Welcome to Product & Process Innovation
Product & Process Innovation, Inc. is a training, consulting and litigation support firm that works with corporations and non-profits to improve their business strategy formulation and strategy execution through digital transformation, project management, product development, and engineering/manufacturing process improvement. In addition to working directly with companies, PPI also provides corporate training through Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Central Connecticut State University, and GoSkills online learning platform.
Consulting
Consulting Services provided by PPI are centered around strategy development and deployment. PPI provides support for organizations undergoing digital transformation or adopting Industry 4.0 practices and systems. In particular, PPI can assist with establishing an artificial intelligence strategy, a process automation strategy, or a knowledge management strategy. PPI can conduct a readiness assessment for digital transformation using a methodology developed by the Institute for Digital Transformation. Once a strategy is created, PPI can assist in defining and prioritizing improvement and transformation projects needed to implement the strategy. Since most improvement efforts require some level of organizational change, change management and leadership development are also addressed. Recent consulting clients include Eversource, IPG Photonics, Edgewell, St. Gobain, Produktif, University of Massachusetts, Central Connecticut State University, and Werfen.
Training
Training Programs provided by PPI are for corporate executives, managers, technical professionals, and technical subject matter experts. These award-winning programs can be conducted in classrooms at a university, at corporate learning centers, at hotels or conference centers, and on-site at the business client's facility. In addition, selected courses are available through the GoSkills online learning platform. Where practical, these programs use the organization’s current business systems for case studies and examples.
The courses are focused on digital transformation, project management, product development, process improvement using Lean and Six Sigma, leadership development, and general business management.
Project management courses include programs on the Fundamentals of Project Management, Project Schedule and Cost Management, Project Risk Management, Project Team Management, Managing the Project Management Process, and Agile/Scrum Management.
Product development courses include Stage-gate Project Management, Design for Six Sigma, Design for Manufacturability, and Innovation with Lean and Six Sigma.
Process improvement courses include programs on Lean Operations, Value Engineering, Poka Yoke, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
General business management courses include Finance for Engineers and Technical Professionals, Building Your Business Case, Stakeholder Management, and Project Leadership. All programs can be tailored to fit unique business issues or practices.
Litigation Support
Ray Sheen, PPI founder and president, has served as an expert witness in litigation involving product development for both DOD defense contracts and for commercial product development contracts. His expertise is in project management and operational business management.
