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Managing Systemic Innovation Programs: The Case of Additive Manufacturing
Authors: Martinsuo, Miia
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
Publication year: 2025
Journal: Project Management Journal
Volume: 56
Issue: 3
First page : 325
Last page: 342
ISSN: 8756-9728
eISSN: 1938-9507
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/87569728251329164
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1177/87569728251329164
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/491832784
Systemic innovations pursue renewal in a system and complementary systems and require the involvement of multiple organizations. In technology-based systemic innovations, disconnects between subsystems and stakeholders, haphazard innovation timing, and contextual dependency may hinder the progress of such innovations, demanding more coordinated management. This article proposes the concept of a systemic innovation program to be used for creating and implementing complex solutions through multiple parallel and sequential projects in interorganizational cooperation. The case of additive manufacturing reveals requirements to managing systemic innovation programs. Neutral orchestration, mission shaping, project roadmapping, and interorganizational multiproject coordination represent potential key mechanisms for managing systemic innovation programs.
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