This document will help the user understand why it is beneficial to carry out an Innovation Management Assessment (IMA), what to assess, how to carry out the IMA, and thus maximize the resulting benefits, which are universally applicable to:

— organizations seeking sustained success in their innovation activities;— organizations performing IMAs;— users and other interested parties (e.g. customers, suppliers, partners, funding organizations, universities and public authorities) seeking confidence in an organization's ability to manage innovation effectively;— interested parties seeking to improve communication through a common understanding of Innovation Management (IM), via an assessment;— providers of training, assessment, or advice in IM;— developers of related standards;— academics interested in research related to IMA.