"Idea evaluation" refers to the process of analyzing, assessing, and prioritizing submitted ideas or proposals based on predefined criteria to determine their suitability for implementation or further development. This evaluation can be conducted by various parties, such as expert committees, executives, or the community. The goal of idea evaluation is to identify high-quality ideas that have the potential to make a positive contribution to the company or organization.
Typical functions of software in the "idea evaluation" area are:
Establishing evaluation criteria: Ability for administrators or moderators to establish evaluation criteria to be used for assessing the submitted ideas, such as originality, feasibility, usefulness, or strategic alignment.
Evaluation scales and methods: Support for various evaluation scales and methods, such as numerical ratings, Likert scales, or weighting, to evaluate the ideas based on the established criteria.
Expert evaluation: Setting up expert committees or evaluation teams to assess the submitted ideas based on their expertise and experience and to incorporate their evaluations into the decision-making process.
Community evaluation: Opportunity for users or community members to evaluate, comment on, and vote for ideas to promote democratic feedback processes and identify the most supported ideas.
Automated evaluation: Implementation of algorithms or automated evaluation tools to analyze and assess the submitted ideas based on the established criteria.
Summary reports: Generation of summary reports or dashboards that clearly present the results of the idea evaluation and enable decision-makers to make informed decisions.
Progress tracking: Tracking the progress of evaluated ideas, including implementation, rejection, or further development, to make the idea evaluation process transparent and traceable.