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Membership Overview
What Is Gartner for Research & Development?
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Hear from Gartner experts on how clients from across the C-suite are taking action and leading in times of change.
How we support your priorities
Assess your current state
Develop your strategic plan
Execute and drive change
Stay ahead of the curve
What’s included in a Gartner for Research & Development membership?
Expert guidance to help you tackle your most critical priorities
Gartner for R&D Leaders helps you prioritize time and resources on what matters most. Our insights, guidance, and tools focus on Mission-Critical Priorities (MCPs)—the imperatives that drive results for your business and stakeholders.
We focus on the highest impact priorities for senior R&D leaders—from unlocking value with AI to optimizing costs and leading change— decisions that drive impact. With step-by-step guidance and clear Journey Steps, Gartner helps you move confidently from strategy to execution.
Actionable Insights for your everyday organizational needs
Gartner for R&D leaders also equips you to tackle Perennial Priorities by connecting enterprise strategy to the functional decisions that drive performance.
Backed by over 510,000 client discussions and 23,000 vendor conversations and 200,000 AI queries, Gartner gives you access to more C level strategies, tools, and best practices than any other source.
· AskGartner AI for instant, contextual answers and summaries
· Case studies showcasing peer-tested strategies and measurable outcomes
· Magic Quadrants and Market Guides for smarter tech decisions
· Enterprise leadership insights to enhance C-suite collaboration
Decision Tools
Get benchmarks, assessments and guides to drive stronger performance.
Must-Attend Events
Gartner research & development webinars cover today’s key issues and emerging trends. Learn from experts, get inspired by thought leaders, discover technology solutions and connect with peers to share ideas, lessons learned and best practices.
Improve Productivity and Product Development Using AI in R&D
R&D Leaders, Promote and Secure the Right Investments for Growth
Enable Digital Transformation by Harnessing Data for AI and Beyond
Peer Connections
Get access to a community of industry leaders who have the right experience to help. Follow peer-led discussions and polls on best practices, trending topics, and technology ratings and reviews to support your mission-critical priorities.
How you benefit
Direct cost savings
Our benchmarks help you invest in the right innovation opportunities for timely and cost-effective transformation.
Decision speed
Rely on proven solutions based on the successful approaches of hundreds of R&D organizations to help you make smarter decisions, faster.
Budget justification
Secure funding for key initiatives and staff using our annual budget and spend benchmarks tailored for your organization.
Risk mitigation
Use real-time visibility into evolving approaches, lessons learned and data from peer companies.
Execution speed
Equip your team with customizable tools, frameworks and templates to speed execution of key initiatives and deliver faster results for the organization.
Extension of your staff
Our R&D experts and insights can help you tackle your priorities across the year.
How Gartner clients have achieved success
- Technology Company
- Chemicals Company
- Manufacturing Company
Kodak Alaris
Technology Company
$500M+ (revenue)
Cut sustaining engineering costs by 50% over a two-year period
Redirected resources to win in key segments and gain share over competitors
Structured regular reviews of KPIs and offered feedback, ideas, and resources that facilitated continuous improvement
Client
Chemicals Company
>$14 billion (revenue)
Created a compelling plan for the R&D function’s digital transformation rollout to gain stakeholder buy-in and budget approval.
Roadmapped a digital transformation plan and provided benchmarking data on average spend for technology purchasing and implementation in R&D.
Gained stakeholder buy-in for R&D transformation efforts and secured a budget of $6 million over two years for a digital transformation rollout.
Client
Manufacturing Company
>$10 billion (revenue)
Constructed a training program for the company’s global R&D team to develop future leaders of the organization who have an “innovator mindset”
Mapped out, facilitated and helped lead the director’s innovator mindset training program for organizational rollout
Successfully built an innovator mindset training program, and then aggregated session results to identify development areas
Drive stronger performance on your mission-critical priorities.