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Social networking is not innovation management.

June 30, 2008 – 10:47 am

There’s been much attention recently given to social networking and collaboration as it applies to the business process of innovation. It’s fueled by a growing crop of companies that are adopting a more open innovation model and inviting their communities of customers, partners and employees to participate in the process of sharing ideas, discussing [...]

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Jama Software named Finalist for OEN Awards.

June 27, 2008 – 1:06 pm

The Oregon Entrepreneurs Network has selected Jama Software as one of four finalists for the 15th Annual 2008 OEN Tom Holce Awards for Entrepreneurship in the Development Category.
Finalists and award winners will be recognized during the event at the Oregon Convention Center on September 18, 2008. This year’s event theme “Rogues and Renegades” honors the [...]

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Requirements management makes the grade.

June 19, 2008 – 11:00 am

How in sync is the academic world with your industry? Is the next generation of project management and product development directors well versed with the tools of the trade?
As a vendor, we feel it’s important to do our part to support universities and educational institutions that are preparing students to be successful [...]

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Dropping Google ads for Kiva loans - will it work?

June 17, 2008 – 1:04 pm

Where should we invest our marketing budget to create awareness and generate leads for our product in the most cost-effective way? It’s a question we deal with every day as a growing business.
Sponsored events, email lists, online ads, paid search - early on, we invested in these standard channels, following the same marketing playbook [...]

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Customer Needs – The tip of the iceberg.

May 22, 2008 – 10:12 am

Here at Jama we take a pretty open approach to the development of Contour, our collaborative requirements management / project management software and incorporate customer feedback, input from our advisors as well as research and planning we perform internally. We often invite smart people to have lunch with us to give us feedback on [...]

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Meet the new members of the Jama community.

March 11, 2008 – 1:51 pm

Jama’s “You try. We give.” program.  Meet the Kiva loan recipients.
- Tiv Socheat - mother of 2 and chicken farmer in Cambodia
- Elida Angelica Ruiz Cardenas - mother and fish retailer in Peru
- Eliseo Canales - pineapple and dragon fruit farmer in Nicaragua
- Rosemary Rushagara - mother of 4, caretaker of orphaned kids from HIV [...]

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The fabric of an innovative company - what’s it take?

February 1, 2008 – 12:42 pm

What makes a company a great innovator? Is it based on quantifiable measures such as # of patents? # of awards? revenue growth? Or is it fundamentally something less quantifiable and more qualitative, - something you see reflected in the DNA of a company’s culture, the vision of its leadership [...]

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2008 Outlook - 2 Predictions for the New Year.

January 2, 2008 – 2:59 pm

Happy New Year! Welcome back to work. By now, the presents are all unwrapped, the tree is on the curb to be recycled, the holiday cookies have all been eaten, and your wrists are sore from playing Guitar Hero III on your nephew’s new Wii for 2 straight days over the holiday break. You’re back [...]

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