CIL Body of Knowledge
The innovation body of knowledge, aligned with the AIPMM ProdBOK®, is explored in two categories: (1) those processes and activities associated with the Managed Front End that transforms needs and ideas into business cases for potentially viable product concepts and (2) the New Product Development process that uses a framework of execution stages and decision gates to transform concepts into products launched to their target market. The body of knowledge includes a total of eight areas:
Managed Front End
- Innovation Strategic Alignment
- Ideation Management
- Business Case Development
- New Product Development
Knowledge Creation
- Project Planning
- Innovation Development
- Innovation Qualification
- Product Launch