PROJECT STEERING VISUALISED PLAYFULLY
InnoRace® is the race of projects / ideas / etc. An unlimited number of projects compete against each other in a race. All projects receive a racing car and a driver (= project leader). On a racetrack, a certain number of defined checkpoints (= tasks to final completion) must be passed.
The racing cars are designed individually and thus create a high degree of identification of the participants with "their" projects. The competitive nature of the car race spurs the ambition to complete its own project faster than the others.
The InnoRace® can be used in many other areas of business or private life, e.g. a pipeline management in sales, big sized training projects, etc.
InnoRace® at a glance
Revolutionary tool for project steering
Simulates a "car race" for projects
Agile mode with checkpoints representing sprints
20% faster project completion
Progress of all projects at a glance
Maximum transparency for all stakeholders
Clear requirements how to complete a project through checkpoints
It's fun
Your own InnoRace® is just a few steps away
Choose your ride
Every project drives a car
Choose your race track
"Progress bar" for completion
Choose your checkpoints
Defined tasks for completion
The InnoRace® can be used for many other cases. Enclosed are some scenarios sketched as examples.
Do you have any more ideas? Then share it with other users in the InnoRace® community.
Give your team a chance to see all planned, ongoing and completed projects at a glance.
Racing cars:
Represent the improvement projects, e.g. Optimize interface of departments
Drivers:
Are the project leaders
Checkpoints:
- Description of situation as is
- Description of target situation
- Gain calculation
- Presentation to responsible
- Creation of documentation
- Approval of responsible
- Testing phase
- Training
- Integration in documentation
- Implement in day-to-day routine
Top tip:
For the example of the continuous improvement process, see the tutorial for a detailed description of this use case-> Click
Support your sales team in the race for customers. The competitive character underlines the performance-oriented mentality in sales.
Racing cars:
The individual racing cars are the potential accounts
Drivers:
Are the account managers
Checkpoints:
Milestones to seal a deal, e.g.
- Qualified account
- Contact made
- First date
- Need identified
- Offer submitted
- Negotiations
- Conditions accepted
- Implementation
Top tip :
- Create a ritual when a customer has been successfully onboarded (for example, ringing a bell)
- In fast-moving industries, virtually moving the racing cars on the track means a lot of effort
Follow the training progress of larger training projects – leave no trainee behind and enable a comparison with the other trainees.
Racing cars with their drivers: Are the students / trainees
Checkpoints:
Could include training modules, exams, seminars, workshop, etc. For example:
- Module 1 Basic knowledge
- Workshop on Module 1
- Exam Module 1
- Seminar series enhanced knowledge 1
- Seminar series enhanced knowledge 2
- Exam seminar series
- Advanced specialization
- Exam Advanced specialization
Top tip:
- As a ritual for a completed checkpoint, each trainee moves his/her own racing car to reward him/herself.
- For individual “training plans" checkpoints can be skipped.
Overview for all employees, to learn which projects are currently being worked on and how far the projects are being implemented.
Racing cars:
Are the company-wide projects
Drivers:
Are the project leaders and / or teams
Checkpoints:
Made as generically as possible to make sense on many different projects:
- Evaluation
- Description of project scope
- Permission granted for implementation
- In implementation
- In the testing phase
- Roll out
Top tip:
- Project leader should be clearly marked as the driver of the racing cars
- Further information can be placed next to the race track
Especially in long-running certification projects, employees can lose track of progress. InnoRace® helps everyone stay on the same level of knowledge.
Racing cars:
Are the standard requirements to completion
Drivers:
Are the project leaders and / or teams
Checkpoints:
The checkpoints vary greatly depending on the certification program, the degree of maturity of the company and any preliminary work that has been carried out. Examples could be:
- Definition of requirements
- Documentation acceptance procedure
Top tip:
In such complex projects, a person should be responsible for communicating the results and ensuring the timeliness of the InnoRace®
Monitor many markets, industries, product categories, etc. at the same time in a closed system and find the optimal moment to enter.
Racing cars:
Are the markets, industries or product categories
Drivers:
Are the market specialists or teams
Checkpoints:
Along the typical characteristics for measuring the maturity of a certain market
- Product innnovation
- Introductory phase
- Listing with relevant wholesalers
- Low, but increasing market share
- Launch of accessory products
- First imitation products
- Increased media interest
- Expansion to relevant market share
Create transparency about the progress of IT projects.
Racing cars:
Are the subprojects / working groups
Drivers:
Are the project leaders and/or teams
Checkpoints:
Sprints in agile mode, workshops, customer feedback, steering sessions
Free version
- Racetrack fixed on a wall
- 50+ free printables
- Your own logo
- User manual
- Completely free
Pro Version
- Racetrack available online
- 100+ printables
- Your own logo
- User manual
- Professional support
