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R&D Engineer Development Training
On 8 August, we joined Figes BuildUp Academy for a productive “Istanbul R&D Engineer Development Training” program at Figes BuildUp Academy, delivered by Prof. Dr. C. Ruhi Kaykayoğlu and Y. Bora Kaykayoğlu.
At a glance
- Project Focus
- R&D and Advanced Technologies · Education and People
- Solution Area
- R&D and Technology Management
- Project Lead
- TrainerProf. Dr. C. Ruhi KaykayoğluTrainerY. Bora Kaykayoğlu
- Approaches Used
- Facilitation
- What Emerged
- Technology and R&D roadmap framework · A development program that strengthened R&D capabilities
- Sector
- Consulting
Inside the project
Focus
How can an R&D center move from a cost center to a value-creating system?
The Figes BuildUp Academy project focused on addressing the organization’s training needs through R&D management.
The account of this project was structured around the organization's own definition of its needs.
The value of R&D is measured not by the number of reports it produces but by its contribution to decisions that change the business world.
Scope
We partnered with the institution to deliver an R&D engineer training programme in Istanbul. We worked with participants with a focus on R&D engineering.
Implementation
HOW WAS TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT POSITIONED IN THIS PROJECT?
We treated technology management not as inventory keeping but as a decision-making system connecting technology to business value. The roadmap was built using the teams' own data.
R&D management is not about tracking projects but about building a bridge between technology and the market.
The journey we designed
- 01EXPLOREA situation map was developed by considering the organization's real needs, current ways of working and external signals together.
- 02REFRAMEParticipants practiced creative problem solving and application through their own real work problems.
- 03BRING IT INTO THE ORGANIZATIONA follow-through plan was developed with teams to connect the methods learned to daily workflows.
Kaykayoğlu project insight
A technology roadmap is not a list of technologies but a map of the organization's future decisions.
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