Previous Topic: Idea Management Dashboard

Next Topic: Idea Financials

Idea Vault

The Idea Vault page provides a complete listing of all the ideas entered and general idea information for a marketing or product manager. The page includes a built-in power filter to automatically include all ideas that have gone through the idea scoring process. The Idea Vault provides a view of all reviewed ideas and the ability to create 'what if' scenarios to finalize product portfolio plans.

Use this portlet to filter by gate decision to determine the number of ideas converted to projects, put on hold, or killed. The portlet shows the key gate factors and gate decision, and the ability to drill down to the idea properties for more details.

Kill and Hold ideas are maintained in the Idea Vault so they can be reviewed for future consideration at any time. Only ideas that have gone through the scoring/screening process are maintained in the Idea Vault.

To view the portlet, open the New Product Development menu, and from Idea Management Dashboard, click Idea Vault.

The following columns are displayed on the portlet:

Idea

The name of the idea. Click on the name to drill down to the idea properties page.

Gate Score

The stoplight icon and gate score number (from the idea gate score field).

Gate Decision

The current gate decision represented by a colored, directional arrow.

Strategic Fit and Importance

The red/yellow/green stoplight.

Product and Competitive Advantage

The red/yellow/green stoplight.

Market Attractiveness

The red/yellow/green stoplight.

Reward to Company

The red/yellow/green stoplight.

Synergies - Leverage Core Competencies

The red/yellow/green stoplight.

Technical Feasibility

The red/yellow/green stoplight.

Customer Market

The customer market value taken from the investment attribute.

Customer Segment

The customer segment value taken from the investment attribute.

The following portlet filters are available:

Product Category

The selected product category on the idea.

Product Line

Select a product line from the drop-down list.

Product Type

Select a type to filter the product type.

Brand

The idea brand.

Strategy

Select an idea strategy from the drop-down list.

Customer Market

Select a market from the drop-down list.

Customer Segment

Select a segment from the -down list.

Gate Decision

Click the multi-select browse icon to filter by a combination of decisions.