Managing Systemic Innovation Programs: The Case of Additive Manufacturing




Martinsuo, Miia

PublisherSage Publications Ltd.

2025

Project Management Journal

56

3

325

342

8756-9728

1938-9507

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1177/87569728251329164

https://doi.org/10.1177/87569728251329164

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.


The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.


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