• Outputs of the innovation process are what get measured most.  80% of companies regularly track the outputs of the innovation process.
  
  
• 71% of companies track the inputs and processes of the innovation process
  
  
• The most common tracked components of innovation are

1. Profitability at 82%
2. Time to Market at 62%
3. Idea generation and selection 61%
4. Overall health of the innovation portfolio 56
   
   
• Effectiveness and efficiency of the innovation process is tracked only 50% of the time.

Information is from the BCG Report:  Measuring Innovation 2007