R&D Score

Use the Gartner R&D Score to measure the maturity of your function, prioritize areas of improvement and plot the function’s path to improvement in 29 activities across six functional objectives.

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How R&D Score supports R&D leaders

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Measuring and benchmarking your R&D function

Benchmarks your self-assessment to understand current maturity across 29 key activities
Identifies how important each of those activities and objectives are for your function to meet its enterprise objectives

Prioritizing your areas of improvement

Rank-orders your improvement priorities, based on the gap between maturity and importance
Provides a first glimpse of where maturity and importance aren’t aligned

Improving R&D function effectiveness

Identifies the next steps for each individual activity based on the current and desired state
Prioritizes high-impact activities with significant opportunities for improvement
Supports you in achieving the next level in each functional activity, thanks to expert advice and relevant insight

Measuring and benchmarking your R&D function

Benchmarks your self-assessment to understand current maturity across 29 key activities
Identifies how important each of those activities and objectives are for your function to meet its enterprise objectives

Prioritizing your areas of improvement

Rank-orders your improvement priorities, based on the gap between maturity and importance
Provides a first glimpse of where maturity and importance aren’t aligned

Measuring and benchmarking your R&D function

Benchmarks your self-assessment to understand current maturity across 29 key activities
Identifies how important each of those activities and objectives are for your function to meet its enterprise objectives

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Address your top challenges with Gartner R&D Score

Strategic planning

Understand how well your function is performing in its current state. Identify your R&D organization’s strengths and weaknesses to influence your strategic efforts.

Digital transformation

Support short-term and long-term planning by clearly identifying the next steps and associated resources. Define specific initiatives that reach across R&D, and define your path to the next level of maturity.

Resource allocation

Ensure alignment of strategy and resources with market opportunities and business needs. Build a fact-based case to drive informed discussions for resource investment and cross-functional planning.