Applying Agile Project Management to Predevelopment Stages of Innovation

Winston Gonzalez
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Winston Gonzalez: University of Maryland, University College, College Park, MD, USA

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), 2014, vol. 11, issue 04, 1-22

Abstract: This study explores the early stages of innovation: the predevelopment stages leading to development. The paper examines the agile project management approach as a flexible and dynamic approach to manage the predevelopment stages of innovation. Scholarly sources reveal insufficient findings, signaling a gap in the literature in the areas of fuzzy front end of innovations and the applicability of modern approaches such as the agile project management approach. As a result, this paper introduces a theoretical model, advancing concepts on agile project management, management innovation, and how these concepts can be applied to the predevelopment stages of innovation.

Keywords: Innovation; predevelopment; agile project management; agile methods; fuzzy front end; front end innovation; innovation management; R&D; technology management; management innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1142/S0219877014500205

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