The value of technology output from an R&D organization according to objective product features and benefits, customer ratings, and economic value.
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Either the quantity of projects being run via cross-functional teams, or the cross-functional nature of the teams according to a subjective scale.
Gross profit as a percentage of sales.
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An assessment by interval rating scale of the extent to which project performance objectives are clearly defined and understood by all participants on the project team.
The percent, by project or overall by sub-organization or laboratory, of all project milestones completed on schedule or within some acceptable time window or, for specific project milestones, the percent of all expected objectives met at the milestone date by which they are forecast to be completed.
Business unit market share in various product categories measured as appropriate for the industry or category, expressed as a percentage of the total market.
Relative quality and reliability compared to competitive products through evaluation by customers or consumers.
A set of measures of both the cost efficiency and cost effectiveness of the operation of R&D processes within the company, for example, average cost per successful project, spending as percent of projected project cost, percentage of costs devoted to successful projects, and others.
Percent of projects in the total R&D portfolio which explicit business unit and/or corporate business management sign-off.
The number of ways a technial asset can bring value to the corporation.
External or internal customer evaluation of the capabilities and output of the R&D function or the innovation process.