Transcript IMP3rove

IMProvement of Innovation Management
Performance with Sustainable IMPact
A Europe INNOVA Project
Agenda
 IMP3rove – A Europe INNOVA project
 The objectives of IMP3rove:
Enhancing Innovation Management performance in Europe
 The results of IMP3rove:
Powerful tools for SMEs and intermediaries
 The scope of IMP3rove:
SMEs in focus
 The approach of IMP3rove:
Developing best practices
 The benefits of IMP3rove:
Integrating all stakeholders of Innovation Management enhancement
 Contact details
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IMP3rove – A Europe INNOVA
project
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IMP3rove – A Europe INNOVA project
IMP3rove is the flagship project of the Europe INNOVA
initiative
Europe INNOVA
Sectoral
innovation
watch
Cluster
networks
Innovation
panels
Cluster
mapping
Financing
networks
Standards
networks
Innovation management
IMP³rove
• Providing innovation facilitators with new and better tools to consult enterprises on Innovation Management
issues
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• Improvement of Innovation Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Europe
• Funded by the European Commission
• Driven by a consortium from more than 10 countries
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IMP3rove – A Europe INNOVA project
The project IMP3rove has been initiated by the European
Commission in December 2005
Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry
Consortium driving the project + Expert Panel advising the consortium
Reaching out to
Intermediaries for
Innovation
Management
SMEs including
high-tech startups
Financial
community
funding SMEs
Policy
making
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IMP3rove – A Europe INNOVA project
A European consortium under the leadership of
A.T. Kearney is driving the project
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The objectives of IMP3rove:
Enhancing Innovation Management
performance in Europe
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The objectives of IMP3rove: Enhancing Innovation Management performance in Europe
The overall objective is to foster innovation efficiency in
Europe
• Development of new and better Innovation
Management tools for SMEs and innovation
facilitators
• Strong and early involvement of intermediaries and
SMEs
IMP3rove
• Provision of tangible means for financial institutions
for evaluation of SME and their financial risks
• Better insights for policy makers in the needs of
innovative SMEs, targeted innovation policy
measures in the future
• Integration with other Europe INNOVA initiatives
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The results of IMP3rove:
Powerful tools for SMEs and
intermediaries
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The results of IMP3rove: Powerful tools for SMEs and intermediaries
IMP3rove will deliver tangible results
European approach to Innovation Management
consulting including a toolkit for innovation
facilitators to enhance the SMEs’ Innovation
Management capabilities
Overview of existing best
practice in Innovation
Management approaches
Tangible
Results
Foundations for European
Innovation Management
certificate
An online Self-Assessment Tool that allows
SMEs to benchmark their Innovation
Management against Best Practice
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The scope of IMP3rove:
SMEs in focus
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The scope of IMP3rove: SMEs in focus
IMP3rove pursues a holistic approach to Innovation
Management
A.T. Kearney's 'House of Innovation'
Innovation
strategy
Innovation
organization
and culture
Innovation life cycle
management
Idea
generation
Product/process
development
Launch/contin.
improvement
Enabler, e.g. Human Resource Management,
Knowledge Management, Project and Program Mangement,
Controlling and IT
 Impact of Innovation
Management Tools and
Innovation Management
performance linked to
business success
 Database for comparisons
to Innovation Management
mechanisms in a wide
spectrum of companies in
terms of industry sectors
and size of companies
 Access to a media network
across Europe from the
Best Innovator contest,
which will be leveraged to
increase the awareness of
improved Innovation
Management services and
techniques.
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The scope of IMP3rove: SMEs in focus
SMEs from a wide range of industry sectors are included
Industry sectors covered
Companies in focus
 Chemicals and
pharmaceuticals
 Information and
Communication Technologies
 Mechanical engineering, plant
constructions
 Road, air, rail and sea
transportation
 Services
 Financial and business
services
 Textile and textile products
 Food products, beverages
and tobacco
 2-20 employees
 21-100 employees
 101-250 employees
 >250 employees
including high-tech start-ups
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The approach of IMP3rove:
Developing best practices
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The approach of IMP3rove: Developing best practices
Within 48 months, the project will deliver new Innovation
Management tools
Develop Innovation
Management tools
Test Innovation
Management tools
Review and evaluation of
existing consulting
methodologies and online
self-assessment tools (SAT)
in Europe
Improved
innovation
manage-ment
consulting
methodologies
01/06
European
Self-Assessment Tool
(SAT)
12/06
Strong
involvement
of intermediaries,
e.g.
innovation
management consultancies,
trade
associations, IRCs
Disseminate Innovation
Management tools
At least
1,500
interviews
with SMEs in
more than 10
countries
and various
industry
sectors,
facilitated by
intermediaries
11/07
• Comprehensive marketing
and communication
program to promote new
tools
• Ensure increased
sustainability
12/09
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The benefits of IMP3rove:
Integrating all stakeholders of
Innovation Management
enhancement
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The approach of IMP3rove: Integrating all stakeholders of Innovation Management enhancement
IMP3rove will provide significant benefits for a wide variety
of stakeholders
For Intermediaries
For SMEs
• Access to full set of Innovation
Management consulting methodologies
• Possibility to provide input on best
practices
• Positioning as "leading intermediary"
• Growth opportunity in leveraging
innovation network
• Insight into Best Practice in Innovation
Management
• Benchmarking own Innovation
Management performance with SAT
• Own performance in Innovation
Management
• Actions required to fill the gap to Best
Practice
For Policy Makers
• First hand insight on key success factors
for Innovation Management
• Knowledge of existing barriers to
Innovation Management
Project's
benefits
For Financial Institutions
• Tangible means for evaluating
SMEs'/high-tech start-ups' performance
and risk
• Benchmarks across countries and
industry sectors
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Contact details
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Contact details
Contacts
Project core team:
• A.T. Kearney
Kai Engel, Eva Diedrichs
Tel: +49 211 1377 2266
Fax: +49 175 13 2659 266
[email protected]
• Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO)
Kristina Wagner
Tel.: +49 (0)711 970-2215
Fax: +49 (0)711 970-2299
[email protected]
www.europe-innova.org
IMP3rove is a project of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry
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Contact details
A whole set of promotion material is available for
intermediaries
Short html email sent at key project milestones (2006-2009)
E-newsflash
• Languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
• Can be re-customized by intermediaries for SMEs
Consultancy methodology & questionnaires for use with SMEs
Information
package
• Languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
• Available 12/2006 (English), 4/2007 (German, French, Italian, Spanish)
For intermediaries
Train-theTrainer events
Country
Launches
• 12/2006 (UK), 2007 (Germany, Italy, Spain, etc. tbc)
• Training in Innovation Management Consultancy Approaches
Aimed at SMEs
• 2008-2009 (open schedule)
• Organized by intermediaries,
supported by IMP3rove
• Encourage use of SAT &
Innovation Management tools
• Showcasing 2-3 success stories
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