Collect, Evaluate and Drive Ideas to Success!

TPG IdeaManagement: The turnkey and lean solution for idea management based on Microsoft 365 Services

TPG IdeaManagement is another alternative, a simplified solution for collecting and evaluating ideas (for example, within a corporate department). It is ready to use and based on existing Office 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.

TPG IdeaManagement: The economical solution based on Office 365 services.

YOUR BENEFITS

Advantages of this TPG IdeaManagement solution

Efficient: Noting and managing ideas has never been easier – due to the mobile app and automated processes.
Reliable: The centralized data storage offers an overview of your idea pipeline and status.
Fast: TPG IdeaManagement is preconfigured – you can use it within a very short time.
Future-ready: Microsoft SharePoint and Cloud technology ensure full flexibility for future enhancements.

The Process: From the Idea to the Project

Step 1: Your staff note down their ideas in an app on their mobile device.
Step 2: Decision-makers automatically receive these ideas and can either approve or dissapprove them.
Step 3: Interactive reports about one idea or the idea-pipeline support the decision-making process.
Step 4: In combination with Project Online, you can transform approved ideas into projects (optional).

What Does TPG IdeaManagement Include?

The implementation of TPG IdeaManagement is easy and fast: the solution is preconfigured and “remotely” deployed. The complete turnkey package includes the following:

A Project Ideas list in SharePoint with 3 predefined views (+ 4 lists to be defined in the background)
A workflow for approval board notifications and authorizations
An app enabling staff to note down their ideas on their mobile device
2 Power BI reports for idea evaluation and for an overview of the idea pipeline (incl. filter function)
Java Script programming for authorizations / creation of the “approval board” group in SharePoint
Options for personalizing the basic version (e.g. geographical data, categories, individual approval)

3 Steps to Your Customized Idea Solution

Phase 1: Creation of Basic System

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)

Phase 2: Training

Activities: Prepare and carry out half a day training for decision-makers and idea providers

Deliverables: Standard training documentation

Duration: approx. 1 week

Phase 3: Extension of Basic System

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

Licenses for the Tools Used

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:

SharePoint
Microsoft Power BI
Microsoft Power Apps
Project Online (optional)

If you do not have the relevant licenses yet, you can purchase Office 365 licenses from TPG The Project Group as well.

CUSTOMER Feedback

”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.

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