Innovation in companies is a topic that has been much discussed among leaders in recent years. It is true that, currently, innovation is the main strategy for surviving in the market and that remaining stagnant, watching technologies and not positioning oneself in the midst of the 4.0 world, is unacceptable.
According to a study carried out by Imaginatik Consulting To understand the biggest obstacles in innovation processes, 95% of respondents believe that innovation is a stance that should appear among the top priorities of an organization's executives. However, 44% said that their companies invested less than 2% of their budgets in innovation and 63% of them do not have a formal structure to manage innovation projects (cio.com).
We know that executives do not become aware of the importance of innovating their processes overnight. The main points of attention that can negatively impact the maturation of this idea are bureaucratic processes, the low adoption rate of projects and the level of digital maturity where the company is located.
Innovation vs. Uncertainty: Taking Risks in the 4.0 World
Innovation is associated with uncertainty. There is no way to predict whether the results will be positive or negative, which ends up making it difficult to manage and, of course, accept. For this reason, using agile methodologies can favor innovation. The traditional way of managing projects ends up limiting the scope of work, in addition to causing problems during the projects and even running the risk of losing a lot of money.
Already with the agile methodologies, professionals can be flexible enough to turn the ship around and change the course of the project before it goes down the drain and causes losses for the company. Methodologies such as scrum, Lean, Kanban e Smart They allow alignment between teams and the client, as well as rapid identification and resolution of problems, risk reduction, more assertive delivery of stages and increased project quality.
Below we have made a brief summary of these four methodologies:
scrum
For this methodology, it is necessary to have a broad understanding of the team, with well-structured roles for each person involved.
The manager creates a list of priorities, usually called a backlog. Thus, the activities are distributed to the scrum Team, which starts the Sprints (development time intervals).
At the end of each stage, reviews, activity adjustments and validation are carried out.
Lean
Known as the leanest of methods, it is widely used in the world of startups and entrepreneurship.
One of the principles of Lean is the identification and efficient elimination of waste within a project or organization.
The idea behind this methodology is to reduce costs and task complexity, in addition to improving deliveries, increasing performance and information sharing.
Kanban
It is the most used and simplest of the methods, and requires the entire team to be engaged for it to work perfectly.
It is basically a board, which can be physical or virtual, divided into three columns: to do (to do), doing (doing) and done (done). This way, you can track the tasks that are in progress, as well as their progress in each column.
Smart
This methodology allows you to create more realistic and tangible goals for your company. Each letter of this little word has a great meaning: Specific (specific), Measurable (measurable), Atatainable (attainable), Relevant (relevant) and Ttime-related (SMART).
It is worth noting that the methodologies that favor innovation are not limited to those presented here.
And now it’s your turn. Tell us in the comments if your company already uses some type of agile methodology and how your company is handling innovation processes.
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