex Innovation Masterclass Series.

Workshop instructor Dr. Irene Petrick has over 25 years experience in technology planning, management and product and process development in both academic and industrial settings and has become one of the World’s most renowned roadmapping experts. Dr. Petrick is also a full time professor at Penn State University and consultant to Boeing, Motorola, Pfizer, Intel and Proctor and Gamble.

With support from Enterprise Connect, Prodex Systems hosted 3 workshops in each of Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide on Strategic Roadmapping. The purpose of the events was to introduce a broad range Australian SME's to the strategic roadmapping methodology in the hope that they will be able to implement some of the teachings into their innovation and development processes. The events reached expectations with over 100 representatives from 70 companies attending the 3 events.

The overall response gained from those who attended was very positive with many applauding the teaching style of Dr. Petrick and the content that she delivered.

On behalf of Prodex Systems and the companies who benefited from these workshops, we extend our sincere thanks to Enterprise Connect for their support in making these events possible.
 

"Very thought provoking. It was good to be able to see an applied framework for the complex task of roadmapping."

Jason Miller,
Co-Ordinator Advanced Development Projects
Futuris Automotive

"Irene’s presentation was the most useful roadmapping course I have attended in my 30 year involvement with the roadmapping process."

Richard Paynting,
Former VP Product Development
Bose Corporation

"Product roadmapping is an essential strategic process at micropower. Prodex’s workshop helped us to establish our priorities and provide the foundation to significantly improve our innovation process across the business."

Bill Owens,
Cheif Executive Officer
Micropower

"Succinct and informative insight into a valuable tool to provoke, discuss and communicate decision making."

Jon Martin,
Product Development Manager
Australian Defence Apparel