Manage the competitive gap analysis of current and planned products, services, processes, methods, logistics, and communications capabilities, along with other identified research opportunities. Acquire, develop, and test promising solutions and their usage models that may offer value to the organization.
Identify and raise awareness of tools, technologies, frameworks, and related training and have informed staff or external experts make recommendations on which to master and use.
Consider the merits of joint research and innovation ventures from multiple perspectives (e.g. the value of each participant's contribution, ownership and rights to the use of any developed intellectual property, and the methods to use in developing the innovations).