Main problem
Ideas lose momentum
Improvement suggestions are mentioned in conversations, emails or meetings, but are not followed up systematically.
qmBase Idea Management
Turn ideas into improvements
Capture improvement suggestions digitally, assess ideas transparently and guide implementation through to completion.
Many ideas. No decisions.
Ideas only help when someone drives the next step
Improvement suggestions arise every day. But it often remains unclear who reviews, who decides, who implements and what happened next.
Ownership stays unclear
Between submission and decision, teams often lack a clear role that reviews, coordinates and triggers the next step.
Employees receive no feedback
People who submit ideas often never learn whether they were reviewed, rejected, returned or implemented.
Overview instead of idea collection
Every idea has a next step
qmBase does not just show which ideas were submitted, but also who assesses them, who decides and which step follows next.
No idea drops out of sight
Every suggestion remains visible until a decision has been made.
Everyone knows who is next
Responsibilities and processing states remain traceable at all times.
Ideas become concrete tasks
Every suggestion has a next step instead of disappearing in a list.
Clear process
From suggestion to implemented improvement
Every idea follows a clear process - from submission through assessment and expert review to decision, implementation and success tracking.
Everyone knows who is responsible
Reviewers create the basis for decisions
Progress and implementation stay visible
1
Idea submitted
The suggestion is captured.
2
Review idea
The first assessment clarifies the next step.
3
Involve reviewers
Specialist teams provide recommendations.
4
Approve implementation
The idea manager decides traceably.
5
Track implementation
Progress and completion remain visible.
Reviewer phase
Specialist recommendations before the implementation decision
For complex ideas, any number of reviewers can be involved. Their recommendations create the basis for a well-founded decision.
Production
Check feasibility
Quality
Assess impact
Controlling
Estimate benefit
Implementation instead of collection
Suggestions become concrete improvements
Ideas only create value when they are implemented. qmBase guides the path from decision to visible result.
Implementation
Provide work instruction digitally
Ownership, progress and documented benefit remain visible through completion.
Progress
68%
Owner
L. Gray
Benefit
30% less search effort
Status
Track progress
Implementation status remains visible to everyone involved.
Benefit
Document benefit traceably
Estimated and realized effects remain documented directly on the idea.
Success
Make CIP visible
Completed ideas remain a traceable contribution to continual improvement.
Reports and metrics
You can see what ideas actually become
qmBase shows whether ideas are only being collected - or whether they actually turn into improvements. You can see how many suggestions were reviewed, implemented and completed.
Reporting period
This year
Ideas implemented
37
Completed improvements in the selected period.
In implementation
39
Improvement suggestions that are already being actively worked on.
Employees involved
68%
Participation becomes visible without overemphasizing individual contributions.
Improvement process in the period
Submitted
124
In review
48
In implementation
39
Completed
37
Not an isolated system
Ideas become part of your management system
Improvement suggestions often relate to processes, risks, audits, actions or objectives. qmBase keeps those relationships traceable.
Ideas stay in QM context
Improvement suggestions can be connected with processes, risks, audits, objectives or actions.
Continual improvement becomes tangible
Signals become traceable decisions, tasks and visible results inside the management system.
Idea
CIP
Action
Risk
Audit input
Audit
Process improvement
Process
Objective
Turn ideas into results
See how qmBase captures improvement suggestions transparently, assesses them reliably and moves them into implementation.