Systemic Causes for having Too Many Innovation Projects
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2022-05-12
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Organizations need to carry out innovation projects to survive and thrive. While the supply of potential innovation projects is often large, organizations have limited resources to carry them out. This study explores why the issue of having too many innovation projects remains so persistent. To do this, this research used a combination of the System Dynamics method and the portfolio decision-making effectiveness framework. Accordingly, the research question of this study is: What are the systemic causes for having a portfolio with too many innovation projects, and what is their relationship with portfolio decision-making effectiveness?
To address the research question, a case study has been carried out. The case organization experienced an overload of innovation projects even though a formal process for project execution was in place. Group Model Building sessions were held with employees who were involved in this issue. In these sessions, the problem behavior of having too many projects was established. This input was then used to build a qualitative System Dynamics model of the problem. With this model, leverage points to effectively address the issue of having too many projects were elicited and analyzed.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen