Chapter No # 03 Product Innovation Charter
Chapter No # 03 Product Innovation Charter
Chapter No # 03 Product Innovation Charter
Background
Focus
Goals/Objectives
Guidelines
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Background Section of the PIC
This section of PIC answers the question: Why did we develop this
strategy? Purpose of the project, a recap of the situational analysis.
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The Arena (Area of Focus) Section of the PIC
Core competencies provide an excellent place to start the search for
charter arena definition. Focus is generally achieved by four types of
strength or leverage capabilities: technology, product experience,
customer franchise, and end user experience.
Firms have realized that the best option is the balanced or dual-driven
strategy.
Technology Drivers
Market Drivers
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Goals and Objective Section of the PIC
Anyone working on product innovation ought to know the purpose
because work can change in so many ways if the purpose changes. The
PIC uses the standard definition that goals are long-range, general
direction of movement, whereas objectives are short-term, specific
measures of accomplishment.
Both goals and objectives are of three types:
Profit
Growth
Market Status
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Specific Guidelines Section of the PIC
This section provides the guidelines and rules of the road. They may be
managerially imposed, or consensus thinking developed by team
members. Research shows what firms put into this section:
• Degree of innovation
• Timing
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Specific Guidelines Section of the PIC
• Degree of innovation
The extent of innovation management wants from a particular group.
First-to-market
Adaptive product
Imitation
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Specific Guidelines Section of the PIC
• Timing
This category of guidelines has four options:
First
Quick Second
Slower
Late
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How to Prepare a Product Innovation Charter
The process of developing a PIC lies in its contents:
First, we are always looking for opportunities, inside the firm or outside
it.
Second, we have to evaluate, rate, and rank them.
Third, we simply begin filling out the PIC form – focus, goals, and
guidelines.