• Rapid Value Assessment – Increasingly Versatile

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The Rapid Value Assessment Process

The Rapid Value Assessment Process has grown over time to stay abreast of changing innovation needs. Although the basic premise hasn’t changed, there are some innovative twists to addressing the question “How does the market value our concept?”

What are some innovative RVA approaches?

  • Vertical RVAs: Vertical RVAs are co-sponsored by both an upstream and a downstream player in the value-adding chain. These development partnerships not only identify even more promising innovations, but also accelerate the development process even faster.
  • Hybrid RVAs: Hybrid RVAs add some key quantitative questions to the engagement. They are especially critical when we want to marry outcomes to the concept features. They add clarity to expectations. Some have even added pricing options to the value assessments.
  • Clustering RVAs: Clustering RVAs involve investigating related concepts simultaneously, giving the participants the opportunity to compare value to cost options.
  • Extended RVAs: Extended RVAs involve moving on to a quantitative product evaluation on the fly. Learnings lead to an opportunity to prototype concepts early on to better align product features to user needs.

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