Creating an Ideation Campaign
To create an ideation campaign:
1. Click the Projects > Ideation > Ideation Campaigns navigation menu.
2. In the edit area, select All Ideation Campaigns.
3. Click New.
The creation of an ideation dialog box appears.
4. Enter the name of the campaign.
5. Click Next.
6. Specify:
• the campaign dates
• the associated capability
7. Click OK.
Assigning an Ideation Campaign to Persons
The persons assigned to an ideation campaign are those authorized to create and comment on the ideas in the campaign.
To assign a person or a person group to an ideation campaign:
1. Click the Ideation navigation pane then Ideation Campaigns.
2. In the edit window, select the campaign in question and click the Properties button.
3. In the properties window, click Assignment.
4. Click New.
5. In the window that appears, select a Person or a Person Group, as well as their Business Role.
• Campaign manager
• Campaign participant
6. Click OK.
Repeat this procedure to assign other persons to the campaign.
Starting an Ideation Campaign
To start the ideation campaign:
Click the campaign icon and select Campaign Workflow (New) > Start.The campaign switches to "In Progress" state.
When the campaign is open:
• The stakeholders receive a notification informing them of their participation in the campaign, with a link to the campaign. They can see the ideation campaigns "in progress" in which they are involved in the "My ideation campaigns" list.
• The stakeholders involved can create new ideas within the campaign, and they can also comment on the ideas of others on their wall (collaborative functionality).
Adding Ideas to the Campaign
To add an idea to the campaign:
1. Click the Ideation navigation pane then Ideation Campaigns.
2. In the edit window, select the campaign in question and click the Properties button.
3. In the campaign properties, click the Characteristics page.
4. Expand the Gathered Ideas section.
5. Click New.
The creation window for an idea appears.
6. Specify the name of the idea and click OK.
The key appears in the properties of the campaign.
You can specify the subject of an idea, for example, a business capability of the capability map associated with the campaign.
For more details, see Objects concerned by the idea.
Assessing the ideas collected
To assess the ideas of a campaign:
1. In the properties of the campaign, select the Assessment page.
2. Click New Assessment.
3. Select one of the following options:
• All: to assess all the ideas
• Some: to assess some ideas
Evaluation lines appear for each idea selected. Assessment criteria are associated with these assessment criteria. You can select the criteria values in the corresponding columns.
In the properties of an idea, the Assessment page displays the results of the latest assessment performed on the idea.
See also Assessing an Idea.
Approving or Rejecting Campaign Ideas
Once the ideas are assessed, they are submitted to the approval of the manager. See Submitting the Idea for Review (workflow).
The latter can validate or reject them. See Validating or Rejecting an Idea.