A Conceptual Model of the Revised CAI-NPD-Systems Maturity

This article aims to turn the attention of researchers and practitioners in the innovation and engineering management field towards a more fine grained view on the influence of Information Technologies (IT) and New Product Development (NPD) capabilities on innovation outcomes in different stages of maturity. Computer Aided Innovation (CAI), as a specific but often overlooked category of IT-tools for innovation activities, is introduced as having the potential to positively influence the innovation supporting capabilities. Based on current and emerging developments in the fields of CAI and NPD, a revised version of the conceptual model of the CAI-NPD-systems maturity framework is proposed

The CAI-NPD-Systems Maturity Model as Forecasting Method: From Closed CAI 1.0 to Holistic CAI 2.0 Solutions

International audienceThis article examines current and future developments in the field of CAI using a model called “CAI-NPD-Systems Maturity Model”. This model is based on two aspects of the CAI systems development: The development in innovation theory and models such as Stage Gate or Open Innovation, and the development in the technologies-supporting software approaches such as Web2.0 to develop new generations of CAI. As a result, an evolution path from generic IT-support and simple ad-hoc NPD-processes over closed CAI systems to holistic CAI2.0 is proposed. Examples and implications of these trends are specified