Innovation Excellence
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
Far too many supposed innovation experts believe that measuring activities is critical to success. Innovation activities simply for the sake of doing something without context and insight from the measure may be in fact very misleading. Persistent growth, profit, ROI and NPV are the obvious measures, Maybe not so much.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 2, 2010
The higher level of uncertainty associated with H2 and H3 necessitates an updated valuation methodology that takes into account more than the net present value (NPV) of the target. The two together, NPV + OV, provide an inclusive but not inflated valuation. We call this the Opportunity Value (OV) of an asset.
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Harvard Business Review
APRIL 19, 2011
a Boston-based innovation management collaborative. We often ask executives to tell us about their biggest innovation failures. The CEO and CFO responded with, "A failure to hit ROI and NPV targets." The head of R&D remembered it as a failure to properly market the innovation. If an innovation initiative failed, ask why.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 29, 2018
The audience for such innovation wants to be receptive: A recent American Hospital Association (AHA) survey found that 75% of senior hospital executives endorsed the importance of digital innovation. Yet, despite their stated enthusiasm, hospitals have been notoriously slow to adopt digital innovations. health care system.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 9, 2011
Even modest continued earnings dramatically change the NPV calculation. It's possible that, rather than the projected economic Armageddon, we are in fact heading for a renaissance, a time when innovation, entrepreneurship, culture, and community service are all re-invigorated by the legions of 60 to 90 year olds marching into second careers.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 4, 2017
This has led to high levels of AWS specific investment from innovators like CloudHealth Technologies, Qubole, Mapbox, and the like. Next time you're deciding about a big investment, NPV can help you make a more informed decision. That ecosystem investment reinforces the value proposition and drives more developer adoption.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 4, 2014
Instead of focusing on innovation, as he did during his first tour as CEO of the world’s largest consumer packaged goods firm, Lafley is now innovating on focus. represent an innovation repudiation of Lafley 1.0? . represent an innovation repudiation of Lafley 1.0? innovation.
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