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RAPAT Innovation Management and Guidance
Understand and navigate the technical and commercial barriers to product development and deployment
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April 11 2024
RAPAT, offers a structured Excel-based environment for technology developers, guiding them efficiently through the product approval process.
RAPAT incorporates focused worksheets, in-built guidance, helpsheets, tutorial videos, and links to further help. Its in-built advice is based on industry-leading experience and expertise in product development, technology qualification and product certification. The process supports:
- Defining technology and user requirements
- Commercial and Project planning to meet these requirements while managing risk
- Planning required testing/assurance activities
- Preparing funding applications.
- Documenting evidence to support certification/approvals.
RAPAT also includes some key features to aid innovators:
- TRL Assessment Tool
- FMECA Template Tool
- Market Assessment and Competitor Analysis Tools
- Project Management Tools
Pros & Limitations
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Easy to use Excel-based user interface leads user step-by-step through the process
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Incorporates an array of help, guidance and links to further help and resources
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Advanced dashboarding features give a quick and complete overview of current progress and track risks and key actions
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Additional in-built functionality supports creation of clear and concise documentation
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Supports collaboration between members of innovation team
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Provides early definition of innovation project to support funding applications and pitches
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Effectively collates all evidence leading to assurance to support certification
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Provides easy access to regulations, standards and accredited certification bodies
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Current version is generic across industries, technologies and sectors - although technology/sector bespoke versions are planned - e.g. for Net zero technologies
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Designed to work with Microsoft Windows, RAPAT works with Mac OS and Google systems, but currently with reduced in-built functionality
Specification
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Areas of Application
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Innovation and technology, Product development, technology qualification, product certification, product assurance, funding application, investment pitch
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Applicability
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Supports technology and product development in any sector, multi-disciplinary, whole life cycle product development from Idea to Deployment
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Capabilities
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Provides expert advice, training and coaching through the product development and technology qualification process to support product certification and approval
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Certifications / licences
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Supports certification of new products and technologies against codes, standards, regulations and best practices (such as DNVGL-RP-A203)
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Compliance
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Enables technology developers to understand compliance requirements and demonstrate they have been met
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Patents
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Supports the development of new technologies covered by patents
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Return on investment
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Enables developers to efficiently prepare their technology for market deployment with greatest chances of success, and resources prioritised on critical areas of focus to maximise ROI
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Implementation time
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Efficiently leads developers through the technology qualification and certification process minimising time to approval and technology implementation
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Technology Readiness Level
The Technology Readiness Level (TRL) indicates the maturity level of novel technologies. Learn more about the TRL scale used by us.
[7/9]
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Mature / Proven
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