Focus on Impact – The Stages Roadmap

For the longest time, process management has focused on process definition, completeness and consistency, reviews and approvals, and compliance to standards and regulations. All of this is necessary and required, but in times of monumental technological and socioeconomic changes in our industries, while being on shoestring budgets, it is not sufficient anymore.

Process management needs to improve in practice and deliver measurable added value. In product development with its knowledge workers, this is even more difficult than in other business functions. It needs to provide the right level of content to the practitioners, help them to do the right things at the right time, and be deeply involved in practical business execution.

In short, process management needs to improve its impact.

In this presentation, we will discuss how the above insights are represented in the Stages roadmap and give an outlook on future Stages releases.

Short Biography

Erich Meier is the mastermind and principal architect behind the “Stages” process management system. With a career spanning over two decades, Erich has been instrumental in assisting global corporations in transforming their product lifecycles and enhancing their engineering processes. From 2007 to 2021, he served as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Method Park, where he oversaw the global product business, technology vision, and roadmap. Following Method Park’s acquisition by UL Solutions, Erich now plays a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction of UL Solution’s Mobility and Critical Systems business unit.

Erich is a distinguished speaker frequently invited to share his insights at conferences and executive gatherings. He is deeply committed to the mission of bringing people, products, and processes together for optimal outcomes.

Erich Meier earned his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Erlangen, Germany.