ISO 56002

Overview

ISO 56002 provides guidance for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and improving an Innovation Management System. It helps organizations systematically manage the innovation process from ideation through validation and deployment. CodeMiners applies ISO 56002 to foster structured innovation in technology selection, process improvement, and solution design, ensuring that new ideas are evaluated, developed, and delivered through a repeatable system.

Governing Body

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Scope of Certification

Covers the full innovation lifecycle: opportunity identification, concept creation, concept validation, solution development, and solution deployment. Applicable to product, process, and business model innovation.

Audit and Assessment Process

ISO 56002 is a guidance standard (not certifiable in the traditional sense). Organizations can demonstrate alignment through internal assessments and integrate innovation management practices into existing ISO management system audits.

Key Requirements

1. Innovation strategy aligned with organizational objectives
2. Structured ideation and opportunity identification process
3. Concept validation and prototyping methodology
4. Innovation portfolio management
5. Knowledge management and intellectual property governance
6. Measurement of innovation outcomes and return on investment

Compliance Entitlements

• Systematic approach to innovation from ideation to deployment
• Structured evaluation and validation of new technologies
• Integration of innovation management into organizational strategy
• Repeatable process for technology research and development

Client Benefits

• Demonstrates a structured approach to technology innovation and R&D
• Provides assurance that new technologies proposed by CodeMiners are evaluated through a formal process
• Reduces risk of unvalidated technology choices in client projects

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