Title: Upscaling the Technology Intelligence process

Authors: Wiebe Wilbers, Till Albert, Peter Walde

Addresses: School of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, Jaffalaan 5, 2628 BX Delft, The Netherlands; Volkswagen AG, Future Affairs, Letter Box 011/18950, 38440 Wolfsburg, Germany. ' Institute for Project Management and Innovation, University of Bremen, Wilhelm-Herbst-Str. 12, 28359 Bremen, Germany; Volkswagen AG, Future Affairs, Letter Box 011/18950, 38440 Wolfsburg, Germany. ' Volkswagen AG, Future Affairs, Letter Box 011/18950, 38440 Wolfsburg, Germany

Abstract: Standardised Technology Intelligence Products (STIP) have come within reach of almost any interested organisation. The question remains how this can be applied on a large scale while maintaining on-time delivery and the quality of results. This paper develops and evaluates such a standardised Technology Intelligence (TI) process. The key elements for upscaling the TI are presented and the main characteristics, benefits, and challenges are discussed. A case, drawn upon corporate experiences in light of a project with more than 200 technology analyses is discussed. A relation is established between new standardised TI processes to enable upscaling and recommendations for the future best practices.

Keywords: technology intelligence; STIP; standardised technology intelligence products; upscaling; standardisation; bibliometrics; search query definition; search query refinement; intelligence platform; acceptance; collective intelligence; crowd sourcing; technology assessment.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTIP.2010.035156

International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning, 2010 Vol.6 No.2, pp.185 - 203

Published online: 09 Sep 2010 *

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