Elements of Evaluation
Which payoff path will focus centers achieve?
Which payoff path will focus centers achieve?
• Patents,
Papers, Citations Not Fast Enough
• Two-Year
Research Products May Be Limited
• Metrics Must
Assess the Research Process
& Goals
• Find
Indications That the Payoff Curve is Steep
2000
2005
2010
100,000 -
10,000 -
1,000 -
100 -
10 -
1 -
0.1 -
0.01 -
2015
} d = metrics at the end of two years
FCRP
Payoff
Zone
Source: Sonny Maynard, MARCO, 1998