Table I Project innovations categorized... | Emerald Publishing

Table I

Project innovations categorized by type, degree of novelty, outcome and resource use

	Category	Degree of novelty	Projected result	Resource consumption
1. Better coordination of project work	Administrative process innovation	Limited innovation	Savings of 0.5% in large projects, 2% in small projects	Planning time; projected to be fairly low
2. Clarification of project management responsibilities	Administrative process innovation	Limited innovation	Small savings in project responsibility transfers	Approximately 2 h per project
3. Quality standard update	Conceptual innovation	True conceptual innovation. New standards created	Avoidance of too high/low quality work. Customer satisfaction, efficiency	Intermediate; projected to take one year
4. More controlled approval of customer demands	Administrative/service innovation	Limited innovation	Project schedule holds, no high-cost inclusions	Minimal
5. Sound management	Technological process innovation	Limited innovation with local customization	Better work motivation, efficiency	Movable walls, other technologies. Ca €5,000
6. Agreement on mutual rules for conduct	Administrative process innovation	Limited innovation	Better work motivation	Minimal; time used for meetings
7. Hiring of a new employee	Not applicable as innovation	Not applicable	Savings through consultancy fees, perceived by employees as equaling hiring costs	Yearly salary

	Category	Degree of novelty	Projected result	Resource consumption
1. Better coordination of project work	Administrative process innovation	Limited innovation	Savings of 0.5% in large projects, 2% in small projects	Planning time; projected to be fairly low
2. Clarification of project management responsibilities	Administrative process innovation	Limited innovation	Small savings in project responsibility transfers	Approximately 2 h per project
3. Quality standard update	Conceptual innovation	True conceptual innovation. New standards created	Avoidance of too high/low quality work. Customer satisfaction, efficiency	Intermediate; projected to take one year
4. More controlled approval of customer demands	Administrative/service innovation	Limited innovation	Project schedule holds, no high-cost inclusions	Minimal
5. Sound management	Technological process innovation	Limited innovation with local customization	Better work motivation, efficiency	Movable walls, other technologies. Ca €5,000
6. Agreement on mutual rules for conduct	Administrative process innovation	Limited innovation	Better work motivation	Minimal; time used for meetings
7. Hiring of a new employee	Not applicable as innovation	Not applicable	Savings through consultancy fees, perceived by employees as equaling hiring costs	Yearly salary