CWA 15899:2008

The method of measuring and benchmarking an enterprise’s innovation capability and performance as well as the underlying critical success factors and indicators addresses small and medium-sized enterprises with less than 500 employees manufacturing products and/or rendering services. It is basically applicable across all industries. These SMEs seeking transparency on their innovation capability and performance can use the method by themselves.  The numerical scores resulting from a standardised calculation can be used to demonstrate the innovation capability and performance internally as well as externally e.g. by creditors during credit assessments or by customers convincing them.