Criteria for Assessment/Selection of Innovative Projects

Author

Nasierowwki, Wojciech

Author_Institution

Fac. of Bus. Adm., New Brunswick Univ., Fredericton, NB

Volume

6

fYear

2006

fDate

38899

Firstpage

2579

Lastpage

2585

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Technology Management for the Global Future, 2006. PICMET 2006

Conference_Location

Istanbul

Print_ISBN

1-890843-14-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PICMET.2006.296855

Filename

4077677