IMS | Assessment Facilitator

This certificate is awarded as part of a training programme dedicated to assessing the maturity of Innovation Management Systems (IMS), based on the MIMS® Assessment (Maturity of Innovation Management System) tool. The MIMS® Assessment, aligned with ISO 56002 standard, enables a structured, objective, and reproducible evaluation of the maturity of an organisation’s innovation practices. It helps identify strengths, areas for improvement, and formulate operational recommendations aligned with the organisation’s innovation intent. The holder of this certificate has demonstrated the ability to prepare, conduct, and leverage an IMS maturity assessment based on MIMS®, as well as to present results in a clear, actionable manner to executives, innovation teams, and institutional stakeholders, while respecting principles of methodological rigour, neutrality, and confidentiality. Competence has been validated through a final assessment with a score equal to or greater than 80%.

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