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

2. 2 10/03.2006/24351d Agenda IMP 3 rove – A Europe INNOVA project The objectives of IMP 3 rove: Enhancing Innovation Management performance in Europe The results of IMP 3 rove: Powerful tools for SMEs and intermediaries The scope of IMP 3 rove: SMEs in focus The approach of IMP 3 rove: Developing best practices The benefits of IMP 3 rove: Integrating all stakeholders of Innovation Management enhancement Contact details

3. 3 10/03.2006/24351d IMP 3 rove – A Europe INNOVA project

4. 4 10/03.2006/24351d Funded by the European Commission Driven by a consortium from more than 10 countries IMP 3 rove is the flagship project of the Europe INNOVA initiative 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 IMP 3 rove – A Europe INNOVA project IMP³rove Europe INNOVA Sectoral innovation watch Cluster mapping Cluster networks Financing networks Standards networks Innovation panels Innovation management +

5. 5 10/03.2006/24351d The project IMP 3 rove has been initiated by the European Commission in December 2005 Consortium driving the project + Expert Panel advising the consortium Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry IMP 3 rove – A Europe INNOVA project Intermediaries for Innovation Management SMEs including high-tech start- ups Financial community funding SMEs Reaching out to Policy making

6. 6 10/03.2006/24351d A European consortium under the leadership of A.T. Kearney is driving the project IMP 3 rove – A Europe INNOVA project

7. 7 10/03.2006/24351d The objectives of IMP 3 rove: Enhancing Innovation Management performance in Europe

8. 8 10/03.2006/24351d The overall objective is to foster innovation efficiency in Europe 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 IMP 3 rove: Enhancing Innovation Management performance in Europe IMP 3 rove

9. 9 10/03.2006/24351d The results of IMP 3 rove: Powerful tools for SMEs and intermediaries

10. 10 10/03.2006/24351d IMP 3 rove will deliver tangible results Tangible Results Overview of existing best practice in Innovation Management approaches An online Self-Assessment Tool that allows SMEs to benchmark their Innovation Management against Best Practice European approach to Innovation Management consulting including a toolkit for innovation facilitators to enhance the SMEs’ Innovation Management capabilities Foundations for European Innovation Management certificate The results of IMP 3 rove: Powerful tools for SMEs and intermediaries

11. 11 10/03.2006/24351d The scope of IMP 3 rove: SMEs in focus

12. 12 10/03.2006/24351d IMP 3 rove pursues a holistic approach to Innovation Management 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 IMP 3 rove: SMEs in focus Inno- vation strategy Innovation organization and culture Innovation life cycle management Product/process development Enabler, e.g. Human Resource Management, Knowledge Management, Project and Program Mangement, Controlling and IT Idea generation Launch/contin. improvement

13. 13 10/03.2006/24351d SMEs from a wide range of industry sectors are included The scope of IMP 3 rove: SMEs in focus 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

14. 14 10/03.2006/24351d The approach of IMP 3 rove: Developing best practices

15. 15 10/03.2006/24351d Within 48 months, the project will deliver new Innovation Management tools 01/06 12/06 11/07 12/09 Disseminate Innovation Management tools Comprehensive marketing and communication program to promote new tools Ensure increased sustainability Test Innovation Management tools 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 Develop Innovation Management tools Review and evaluation of existing consulting methodologies and online self-assessment tools (SAT) in Europe Improved innovation manage-ment consulting methodo- logies European Self-Assess- ment Tool (SAT) The approach of IMP 3 rove: Developing best practices

16. 16 10/03.2006/24351d The benefits of IMP 3 rove: Integrating all stakeholders of Innovation Management enhancement

17. 17 10/03.2006/24351d IMP 3 rove will provide significant benefits for a wide variety of stakeholders For IntermediariesFor SMEs The approach of IMP 3 rove: Integrating all stakeholders of Innovation Management enhancement 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 For Policy MakersFor 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 Project's benefits

18. 18 10/03.2006/24351d Contact details

19. 19 10/03.2006/24351d Contacts Project core team: A.T. Kearney Kai Engel, Eva Diedrichs Tel: +49 211 1377 2266 Fax: +49 175 13 2659 266 improvecoreteam@atkearney.com Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO) Kristina Wagner Tel.: +49 (0)711 970-2215 Fax: +49 (0)711 970-2299 improvecoreteam@atkearney.com www.europe-innova.org IMP 3 rove is a project of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry Contact details

20. 20 10/03.2006/24351d Information package Train-the- Trainer events Country Launches Aimed at SMEs 2008-2009 (open schedule) Organized by intermediaries, supported by IMP 3 rove Short html email sent at key project milestones (2006-2009) Languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish Can be re-customized by intermediaries for SMEs E-newsflash Consultancy methodology & questionnaires for use with SMEs Languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish Available 12/2006 (English), 4/2007 (German, French, Italian, Spanish) For intermediaries 12/2006 (UK), 2007 (Germany, Italy, Spain, etc. tbc) Training in Innovation Management Consultancy Approaches A whole set of promotion material is available for intermediaries Contact details Encourage use of SAT & Innovation Management tools Showcasing 2-3 success stories