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[FREE] Business Case Template: Create a Business Case to Turn Your Idea Into a Funded Project

Leapfrogging

A Business Case clearly outlines the fundamental reason for why an organization should engage in a particular project or task. They can either be formally or informally presented to top-level management or other relevant stakeholders. need to be expended for a project are being requested in order to fulfill a business necessity. .

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Innovation Funnel Management System: The Secret Tool to Drive Innovative Product Development in Your Business

Leapfrogging

Enter the Innovation Funnel Management Process, one of my favorite tools to help manage business process innovation. The Innovation Funnel Management Process helps narrow down ideas from an innovation process or project into a realistic plan of action and next steps. . The Innovation Funnel Management Process ?requires

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25 Podcasts for Managers (with Episode Recommendations)

CMOE

25 Podcasts for Managers. Manager Tools. We’ve entered the age of podcasts, and everyone can benefit from the distillation of the experiences of experts, including leaders and managers. Any leader can benefit from at least one of these podcasts for managers. 25 Business-Management Podcasts. Coaching for Potential.

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The Business Tool You Didn’t Know You Needed: A Customer Problem Statement

Leapfrogging

It is written to focus the team at the beginning, keep the team on track during the innovation project, and to confirm that the team delivered an appropriate solution that addresses a real customer need at the end of the project. The Customer Problem Statement is a critical component of a project’s statement of purpose.

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Dark Innovation: Why Stealth is the Way to Go

Phil McKinney

By "going dark" — keeping a project or initiative under wraps (in stealth mode) — a team can progress without the risk of interference. Personal Example of a Dark Innovation Project Over my career, I've created several dark innovation projects leading to commercial products and services.

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You can't burn data

Jeffrey Phillips

This comparison was strong enough to lead Wired magazine to define data as the new oil in a magazine article some years ago. Most businesses have a range of data types, data quality and data management, none of which lead to high quality data. After all, both are abundant commodities that can create value.

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Use a Strategy Uncertainty Map to Find Clarity in Disruptive Times

Leapfrogging

A Strategy Uncertainty Map is a visual representation of your top opportunities, which can include products, services, projects, or business strategies. For example, when you assess your projects on the basis of your uncertainty in these two areas, you get a relative view of which projects carry the most risk so you can invest more wisely.