Innovation implementation
23 important questions on Innovation implementation
What are the 3 types of innovation project process models?
2. Parallel
3. Iterative
What is a stage gate model?
What are the 4 types of decisions made at the gates?
2. Stop decision - shelved, might be picked up again later
3. Back decision - moved back a stage for reworking
4. Go decision- moved to the next stage
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What are the different stages in the stage gate model?
2. Scoping stage
3. Building business case stage
4. Development stage
5. Testing and validation stage
6. Launch stage
What are the characteristics of the scoping stage?
2. Early technical, financial and business assessments
3. Market assessment
4. Creating a plan for stage 2
What are the characteristics of the building a business case stage?
2. Research customer needs, collect first feedback from customers, conduct a competitive analysis
3. Define value proposition and product, conduct a financial analysis and look at technical feasibility of the project
What are the characteristics of the testing and validation stage?
2. Conduct test to see if market is ready or not
3. Maybe even customer trials
What are the characteristics of the launch stage?
2. Start of sales and results monitoring
3. Executing of post-launch plan and life cycle plan
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a concurrent/ parallel stage gate development plan?
+ can be done for stages with high certainty
+ shortens time to market
+ integration of functions
- leads to pressure
- risk of high (communication) costs if one stage is highly dependent on the one preceding it
- may lead to conflict
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a sequential stage gate development plan?
+ clear communication
- No early alarm system leads to
- high rework costs if needs to happen in later stages
- Long cycle time
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the iterative stage gate development plan?
- not suitable for technically complex projects, or highly sensitive projects
When should you choose an iterative/parallel/sequential process?
2. High uncertainty/ambiguity = iterative (reduces uncertainty at the start of the process rather than end)
3. High time pressure (to reach novel market) = parallel
4. High need for structure = sequential (allows for more control)
5. High complexity - sequential in combination with another model
6. High safety/health/environmental concerns - more control necessary, but will slow down process
7. If communication is difficult, do not use parallel process (outsourcing production hinders parallel processes)
8. If company culture is strictly hierarchical, iterative might not be advisable
What is enlightened experimentation culture?
What are the rules for enlightened experimentation?
2. Fail early and often, but avoid mistakes (mistakes are known errors and preventable)
3. Anticipate and exploit early information, as mistakes cost money and time
4. Conduct low-fidelity experiments before high ones
5. Combine new with conventional technologies, as not everything can be simulated
What is a team?
Why is a network perspective essential in a company?
1. Inefficient resource allocation
2. Managing talent without a clear goal or structure
3. The inter and intra-unit effectiveness has large disparities
What are the team-based determinants of innovatoin?
2. Team processes
3. Innovation outcomes
What are the key elements of team success?
2. Social interaction - support, coordination of activities, integration of expertise, construction of shared meetings - relational
3. Contextual factors - organisational support, reward systems, HR system, information system and resource availability - exogenous
What are the 2 types of diversity?
2. Deep-level diversity - based on unobservable attributes (cognition, meanings, inner attributes of people, personality and behaviour)
What are the 2 types of social networks?
2. Serendipitous networks - friendship relationships between employees
What are the different types of ties in a sociogram?
2. Isolated ties - no ties
What are the main characteristics of a social network?
2. Tie strength - how strong is the connection
3. Centrality - how central is the main actor in the network
4. Brokerage - when an actor connects team members that do not have a connection between them
What are the building blocks of social networks?
2. Reciprocity - tendency for organisational members to seek advice from reciprocating colleagues
3. Activity - tendency towards seeking advice from many colleagues
4. Popularity - tendency towards the existence of organisational members who are sought for advice by many colleagues
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