After having a number of teams conduct further validation and scoping on their respective projects in the Front End, a preliminary business can…

In the GInI framework, the Front End of Innovation (FEI) is a filtering process. After teams have validated and scoped their projects, a preliminary business case is developed for each. This allows for a comparative assessment based on potential value, risk, and strategic alignment. The ultimate goal of this stage is not just to rank or report, but to make a decisive investment choice. Therefore, the business must select the most promising opportunities to advance into the Mid Zone for further development, effectively managing the innovation portfolio and allocating resources to the projects with the highest potential for success.

A. Ranking is a step in the process, but the final action is selection, not just creating a list for later.

B. Reporting to stakeholders is a communication activity that supports the decision, but it is not the decision-making action itself.

C. This decision is too broad; the evaluation at this stage is about specific projects, not the entire corporate innovation strategy.

1. Global Innovation Institute (GInI). (2020). Applied Innovation Master Book (AInMB) v2.0. Section 3.3.1: The GInI Strategic Innovation Roadmap

p. 138. (Discusses the progression from Front End to selecting opportunities for the pipeline).

2. Global Innovation Institute (GInI). (2020). Applied Innovation Master Book (AInMB) v2.0. Section 4.2.1: The Front-End of Innovation

p. 198. (Details the FEI process of discovering

validating

and scoping opportunities before selection).