Moving from Follower to Market Leader

A semiconductor manufacturer with worldwide sales faced major challenges in transforming itself from a fast-following, technology-based component producer to a leading, market-oriented, full solution provider. Success would entail:

• Restructuring the design, manufacturing, and marketing components of the business, and extensive coordination between highly complex, related product lines
• Entirely new R&D capabilities and a new focus on multi-tiered technology platforms

Analysis Group worked closely with the client to clarify its innovation transformation and develop the capabilities to deliver on its ambitious program, specifically addressing:

• Technology development and product road maps linkage: Using an architecture matrix tool, we helped rationalize and prioritize key platform developments
• Management and delivery processes: For portfolio management, we incorporated strategic and financial goals into a recurring, quantitative decision-making process using scenario analysis software 

For project execution, we developed "is" and "should" mapping, which clarified complex new product development processes and guided creation of a new phase gate program.

As a result, strong technology coupled with new capabilities has enabled the company to capture significant share from the industry leader. Armed with a strategic overview of its pipeline of projects, the executive team now makes planning and tradeoff decisions across its complex portfolio.