Evaluation and measures Archives - Agile innovation

European Innovation: EIS 2020

European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS 2020). The latest edition with the 2019 data was published by the European Commission on June 23, 2020. In the midst of a crisis due to the consequences of Covid-19. It is the first time that the United Kingdom is not included as an EU country and Portugal joins for the first time in the group of "strongly innovative" members.

Organizational Maturity

Let’s consider the maturity of an organization as a measure of its ability to adapt to the environment, to learn, to improve results and economic and/or social performance, all that with superior results, in the top decile with respect to the concurrent organizations in their activity.

Integrated Business Planning (IBP/S&OP) Evolution

Since the 1980s, the main business management process for many industrial companies and supply chain management has been sales and operations planning (S & OP, Sales & Operations Planning). With the incorporation of new projects and innovation, it has become the strategic process of integrated management. By Dave Manning

Results of European Innovation 2019

The European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) is a well-established tool for measuring results in innovation, developed by the European Commission and with the aim of providing a comparative analysis of the performance of innovation in EU countries, neighbouring and other countries. This website has referred to these reports, with some summaries, since 2014. The European Commission published in June the 2019 edition of the EIS.

Innovate: Ideas or strategy?

It is a fairly generalized fact to believe that innovation starts with "ideas". According to this hypothesis, ideas are first raised and then become innovations. But experience shows that the most successful companies with the most innovative continuity tend to be those that start from a strategic perspective.

Agile Innovation Management Course 2020

Implement, manage and improve an agile innovation process. Both the course and the additional support are based on international experience and excellence. Many proven ideas and experiences are presented to be implement ed when returning to your organization.

Innovation is change (& 2)

We finished the first part of this article listing some models of change management: Michael Doyle, John P. Kotter and Managed Change Model of LaMarsh Global. We continue with a brief description of these and a summary of the practical methodology used for the implementation. We work in three layers or simultaneous levels. The three begin with where the change begins: the "identification" or "discovery" of the very need of change. Education and communication are critical throughout all the process.…

8 views on innovation and agile innovation

This article features eight views or faces on innovation and agile innovation. Innovation is a very used word and in many areas. Everyone seems to agree that it must be encouraged and that all companies and organizations should focus their strategy on innovation, especially SMEs and new companies. But the concept that is being explained in these different areas does not always coincide. I think I should first clarify the concept that I am going to apply here to the word…

Results of the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) 2017.

The results of the European Innovation Scoreboard, (EIS) 2017 are presented with a revised system of measures and indicators. Therefore, the results and rankings are not directly comparable with previous editions. However, time series that use the new measurement system allow the results to be shown over time.

New Agile Innovation course 2018. Accelerate innovation flow as a business strategy.

This course has been running since 2006. We are redesigning and perfecting it every year from the experiences with the participating companies and organizations. Can be arranged on request for groups of 6 -15 people, from one or more companies or organizations. Can be adapted to specific needs, and be presented between 16 and 24 hours, 2 full days or programmed for 4-6 sessions of 4 hours. Our methodology includes meeting with companies before and after the course.

Seven key features of the innovative company

The experience as an executive and consultant, working on innovation and strategy showed me how to identify common features in companies that are classified as "innovators" and who have managed to create an "innovation culture" in their organization. This may enable companies and managers who want to move on this direction, to formulate themselves some questions and above all, the right questions.

Barriers to Innovation

There is a broad consensus that internationalization and innovation are key to the survival and growth of enterprises.

Performance measures today

A strategic management tool. To know what to measure in a company or organization in order to improve innovation capacity and performance has become increasingly important, especially from the 90's of last century. What is not measured can’t be improved. The use of methodologies such as total quality management, continuous improvement (kaizen), "lean", "six sigma" and others has increased the need for measures and indicators other than financial ones.

Barometer of innovation: A new self-assessment tool.

This is a tool for evaluation and self-assessment on innovation management and innovation capability of companies and organisations. It focuses on the areas that we think are the key for success of the process and the creation of an innovative culture. Innovation is considered as a process and designed with agile methodologies and customer focusand represented as a continuous flow...