1st Edition

ENOVALE How to Unlock Sustained Innovation Project Success

    203 Pages 68 B/W Illustrations
    by Productivity Press

    203 Pages
    by Productivity Press

    Without sustained innovation, most organizations will simply fade away. Explaining how to achieve sustained innovation success in today’s increasingly competitive global environment, ENOVALE: How to Unlock Sustained Innovation Project Success provides a validated strategy for implementing innovation projects following the ENOVALE methodology: envision the need, nominate, objectify, validate, align and adapt, link, and execute.

    The authors’ first book, Chance or Choice: Unlocking Innovation Success, introduced a proven management process, using the ENOVALE methodology, for identifying innovation opportunities through validated outcomes. This book takes the outcome and provides a method—from project initiation to completion.

    • Goes beyond the typical innovation book to outline specific solutions and strategies
    • Includes templates, flow charts, tools, and strategies for each "means" of innovation
    • Provides business examples of the philosophy, strategic elements, and success criteria that readers can easily relate to

    The text begins by explaining what strategy means in terms of innovation and how it can be transformative for products, processes, and services. After an overview of innovation, the book discusses a series of strategies for each of the three means of innovation. These strategies outline a systematic process you can use to initiate and conduct your own innovation projects.

    The book includes numerous business examples that illustrate the authors’ philosophy, strategic elements, and success criteria. After reading this book you will gain a solid understanding of five time-proven implementation strategies that can be applied to any type of innovation project.

    Introduction
    Summary

    Innovation Primer
    Defining the Means of Innovation
    Perceiving Innovation
    Summary

    Innovation Strategy
    Strategies for Success
    Summary

    New Technologies
    Introduction
    Unfulfilled Needs
    E—Evolve the Concept
         Summary
         Discussion Questions
    N—Negotiate the Concept
         Summary
         Discussion Questions
    O—Originality
         New (Original) Concepts
              Summary
         New Design—Existing Components
              Summary
         New Approach
              Summary
         Discussion Questions
         Creativity
              Summary
         Discussion Questions
    V—Verify, Value Building
         Summary
         Discussion Questions
    A—Align and Adapt
         Summary
         Discussion Questions
    L—Link to Performance
         Summary
         Discussion Questions
    E—Execute the Decision Plan
         Summary
         Discussion Questions

    Improvement Projects
    Introduction
    Performance below Expectations
    (Underperformance)
    Performance above Expectations (Overperformance)
    E—Evaluate and Recognize
         Run Chart
         Summary
         Discussion Questions
    N—Negotiate the Improvement
         Summary
         Discussion Questions
    Improving Underperformance to Meet Expectations
         O—Operational Profile
              Summary
              Discussion Questions
         V—Validate with Measurement (Underperformance)
              Summary
              Discussion Questions
    Improving Performance to Exceed Expectations
         O—Operational Profile
         V—Validate (Overperformance)
              Summary
              Discussion Questions
         A—Analyze and Align (Underperformance)
              Summary
              Mini-Project
         A—Adapt (Overperformance)
              Summary
              Discussion Questions
         L—Link to Improvement/Performance
              Summary
              Discussion Questions
    E—Execute Controls (Underperformance)
         Summary
    E—Evaluate and Review (Overperformance)
         Summary
         Mini-Project

    Innovative Change
    Introduction
    E—Evaluate the Alternatives
         Summary
         Discussion Questions
    N—Name the Alternatives
         Summary
         Discussion Questions
    O—Overview the Activities
         Summary
         Discussion Questions
    V—Validate the Changes
         Summary
         Discussion
    A—Align for Best Fit
         Summary
         Discussion Questions
    L—Lead the Effort
         Summary
         Discussion Questions
    E—Embrace the Change
         Summary
         Discussions Questions

    ENOVALE for Nonprofit and Agency Organizations
    The ENOVALE Process
    The ENOVALE Concept of Value
    The Concept of Needs
    Is Innovation a Reality for My Organization?
    Summary

    References

    Appendix A: Measuring Consistency
    Appendix B: Process Mapping
    Appendix C: Cause-and-Effect (Ishikawa) Diagram
    Appendix D: Cause-and-Effect Matrix
    Appendix E: Success Modes and Performance Analysis (SMPA)
    Appendix F: Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
    Appendix G: Control FMEAs
    Appendix H: Area and Repercussion Effects Analysis
    Appendix I: Check Sheets
    Index

    Biography

    Greg McLaughlin, Vinny Caraballo