Title :
Criteria for Assessment/Selection of Innovative Projects
Author :
Nasierowwki, Wojciech
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Bus. Adm., New Brunswick Univ., Fredericton, NB
Abstract :
The screening of in-progress projects is among the most important activities related to the management of technology, change, and innovation. Based on preliminary empirical tests it has been found that two sets of criteria may be identified for the purpose of screening innovative projects in SME. First, there are financial, organizational, marketing, and technical, generic, "common sense" embedded criteria. These criteria are consistent across various projects and assessment perspectives. Second, there is a set of criteria that is project and context specific
Keywords :
financial management; innovation management; management of change; marketing; organisational aspects; small-to-medium enterprises; technology management; SME; change management; financial management; in-progress projects; innovation management; innovative projects; marketing; organization; technology management; Business; Companies; Economics; Innovation management; Manufacturing; Product development; Project management; Technological innovation; Technology management; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Technology Management for the Global Future, 2006. PICMET 2006
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-14-8
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.2006.296855
