Decision Point: Revamping Research and Development Having worked closely with the R&D department before when new products were brought to production, you know that the department has not seen much change in the last ten years. The existing head of R&D was more of a researcher than a manager. One of the things you feel you need to tackle is getting the department moving in the direction of being more innovative. You have several ideas, but want to bring only three to the CEO for implementation. You are looking for the three best ideas to send forward
o Fewer meetings, more time working
o More centralization of decision making
o Decreasing resources -Increasing communication
o Less formalization in the structure of the department
o Increasing resources Increasing communication
o More formalization in the structure of the department More deadlines
