Problem:  Ambiguity in roles, responsibilities, timelines, and dependencies was leading to late decisions and hand offs resulting in almost 60% of the product line being late to market. Solution:  End-to-end seasonal development calendar and processes were created to clearly outline order of operations, role/responsibilities of each team, dependencies with master company calendar, and lead-times forRead more about David Yurman: Concept to Market Process & Calendar Creation[…]

Problem:  #1 volume panty program development to consumer timeline was too long and seasonal change outs too infrequent leading to lost sales on fashion trends. Solution:  Cross functional team was pulled together to figure out methods for shortening timeline without reduction to quality or increase in cost.   Materials, trims, color palettes, and prints were chosenRead more about Victoria’s Secret: Speed to Market Initiative[…]