INNOVATION GUIDE
Innovation Breakdown Structure
Get the Innovation Breakdown Structure Guide to learn how the hierarchical model can help your organization build a system of record for innovation.
About the Hierarchical Model
The Hierarchical Model to Track Innovation describes the established organizational framework for idea collection, tracking and development, innovation management, and agile experimentation.
This model provides an organized representation of all ideas, concepts, suggestions, issues, and decisions — which we collectively call Intentions — that are cataloged and tracked in your innovation management system.
Answering Key Questions
The Hierarchical Model consists of the Contributor Breakdown Structure (CBS), Innovation Breakdown Structure (IBS), Information Discovery Structure (IDS), and the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS); it is used for reporting, analysis, performance measurement, and forecasting on your innovation funnel, investments, and cost benefit analysis to answer key questions such as: