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P. M. MANOSKI, Quality R&D Partners, 195 Covington Dr., Barrington, IL 60010-6612

The bar is raised. The skills required of R&D professionals have changed. Contemporary R&D professionals and teams are facing challenges such as increased demand and output, faster turnaround and timelines for product development stages, increasing and complex consumer expectations coupled with a demand for continually improving their own professional skillsets. R&D professionals must meet these demands while fulfilling their personal professional goals and development. How do such diligent professionals acquire the softer skills necessary to succeed in the contemporary product development world?

Session 4, Emerging challenges in consumer-driven R&D
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM, Sunday PM Room 396

2005 IFT Annual Meeting, July 15-20 - New Orleans, Louisiana