How to establish a managerial career ladder and a technical career ladder.
Learning Center
IRI resources assist your day-to-day R&D functions and help in problem solving. Search by keyword, topic, or your R&D role to find tools to help you manage your organization's R&D and innovation process more effectively.
March 05, 2021
Many companies review R&D projects at initiation for strategic fit and then review progress and continued relevance at ongoing stage gate and portfolio review meetings. Another dimension that is...
Perspectives on the "Corporate "Fellow title and its variations.
February 26, 2021
Fellow programs are one of many vehicles aimed to engage top R&D Talent. We are an organization looking to refresh our program and seeking insight on your organization's program. This includes...
What software do you use to manage your portfolio? We are interested in better understanding, from a users' perspective, what software / tools you use to manage your innovation projects and...
January 15, 2021
Our organization is seeking to update and improve our existing technical career system and advancement process. We would appreciate any insights or feedback from the IRI community regarding dual...
April 02, 2021
The innovation management tools market offers technologies that help organizations streamline operations for their innovation programs. Most products offer similar core capabilities around ideation,...
January 06, 2020
The following is a collection of all reports, presentations, and articles produced by IRI programs in 2019. Make sure you are logged in to view all of the content. If you do not know your IRIweb...
August 16, 2017
How do you align your technical ladder? Our organization is in the process of implementing a technical ladder and would appreciate your support in helping us benchmark. We are most concerned that our...
How do you honor fellows who leave the company? We have a Fellows program for colleagues with technical excellence at the highest possible level within the company. While the program has been in...
What titles do you use for senior technical positions? What job titles does your organization use for the senior most technical/R&D ladder positions? - Cecil Chappelow, Vice President, Innovation...
How do you determine how long to hold on to IP? I am interested in learning how organizations determine when to keep intellectual property and when to give it up. What are the filters or questions...
How does your company reward people who are granted patents? We are trying to harmonize the various practices across our company for rewarding people who receive patents and would like to benchmark...
How do you handle raw material strategy? How do you manage and guide raw material strategy within your organization? Do you have specific tools that you use to do this? - Manager, Raw Material Group...
Who manages your IP? How is the leadership role defined for your IP management function? What are the distinct job responsibilities for this role? How does this role fit within your organization – is...
Monday March 08, 2021 – Thursday March 11, 2021
Spring Networks 2021 Agenda Join fellow innovation leaders for dynamic discussions and networking! The 2021 Virtual Spring Networks Conference will feature a blend of webinars and interactive...