A measure of the failure of projects to move beyond a given stage; particularly in reference to the later stages of the product/process development activity.
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Background | User Guide | Program Contents | Stakeholders | List of Metrics 1. Metric Definition A measure of the lack of quality in a finished product or service of R&D or the innovation process...
Background | User Guide | Program Contents | Stakeholders | List of Metrics 1. Metric Definition The percent of projects in the total portfolio having moved through a defined project management...
A measure of the extent of use and the ways in which information technology is used within R&D and the innovation process.
A qualitative evaluation of the degree to which a project team is provided with the authority to make decisions on the project and to carry them out independently
A count of R&D-created technical documents, including technical reports, patents, and publications.
Background | User Guide | Program Contents | Stakeholders | List of Metrics 1. Metric Definition A qualitative evaluation of the degree to which a project team is supported by its management through...
A simple count of time (hours or fractional days) spent with the customer (either internal, or external customers, as appropriate).
Background | User Guide | Program Contents | Stakeholders | List of Metrics 1. Metric Definition The value of sales of products protected by patents owned by the company, or the percentage of the...
A comparison of the firm's technology in a particular area compared to the current state of the known art and particularly against competition, if known. The comparison may be made by an external peers or an internal panel.
Background | User Guide | Program Contents | Stakeholders | List of Metrics 1. Metric Definition A family of related measures of patent value, including the percent of patents that are useful, their...
A metric related to Management Support that provides an anchored scale evaluation of the degree to which management champions step forward to provide special support to individual projects or project teams.
Either the quantity (number or value) of projects transferred to the manufacturing arena, or the quality of the technology transfer process according to a subjective scale.
The fraction (or percent) of the R&D budget or actual expenditure from business unit sources.
Background | User Guide | Program Contents | Stakeholders | List of Metrics 1. Metric Definition The average customer rating (internal or external) of overall technical capability of the firm (...
Quantitative ratings of key aspects of employee satisfaction and morale as shown by direct employee surveys.