有意义的衡量标准可导致及时的学习、纠正行动和改进，是支持组织创新活动管理的关键，以确保其生存和有益的发展（即增强企业竞争力和/或增强面向公共的组织的有效性和相关性）。 本建议的工具和方法标准是ISO56002创新管理系统标准的补充。它将为定义、实施、评估和进一步改进有效管理组织创新运营所需的措施提供指导。 具体而言，本标准将指导: -规划创新措施与组织战略、运营目标和创新管理系统的一致性； -选择指标来衡量创新活动的进展和创新组合的绩效。 -设计以明确和可操作的方式衡量每个指标（通过定量或定性指标）的方法； -创新测量的频率和预期绩效目标的选择； -提供必要的支持，以有效地进行创新测量并管理其演变:资金、人员、基础设施、法律方面、文件和通信； -评估测量结果，采取纠正措施，学习和沟通； -在实现预期创新成果和最大限度降低风险方面，审查和更新组织的创新措施。 本标准提供的创新测量指南将适用于所有类型的组织（无论部门和规模）和所有类型的创新（独立于时间范围）。 本标准提供了一般层面的指导。虽然它给出了一些使用中的度量示例，但它没有规定创新度量或度量的任何特定工具、方法。

Meaningful measurements that lead to timely learning, corrective actions and improvements are key to support the management of innovation activities in an organization to ensure its survival and beneficial evolution (i.e. enhanced competitiveness for businesses and/or enhanced effectiveness and relevance for public-oriented organizations). This proposed Tools and Methods standard is complementary to the ISO56002 Innovation Management System standard. It will provide guidance for the definition, implementation, evaluation and further improvement of the measurements necessary to manage effectively innovation operations in an organization. Specifically, this standard will guide: - The planning for the alignment of innovation measurements to the organization’s strategy, operational objectives and innovation management system; - The selection of indicators to measure the progress of innovation activities and performance of the innovation portfolio. - The design of ways to measure each indicator (via quantitative or qualitative metrics) in a clear and actionable way; - The choice of frequency and expected performance targets for innovation measurements; - The provision of necessary support to undertake innovation measurements efficiently and manage their evolution: funding, people, infrastructure, legal aspects, documentation and communications; - The evaluation of measurement results, taking corrective action, learning and communicating; - The review and update of the organization’s innovation measurements in terms of effectiveness in achieving intended innovation results and minimizing risks. The guidelines to innovation measurements provided by this standard will be useful for all types of organizations (irrespective of sector and size) and all types of innovations (independent of time horizons). This standard provides guidance at a general level. While it gives some examples of measurements in use, it does not prescribe any specific tools, methods for innovation measurements or metrics.