S.R. CEN ISO/TR 56004:2020

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Reasons for carrying out an Innovation Management Assessment
5 Choosing the Innovation Management Assessment approach
6 The Innovation Management Assessment process
7 Prepare the Innovation Management Assessment
8 Conduct the Innovation Management Assessment
9 Conclude the Innovation Management Assessment
10 Improvement of the Innovation Management Assessment itself
Annex A (informative) Principles of Innovation Management Assessment
Annex B (informative) Presenting results from the Innovation Management Assessment (examples of visuals)
Bibliography

This document will help the user understand why it is beneficial to carry out an Innovation Management Assessment (IMA), what to assess, how to carry out the IMA, and thus maximize the resulting benefits, which are universally applicable to: — organizations seeking sustained success in their innovation activities; — organizations performing IMAs; — users and other interested parties (e.g. customers, suppliers, partners, funding organizations, universities and public authorities) seeking confidence in an organization’s ability to manage innovation effectively; — interested parties seeking to improve communication through a common understanding of Innovation Management (IM), via an assessment; — providers of training, assessment, or advice in IM; — developers of related standards; — academics interested in research related to IMA.