IMProvement of Innovation Management Performance with Sustainable IMPact

1. IMProvement of Innovation Management Performance with Sustainable IMPact A Europe INNOVA Project

2. Agenda • IMP3rove – A Europe INNOVA project • The objectives of IMP3rove:Enhancing Innovation Management performance in Europe • The results of IMP3rove: Powerful tools for SMEs and intermediaries • The scope of IMP3rove:SMEs in focus • The approach of IMP3rove: Developing best practices • The benefits of IMP3rove:Integrating all stakeholders of Innovation Management enhancement • Contact details

3. IMP3rove – A Europe INNOVA project

4. IMP3rove – A Europe INNOVA project IMP3rove is the flagship project of the Europe INNOVA initiative Europe INNOVA Sectoralinnovationwatch Clusternetworks Innovationpanels Financingnetworks Clustermapping Standardsnetworks • Funded by the European Commission • Driven by a consortium from more than 10 countries Innovation management IMP³rove • Providing innovation facilitators with new and better tools to consult enterprises on Innovation Management issues • Improvement of Innovation Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Europe +

5. IMP3rove – A Europe INNOVA project The project IMP3rove has been initiated by the European Commission in December 2005 Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry Consortium driving the project + Expert Panel advising the consortium Reaching out to Intermediaries for Innovation Management SMEs includinghigh-tech start-ups Financial community funding SMEs Policymaking

6. IMP3rove – A Europe INNOVA project A European consortium under the leadership of A.T. Kearney is driving the project

7. The objectives of IMP3rove: Enhancing Innovation Management performance in Europe

8. Development of new and better Innovation Management tools for SMEs and innovation facilitators Strong and early involvement of intermediaries and SMEs Provision of tangible means for financial institutions for evaluation of SME and their financial risks Better insights for policy makers in the needs of innovative SMEs, targeted innovation policy measures in the future Integration with other Europe INNOVA initiatives The objectives of IMP3rove: Enhancing Innovation Management performance in Europe The overall objective is to foster innovation efficiency in Europe IMP3rove

9. The results of IMP3rove: Powerful tools for SMEs and intermediaries

10. The results of IMP3rove: Powerful tools for SMEs and intermediaries IMP3rove will deliver tangible results European approach to Innovation Management consulting including a toolkit for innovation facilitators to enhance the SMEs’ Innovation Management capabilities Tangible Results Overview of existing best practice in Innovation Management approaches Foundations for European Innovation Management certificate An online Self-Assessment Tool that allows SMEs to benchmark their Innovation Management against Best Practice

11. The scope of IMP3rove: SMEs in focus

12. A.T. Kearney's 'House of Innovation' Impact of Innovation Management Tools and Innovation Management performance linked to business success Database for comparisons to Innovation Management mechanisms in a wide spectrum of companies in terms of industry sectors and size of companies Access to a media network across Europe from the Best Innovator contest, which will be leveraged to increase the awareness of improved Innovation Management services and techniques. The scope of IMP3rove: SMEs in focus IMP3rove pursues a holistic approach to Innovation Management Inno-vationstrategy Innovation organization and culture Innovation life cycle management Product/process development Ideageneration Launch/contin. improvement Enabler, e.g. Human Resource Management, Knowledge Management, Project and Program Mangement, Controlling and IT

13. Companies in focus 2-20 employees 21-100 employees 101-250 employees >250 employees including high-tech start-ups Industry sectors covered Chemicals and pharmaceuticals Information and Communication Technologies Mechanical engineering, plant constructions Road, air, rail and sea transportation Services Financial and business services Textile and textile products Food products, beverages and tobacco The scope of IMP3rove: SMEs in focus SMEs from a wide range of industry sectors are included

14. The approach of IMP3rove: Developing best practices

15. The approach of IMP3rove: Developing best practices Within 48 months, the project will deliver new Innovation Management tools Develop Innovation Management tools Test Innovation Management tools Disseminate Innovation Management tools Review and evaluation of existing consulting methodologies and online self-assessment tools (SAT) in Europe Strong involvement of inter-mediaries, e.g. innovation manage-ment consul-tancies, trade associa-tions, IRCs At least 1,500 interviews with SMEs in more than 10 countries and various industry sectors, facilitated by interme-diaries • Comprehensive marketing and communication program to promote new tools • Ensure increased sustainability Improved innovation manage-ment consulting methodo-logies European Self-Assess-ment Tool (SAT) 01/06 12/06 12/09 11/07

16. The benefits of IMP3rove: Integrating all stakeholders of Innovation Management enhancement

17. For Intermediaries For SMEs The approach of IMP3rove: Integrating all stakeholders of Innovation Management enhancement IMP3rove will provide significant benefits for a wide variety of stakeholders • Access to full set of Innovation Management consulting methodologies • Possibility to provide input on best practices • Positioning as "leading intermediary" • Growth opportunity in leveraging innovation network • Insight into Best Practice in Innovation Management • Benchmarking own Innovation Management performance with SAT • Own performance in Innovation Management • Actions required to fill the gap to Best Practice Project's benefits For Policy Makers For Financial Institutions • First hand insight on key success factors for Innovation Management • Knowledge of existing barriers to Innovation Management • Tangible means for evaluating SMEs'/high-tech start-ups' performance and risk • Benchmarks across countries and industry sectors

18. Contact details

19. Project core team: A.T. KearneyKai Engel, Eva DiedrichsTel: +49 211 1377 2266Fax: +49 175 13 2659 266improvecoreteam@atkearney.com Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO)Kristina WagnerTel.:  +49 (0)711 970-2215Fax:  +49 (0)711 970-2299improvecoreteam@atkearney.com www.europe-innova.org Contact details Contacts IMP3rove is a project of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry

20. Contact details A whole set of promotion material is available for intermediaries E-newsflash • Short html email sent at key project milestones (2006-2009) • Languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish • Can be re-customized by intermediaries for SMEs Information package • Consultancy methodology & questionnaires for use with SMEs • Languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish • Available 12/2006 (English), 4/2007 (German, French, Italian, Spanish) Train-the-Trainer events • For intermediaries • 12/2006 (UK), 2007 (Germany, Italy, Spain, etc. tbc) • Training in Innovation Management Consultancy Approaches CountryLaunches • Aimed at SMEs • 2008-2009 (open schedule) • Organized by intermediaries,supported by IMP3rove • Encourage use of SAT & Innovation Management tools • Showcasing 2-3 success stories