Sopheon announced the launch of Accolade 16.0, featuring improved collaboration capabilities, enhanced scenario planning and easier financial management through an expanded integration with Acclaim Projects. Accolade strengthens innovation and governance processes, and helps companies improve time-to-value. The release of Accolade 16.

0 reflects Sopheon's recognition of the growing industry adoption of InnovationOps, a holistic framework for operationalizing innovation from incremental to breakthrough across all areas of the company. Companies that embrace InnovationOps can effectively scale innovation for consistent and profitable growth. Accolade 16.0 highlights include: Expanded d Acclaim Projects integration, which results in improved cost management.

Managers can trackck the percentage of expenses that can be capitalized for better financial management. Additionally, project, schedule and financial health scores provide deeper insights into the status of innovation projects. Enhancements to scenario planning and prioritization that make it easier than ever to find and add any project to the Portfolio Planner.

An improved workflow leads to greater efficiencies throughout the innovation process. Improved collaboration simplifies the process of connecting communication channels and enhances collaborative editing. New user interface simplifies resource and scenario planning.

Accolade16.0 enhances the look and feel of the interface for improvements when viewing available project resources. Accolade is the industry's most complete InnovationOps tool for managing strategy, governance and portfolios. It connects entire organizations and empowers product and innovation teams to be strategic and agile when responding to marketplace change and when delivering new products.

The full transparency provided by Accolade makes it possible for companies to oversee governance, portfolio and strategy at an executive and leadership level, as well as manage products and projects at a team member level.