Strategic Front-End Framework For innovation projects with systematic review approach

The importance of the front-end phase as a strategic step in ensuring the success of collaborative based innovation projects has distinguished by many scholars and policymakers in advanced countries. According to the experts in this field, front-end phase is not only a vital factor for the success of the project, but also plays a crucial role in optimizing the resources. In spite of providing several models in this area, there are still some uncertainties about the factors affecting this stage, especially in managing collaborative based project. On the other hand, by examining internal research it can be concluded that little attention has been paid to this issue either in the field of research or implementation. Accordingly, in this study, it was tried to introduce a framework for identifying the influential elements, as well as introducing it as an important factor for project management. Regarding this issue, by using systematic review methodology, 105 related studies in this area were identified during the period 1993-2017 and 60 studies were selected as a sample. The findings were presented in five categories: "internal Factors", "Inter-Organizational Factors", "Essential Activities", "contextual Factors" and "Results".