Advanced Guide: How to Balance Your Innovation Portfolio Using Matrices

Business Wire,  June 25, 2008  

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DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c9cc73/advanced_guide_ho) has announced the addition of the "Advanced Guide: How to Balance Your Innovation Portfolio Using Matrices" report to their offering.

Are you investing smartly in a mix of breakthrough and quick-win ideas? How do you know if you're selecting the right blend of ideas that's right for your business? You need a tool to get a bigger picture of your innovation efforts and ensure that you're funding a mixture of breakthroughs and quick-wins. This 36-page tool + Excel Worksheet + PowerPoint template will show you a variety of evaluation matrices (2x2s) that the leading innovators use. You'll be able to pick the right tool for your organization, optimize the risk across your ideas, and manage a balanced innovation portfolio.

What You Can Do with this Tool:

* Discover seven different types of portfolio-balancing matrices (2x2s).

* Use a 1-page snapshot to select the right portfolio matrix for your organization.

* Get a customizable scorecard and scorecard guidelines (in Excel), and see how ideas are mapped on the matrices.

* Use a PowerPoint template to present, discuss and analyze your portfolio matrices (includes color-coded icons).

* Use a group exercise to agree on portfolio balancing (comes with facilitation guidelines, suggested timing, and necessary worksheets)

* Get tips on how to balance your innovation portfolio more effectively.

* See filled-in examples and illustrations to see how the matrices work in real-life.

Key Topics Covered:

-INTRODUCTION
 - Portfolio Balancing. Don't put all your eggs in one basket
 - When Do You Make Portfolio Balancing Decisions?
 - Quantitative vs. Qualitative Matrices. Which type is right for your
 organization?

-QUALITATIVE MATRICES
 - Two commonly used qualitative matrices with detailed descriptions

-QUANTITATIVE MATRICES
 - Risk vs Reward Matrix
 - Risk vs. Reward Scorecard. Determining quantitative scores for the
 matrix
 - Instructions. How to customize and use your scorecard
 - Using a Scorecard Guideline. Get evaluators on the same page
 - Filled in Example. See the scorecard and matrix in action
 - Four Other Quantitative Matrices

-HOW TO BALANCE YOUR INNOVATION PORTFOLIO USING PORTFOLIO MATRICES
 - Tips and techniques

-HOW TO SELECT A PORTFOLIO MATRIX
 - Choosing the right matrix for your organization

-GROUP EXERCISE: BALANCING YOUR PORTFOLIO

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c9cc73/advanced_guide_ho

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