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Stage-gate, made lean.
Stage-gate splits an innovation project into phases. Between the phases sits a gate: there you decide whether the project continues, changes or stops. Simple in theory – yet in SMEs it often fails on too much paperwork and too few decisions. Innovation Board keeps it lean.
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Every idea has a status.
Explore (understand), Shape (form), Plan (plan), Implement (deliver), Done (finished). Whatever has to wait goes to the bunker – visible but without budget.
Seven gates, your names.
Start
QG1 – business plan
QG2 – requirements
QG3 – specification
QG4 – prototype
QG5 – market launch
End
You adapt the names to your company in the setup.
Everything the decision needs, in one place.
the rating for attractiveness and risk
the business plan with revenue and costs per year
the market requirements document (MRD) with mandatory sections
the budget in the context of the whole portfolio
See gate delays before they get expensive.
Every gate has a target date. Gates reached are entered with their date; delays show at once – per project and across the portfolio.
The board for management, Jira for the team.
If you run delivery in Jira, link the project to its Jira issue. The board stays management’s view of portfolio, budget and gates; Jira stays the team’s view of the work.
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Innovation management guide
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A full board with sample projects is waiting in the sandbox. Click around, rate, re-plan. Everything is reset every night, so you cannot break anything.
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