By: Charlie Noble, PhD
and Chair of the Product Development and Management Association
and Chair of the Product Development and Management Association
When you're passionate about something life changing all you
want to do is share your excitement, right?
want to do is share your excitement, right?
I have been involved with the Product Development and
Management Association (PDMA) for over seven years. As an active member across
several different task forces and volunteer positions within the organization,
I am proud and honored to hold the PDMA Chair position. During my tenure as a
member, I have had the opportunity to experience PDMA through its variety of
programs and interact with diverse community of members. But there is one key
reason why I continue to stay involved. PDMA offers what no other organization
can - it is a unique home for practitioners and academics alike to connect on
the latest theories, empirical findings and see in practice how companies are
implementing their product development and management programs. When these
different areas of the profession join together, extraordinary bonds and
transformative knowledge is born that only benefits the industry as a whole.
Management Association (PDMA) for over seven years. As an active member across
several different task forces and volunteer positions within the organization,
I am proud and honored to hold the PDMA Chair position. During my tenure as a
member, I have had the opportunity to experience PDMA through its variety of
programs and interact with diverse community of members. But there is one key
reason why I continue to stay involved. PDMA offers what no other organization
can - it is a unique home for practitioners and academics alike to connect on
the latest theories, empirical findings and see in practice how companies are
implementing their product development and management programs. When these
different areas of the profession join together, extraordinary bonds and
transformative knowledge is born that only benefits the industry as a whole.
As a product development and management professional, you
know that the field of innovation is critical to economic development. So, why
not apply that same drive of innovation to your professional development and
start accomplishing more? More connections, more knowledge, more idea sharing,
and even more business growth for your organization.
know that the field of innovation is critical to economic development. So, why
not apply that same drive of innovation to your professional development and
start accomplishing more? More connections, more knowledge, more idea sharing,
and even more business growth for your organization.
My experience with PDMA allows me to do all of the above and
more. The PDMA community has guided me through my career and provides the
resources I need to accomplish new goals and professional achievements. In
addition, I am fortunate enough to build connections with others in the
industry that I have relied on as a resource when it comes to identifying
solutions for day-to-day challenges.
more. The PDMA community has guided me through my career and provides the
resources I need to accomplish new goals and professional achievements. In
addition, I am fortunate enough to build connections with others in the
industry that I have relied on as a resource when it comes to identifying
solutions for day-to-day challenges.
Becoming a member not only moves your career forward, but it
empowers you to create new, innovative strategies for growth ' all while
driving profitability for your organization.
empowers you to create new, innovative strategies for growth ' all while
driving profitability for your organization.
We understand that over your career your needs will change
and PDMA's resources expand across all development stages. PDMA will grow with
you and beside you.
and PDMA's resources expand across all development stages. PDMA will grow with
you and beside you.
Do yourself a favor; give your role as a product development
or product manager a boost. Join this global community of people just like you:
open-minded individuals from some of the world's leading brands who have been
where you are today. It's an investment that pays for itself and will provide
immediate benefits to you and your organization.
or product manager a boost. Join this global community of people just like you:
open-minded individuals from some of the world's leading brands who have been
where you are today. It's an investment that pays for itself and will provide
immediate benefits to you and your organization.
Need more incentive? Save $30 off membership when you use
the code FEIBlog by July 1, 2016. http://www.pdma.org/fei
the code FEIBlog by July 1, 2016. http://www.pdma.org/fei
Charlie Noble, PhD is
the Chair of the Product Development and Management Association. He currently
holds the position of Proffitt's Professor of Marketing and Director of the
Marketing PhD Program at The University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
the Chair of the Product Development and Management Association. He currently
holds the position of Proffitt's Professor of Marketing and Director of the
Marketing PhD Program at The University of Tennessee in Knoxville.