In today’s competitive market, the right ideas for innovations, enhancements and cost-savings are more valuable than ever. But creative inspiration alone is not enough – the important thing is to use it profitably.
In many companies, the process of innovation and idea management is inefficient because staff use multiple channels to collect their ideas. They work on ideas with a range of different tools until the company eventually decides to implement or reject the idea – or until the idea just fizzles out due to a lack of attention or oversight. This way of working often leads to resentment and is a waste of valuable time.
It is therefore advantageous to have a solution that helps you manage the standardized process effectively − one that combines all the activities in a single tool. TPG offers you a Microsoft Cloud tool based on Microsoft 365.
TPG IdeaManagement is a simplified solution for collecting and evaluating ideas (for example, within a corporate department). It is ready to use and based on existing Microsoft 365 modules.
A standardized process for managing ideas can be quickly and easily configured. Employee ideas (generated from the bottom up) can be gathered and documented using any type of user device. Detailed reports are used to evaluate the ideas. The process is described below.
Advantages of this TPG IdeaManagement solution
The implementation of TPG IdeaManagement is easy and fast: the solution is preconfigured and “remotely” deployed. The complete turnkey package includes the following:
Reading tip: Learn how to implement corporate idea management in the TPG Blog.
Activities: Run kick-off & configuration workshop, execute configuration, create configuration documentation, handover of system and acceptance
Deliverables: Configuration documentation
Duration: approx. 1-2 weeks (installation / configuration / licenses of Microsoft solutions not included in the package)
Activities: Prepare and carry out half a day of training for decision-makers and idea providers
Deliverables: Standard training documentation
Duration: approx. 1 week
Activities: 8 hours’ consulting for coaching, support and extensions (to be ordered within 4 weeks after system handover), final project meeting
Deliverables: Updated configuration documentation
Duration: approx. 1-2 weeks
Before you get started, please ensure that you meet the license-related requirements. In order to run TPG IdeaManagement, you need the licenses for the following Microsoft products:
If you do not have the relevant licenses yet, you can purchase Microsoft 365 licenses from TPG as well.
”This solution optimally supports our process from the initial idea right through the project itself. We were pleasantly surprised at how fast it was to implement. Thanks to this flexible Microsoft-based tool, we now have clearly-defined responsibilities, good documentation, and an instant overview of all the projects and their statuses.“
Heinz Lanner, Senior Director Operations & PMO, WeEn Semiconductors Co., Ltd.
