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Innovation Process Development and Implementation

Adapting  Innovation 

Processes to Business needs

Embedding GateMeeting and GateKeeper Culture

Cross Functional Innovation Project Management capability  and training

Systems Development and Implementation

Services

NPD / Innovation Technical Enabling tools

Team Purpose and Culture

Other Specialist Services

Innovation Process Development and Implementation

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  • SCOPE : development of a robust innovation framework and governance model that facilitates innovation with rigour and pace

    • Stage / Gate process design and documentation matched to organisational needs

    • Gatepaper template creation

    • Development of interactive training materials and tools

    • Creation of content and global delivery of training across all business functions and levels

Innovation Process

Adapting (existing or new) Innovation Process to Business needs

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  • SCOPE : innovation modeling for organisations that require benchmarking or differentiation across global business activity

    • Benchmartking and validation of existing business innovation processes

    • Project and process categorisation (to facilitate flexibility and pace vs rigour)

    • Integrating dependent functions (internal and external) and defining roles in process

    • Global applicability matched to market infrastructure and capability and adapted for market as required

    • Process to enable the rapid and robust multi market roll-out of successful launches

    • Addressing specific common business challenges

    • Organisational design

    • Consolidating processes following business unit / company merger

GateMeetings and GateKeepers

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  • SCOPE : leadership and governance materials that facilitate the best and most transparent decision making with a challenging and supportive culture

    • Process, protocols and templates

    • 'GateKeeper' training for business leadership and executives to embed a 'top down' culture

    • Facilitator training and meeting behaviours

    • Preparation and follow-up and implications of decisions

    • Senior stakeholder advocacy, behaviours and culture

    • Process and role expectations

    • Development of key questions to ask at each stage

Cross Functional Innovation Project Management capability and training

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  • SCOPE : development of project management skills designed to deliver successful innovation creativity and execution across complex stakeholder organisations (not GANTT or MS Excel)
    • Effective Kick Off Meetings
    • Team design and structure

    • Developing a charter

    • Timeline planning and management

    • Risk Management

    • Stakeholder Management and communication plans

    • Project review meetings

    • Coping with change

Adapting Process
GateMeetings
Project Management

Systems Development and Implementation

 

  • SCOPE : working with 3rd parties / internal IT to develop bespoke or OTS online innovation pipeline management tools and project governance controls including

    • Project traceability

    • Resource tracking

    • Financial reporting

    • Project learning archive

    • Pipeline reporting

    • Brand governance

Systems

NPD / Innovation Technical Enabling tools

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  • SCOPE : A range of tools and capabilities designed to focus on key elements of the innovation process that are critical to determining project / product success

    • KO Meetings best practice

    • Developing Insight

    • Ideation and Naming

    • Financial Modelling

    • Concept Development

    • Creating product briefs

    • Research Best Practice

    • Measuring Test Markets  

    • Effective post completion review

Team Purpose and Culture

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  • SCOPE : collaborative creation of inspiring and inclusive team purpose and vision

    • Analysis of current state and identification of opportunity

    • Facilitation of collaborative team workshops

    • Team dissection of current issues impacting culture and performance

    • Crafting of new vision, values and purpose

Tools
Purpose

Other Specialist Services- BTC Innovation has access to a wide range of experienced professionals who can provide proven expertise in specialist areas such as  

 

  • Project management

  • Regulatory interpretation and compliance

  • Environmental management

  • Packaging technology and innovation 

  • Sensory science and product stability

  • Sourcing

Other
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