{"id":358,"date":"2014-05-06T16:22:48","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T16:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/product-pulse.planview.com\/?p=358"},"modified":"2022-04-05T15:41:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T20:41:22","slug":"understand-innovation-management-maturityity-innovation-management-maturity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/understand-innovation-management-maturityity-innovation-management-maturity\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting the Dots to Understand the Reality of Your Innovation Management Maturity"},"content":{"rendered":"

5 Tips to get your Innovation Management<\/a> Program on the Right Track<\/h2>\n

In a recent article posted on Innovation Management.se, Steve Beaumont outlines 5 things organizations can do to bridge the perception gap between executive management and reality for\u00a0innovation management maturity.<\/p>\n

\"Connecting<\/p>\n

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  1. Educate executives \u2013 use the Fourth Product Portfolio Management Benchmark Survey<\/a> to provide evidence of the pitfalls of having too many projects and overloaded resources<\/li>\n
  2. Identify the gaps \u2013 use the Innovation Management Maturity Model<\/a> to understand where stakeholders believe the organization ranks for each category and overall<\/li>\n
  3. Have a plan \u2013 think of quick changes that yield immediate ROI (download the whitepaper<\/a> to get some ideas)<\/li>\n
  4. Speak their language \u2013 get into their world and articulate your plan using their language (download the whitepaper<\/a> to see a helpful chart to easily identify personality types)<\/li>\n
  5. Don\u2019t wait for perfect to get started \u2013 there\u2019s never a \u201cperfect\u201d time so just dig in with confidence<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Continue reading the complete article: \u201cMind the Gap! 5 Tips on How to Align Your Boss\u2019 Perception of Innovation Maturity with Reality<\/a>”<\/p>\n

    The article extracts insights from a white paper recently published by Carrie Nauyalis, NPD solution evangelist, Planview. Get your free copy here: Gaining Agreement: How Mature is Your Innovation Management Program?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

    I\u2019d like to hear from you. What do you think do you think about the 5 tips and are there any other tips we should add to the list?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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