MET-7020 - Strategic Technology Management

Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8

The primary question for a strategic manager of innovation and technology is where to look for opportunities. Since business accepts change as a constant and is likely accepting change at a more rapid rate in the 21st century, one potential opportunity area is customer expectations and demands for the organization’s products while looking for the disruptions in the product development process. The product development process is a cycle where innovation leads to productivity, productivity leads to intensified competition, and intensified competition leads to innovation. This course examines how technology is the identification, description, and explanation of needs resolved for business and industry applications. It is important to realize that technology evolves from implementation modifications due to customer feedback. This evolution is a trajectory of needs.