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Innovation Handbook

2 The Roles of an Innovation Project

2.1 Discovering Audit Innovation

  • locate areas of improvement: can our processes be faster? smarter? better?

  • find inspiration from others: ask “what they would do differently” or “what they want to work on”

  • discuss with auditors: they’re our “customers”, we should gather their feedback where possible

2.2 Skepticism, Skepticism, Skepticism

  • continuously define/narrow scope; what could/should be done, what couldn’t/shouldn’t be done

  • question if your idea is worth the investment; what reason(s) should you not work on this project?

  • question if you are capable of implementing this idea; do you have the resources to “solve” the problem(s)?

2.3 Painting a Masterpiece

  • draw outlines before coloring; do not prematurely optimize, confirm plan before taking action

  • consider the end user; multiple rounds of testing, frequent check-ins, always solve for “what do they need?”

  • stick to your workbench; do not implement fancy solutions, be a lazy programmer, make the most of the budget given to you