The Industry Standard for New Product Excellence
What is Stage-Gate and Stage-Gate Ready Certification?
PowerSteering is a Stage-Gate Ready certified software solution. Stage-Gate® is the worlds’ most widely implemented process for driving new product  ideas from inception through to launch. According to several independent sources1, between 70-85% of North American companies and 100% of the world’s top global 1000 innovators rely on a disciplined Stage-Gate process to drive better performance results. It is the industry standard for new product excellence.
With the use of Stage-Gate steadily increasing so too has the demand for software automation solutions that support and enable Stage-Gate best practice processes.
Stage-Gate Ready Certification differentiates software automation solutions which have successfully passed a rigorous evaluation of some 200 innovation-related criteria. The ‘seal of approval’ assures potential buyers of product innovation software that the solution performs the functionality necessary to successfully implement Stage-Gate best practice processes such as: Idea Management, Idea-to-Launch Process and Portfolio Management.
Why Companies Select Stage-Gate Ready Certified Software
Saves Time: Quickly and easily obtain a ‘short-list’ of quality software solutions, saving you time and money otherwise spent researching, viewing and pre-qualifying vendors. There is no cost to you to obtain the ‘short-list’.
Reduces Risk: Stage-Gate Ready Certified Vendors have submitted to a rigorous NPD functionality evaluation performed by an unbiased Stage-Gate Product Innovation Expert – assurance to you that the software performs all required Stage-Gate functionality.
Removes Guesswork: Stage-Gate Ready Certified Vendors can produce immediately upon your request, a Stage-Gate Ready Certification Report Card detailing their software solution’s performance on some 200 mandatory and optional innovation-related criteria.
How Stage-Gate Ready Certification Works
Vendors submit their software solution to a rigorous evaluation conducted by an unbiased Stage-Gate Product Innovation Expert. The software solution must achieve all pre-defined mandatory criteria for each category the vendor applies for (i.e. Idea Management, Idea-to-Launch and/or Portfolio Management). Additionally, vendors demonstrate numerous optional criteria.
Software Solution Evaluation: The vendor demonstrates their software solution to a Stage-Gate Product Innovation Expert. The software is judged against some 200 criteria – a combination of both mandatory and optional criteria. All mandatory criteria must be met.
Software Solution Validation: Vendor submits proof of installation in a client production environment. Installation is validated by a Stage-Gate Product Innovation Expert.
Re-Certification Process: Vendor demonstrates ongoing achievement of all mandatory criteria through a re-certification evaluation process which occurs every two years.
For more information on Stage-Gate International’s Certification Program, visit http://www.stage-gate.com/stage-gate_certification.php, call +1-905-304-8797, or email
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1According to at least three independent sources (AMR Research, Booz Allen Hamilton and the Product Development Management Association) between 70%-85% of North American companies use a Stage-Gate Idea-to-Launch process to drive new products to market and 100% of BAH’s Global 1000 Innovators of 2007 use a disciplined Stage-Gate Process.
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