Management Handbooks for Results
by H. James Harrington, Sid Ahmed Benraouane
It has been estimated that over
75% of the innovative projects that begin through the Innovation
Management System (IMS) are either failures or they failed to produce
the desired results. The biggest wastes most medium- to large-size
organizations face are the waste of money, time, reputation,
opportunity, and income that these failures are costing them. Following
this book’s recommendations could reduce this failure cost by as much
as 70%.
The purpose of this book is
to provide a step-by-step procedure on how to process a medium- or
large-size project, program, or product using an already-established
IMS that considers the guidance given in ISO 56002:2019 – Innovation
Management Systems Standard. Often the most complicated, complex,
difficult, and challenging system used in an organization is the IMS.
At the same time, it usually is the most important system because it is
the one that generates most of the value-adding products for the
organization, and it involves most of the key functions within the
organization.
The opportunity for
failure in time and the impact on the organization is critical and
often means the difference between success and bankruptcy. Throughout
this book, the authors detail the high-impact inputs and activities
that are required to process individual projects/programs/products
through the innovation cycle. Although this book was prepared to
address how medium to large projects, programs, and products proceed
through the cycle, it also provides the framework that can be used for
small organizations and simple innovation activities. Basically, the
major difference between large- and small-impact innovation projects is
that the small projects can accept more risks, require less formal
documentation, use simpler communication systems, and require fewer
resources. It’s important to remember that the authors are addressing
an existing IMS rather than trying to create an entirely new one.
Currently,
this is the only book geared for professionals responsible for
managing innovative projects and programs using ISO 56002:2019 –
Innovation Management – Innovation Management System – Guidance to
provide a comprehensive management strategy and step-by-step plan and
ISO 56004 Innovation Management Assessment –Guidance. It provides a
comprehensive analysis of what is required from the time an opportunity
is recognized to the time the customer is using the innovative
product.
The book also introduces a
new Process modeling cloud service that allows you to drill down 5
levels from the system level to the job description level and includes
free access to many of the book’s best practice Process models.
