Typical Topics.

The actual topics for each group's meeting are driven by the members themselves but here are some examples.

Corporate Development Management

  • Best practices and benchmarks with other corp dev groups.
  • Better aligning and measuring of corporate development ROI.
  • Managing and getting the most from implementers.

Leveraging the Technologies for Development

  • Candid experiences and preferences in development systems.
  • Feedback on the latest development technologies across industries.
  • Successes and dismal failures tried in recent history.

Organizational Structure

  • Aligning structure and models to the development deliverables.
  • Determining the optimum "mix" of development methods.
  • Building a culture of excellence in the corporate development area.
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