Case Study: Scott Bader achieves 30% more product portfolio value with Sopheon’s Accolade

Scott Bader’s Implementation of Accolade® Generates 30% More Value for Product Portfolio

Scott Bader, a global producer of composite and specialty polymer resins, faced the challenge of increasing margins and reducing time-to-market by identifying high-value projects earlier and standardizing development across six R&D centers. Disparate project data, a rigid Lotus Notes system and static Excel gate reports made portfolio decisions slow and inconsistent, so Scott Bader selected Sopheon and its Accolade innovation management system to automate Stage‑Gate and provide a single, real‑time repository for project data.

Sopheon implemented Accolade to centralize project tracking, align processes to Stage‑Gate, and enable on‑the‑fly resource reallocation and prioritization. The solution helped Scott Bader cut high‑priority projects in the pipeline by 50% and boost the product‑portfolio value by 30% within 18 months, while improving cross‑site collaboration and decision quality.

Scott Bader

Roy Phillipps

Global R&D Director