Managerial value in R&D: A self-audit

✍ Scribed by Ivan Jensen; Ole Dissing; Stig Jørgensen

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 118 KB
• Volume: 43
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0272-4391
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2299(199803)43:3<149::aid-ddr4>3.0.co;2-j

✦ Synopsis

A vital but overlooked part of process reengineering and quality improvement efforts in R&D is the assessment of managerial value-added. This article proposes one means for such assessment, consisting of a conceptual framework and a "toolbox" comprising a Value Audit. We identify why and how managers must respond to organizational needs for resources, for knowledge, and for guiding principles. And we provide a methodology by which managers can conduct a system and a compliance audit of managerial value-added. While the fat is being trimmed from the organization, every manager must be prepared to answer the inevitable question: How do I as a manager add value to R&D?