7 Costly Innovation Mistakes CPG CIOs Make

Mistakes happen, but that's no excuse for poor planning or carelessness. Ensuring that innovation initiatives meet their scheduling, performance, and cost goals is essential to keep your enterprise a step ahead of the competition and your career on track.

Here's a quick look at seven common pitfalls you'll never want to fall into.

1. Unnecessary complexity

Many routine IT processes are ultimately handled by people, mainly in supply chain and finance, using generic technology tools that weren't designed to meet unique CPG industry needs, says Lindsey Peters, retail and consumer goods industry lead at business management software firm Celonis. Sheadvisessimplifying processes, allowing end users to become more nimble and productive. 

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