Research has revealed that organizations that evolve a framework for long-term innovation react faster to threats or surprises, are more likely to take effective action and are better at sustaining the momentum of change. As such, they are more likely to succeed.
In light of this, BSI British Standards has revised the BS 7000 series of standards. These revisions incorporate many suggestions from both users and non-users to make the standard more accessible and immediately useful.
BS 7000-1 was developed to enable senior executives or principals of organizations to
plan products, services and processes a significant time into the future: at least a
generation after the generation currently under development.
BS 7000-1 gives guidance on managing innovation: specifically the development of innovative and competitive products that will satisfy the customer’s perceived and latent needs in the long-term future (the generation after the generation beyond those currently under development). It does not encompass continuous improvement in the short term.
This standard stretches the horizon of design management and should be used by those with overall responsibility for an organization's well being to plan future product strategies and so help ensure long-term survival.
BS 7000-2:2008 Design management systems. Guide to managing the design of manufactured products
Creating and delivering excellent products with market appeal and high levels of customer satisfaction requires an integrated approach to design, from the board of an organization to project managers and their multi-disciplinary teams.
Excellence in design is an important differentiation between competing products, and can be the key to profitable survival in increasingly competitive world markets.
BS 7000-2 gives guidance on managing the design of all types of manufactured products and provides an overview at both project and corporate level.
BS 7000-10:2008 Design management systems. Vocabulary of terms used in design management
BS 7000-10 lists the definitions of over 150 key terms used in design and its management, including those that have particular meanings when used in different areas of industry and commerce.
The standard eliminates the need to use jargon, giving rise to the consistent use of a corporate language. This can particularly assist those who are considering working with designers but are unfamiliar with the terminology that they are likely to use.
BS 7000-10:2008 has a greatly expanded scope, covering the design management terminology in use across all sectors of industry, commerce, services and the public sector. It applies to all technical, services, software, production and design areas, and also recognizes the importance of intellectual and other rights.
