Assessment: Innovation and technology management report (individual assessment)

Report on the innovation in metro tunnel project.

Assessment description:

Based on the project concept, you will submit a report on your work integrating and applying key operational aspects of managing innovation and technology to a collaborative engineering project

Assessment detail:

Based on either project option 1 or option 2 you will prepare a detailed report for managing innovation and technology to deliver a specific and defendable operational outcome. You will:

- Briefly research and outline a specific technology and/or an innovation that would benefit the project
- Describe the succinct business caseand risks underpinning why the project managers should consider proceeding with your approach
- Outline a detailed strategy based on sound theoretical reasoning for sourcing / developing the technology or innovation and its integration / commercialization. You will also consider the longer term management post integration relevant to the project
- Consider implications of intellectual property and its management if applicable
- Consider organisational culture and key stakeholders (internal and external), supply chains if/as relevant and marketing / communications

Your report will include a:
- Clear description of the objective
- Technical summary of the technology / innovation you have researched for the project
- Defendable business case for the technology / innovation you have down selected
- Detailed strategy / process to source through to reliably integrate the technology or innovation including consideration of project specific constraints, standards and codes, on-going management as relevant.
- Intellectual property assessment and strategy if applicable
- A process for engaging and convincing internal and external stakeholders
- Discussion over organisational culture relevant to the technology / innovation proposed
- Detailed references to support your approach (at least 15)