Project evaluation is essential because it provides the foundation for using analytics tools, helping you identify, compare and select the most promising projects, ensuring you will pursue initiatives that will deliver the greatest value and drive innovation forward.

• The Portfolio Table allows for a detailed comparison of projects across different metrics, helping to objectively analyze their strengths and weaknesses.
• The Radar provides a visual overview of how projects compare against one another, allowing decision-makers to quickly spot areas of opportunity or concern.
• The Matrix enables a deeper, multidimensional analysis, examining projects against multiple strategic criteria to evaluate their feasibility and impact.

SCOUT offers two types of indicators: MAPEGY and User indicators.

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MAPEGY indicators

MAPEGY indicators are automated metrics that provide valuable insights into the broader market and company landscape. These indicators focus on two key areas: Publication activity and Company KPIs.

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Publication activity

Tracks news, research, and patent estimated publications related to a queried topic or organization, with insights on growth trends. Insights on publication trends reveal how activity in a particular field or organization is evolving, helping users identify emerging opportunities or threats.

• News. The estimate number of news articles about the queried topic or organization in the past 10 years. A high number may indicate high public visibility of the topic or organization.
  News Growth. Tracks the publication rate of news articles over the past year and compares it to the average publication rate from previous years. By comparing the current year's growth to this average, you get an understanding of how much more or less news is being generated in the field compared to the past.
• Research. The estimate number of research publications about the queried topic or authored by members of the queried organization in the past 10 years. A high number may indicate high research activity in the field or by the organization.
  Research Growth. Compares the number of publications from the past year to the prior average publication rate from previous years. It serves as a historical baseline to understand how the current year's publication rate compares to past trends.
• Patents. The estimate number of patent publications about the queried topic or filed by the queried organization in the past 10 years. A high number may indicate high patenting activity in the field or by the organization.
  Patents Growth. Compares the publication count from the past year with the average publication rate from earlier years. We also account for the patent publication gap, as patents are often made public only three years after they are filed. For many queries, this means the patent count for the past three years may be zero or very low. To address this, we omit the past three years from the comparison to ensure that patent data accurately reflects the true level of innovation activity.

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Company KPIs

For topic queries, Company KPIs are also calculated.

• Established companies. Estimate of the total number of companies that show activity in the space, excluding startups, covering the past 10 years. It helps assess technology maturity, market saturation, commercialization potential, innovation stage. A high number may indicate a high technological maturity since the topic has moved on from early adoption to becoming more widespread among its target audience.
• Startup funding. Estimate of the total funding received by startups in the past 10 years. It indicates market potential, investor confidence, helps spot early-stage opportunities. A high number may indicate high market potential, as investors are willing to fund volatile enterprises.
• Research funding. Estimate of the total funding that research projects have received in the past or will receive in the near future. Indicates technology development, and innovation stage. Reveals government or institutional priorities. A high number may indicate a high technology push, as large financial resources are being put into research.

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Where can I find MAPEGY indicators? 

• Every time you perform an Expert search, MAPEGY indicators will be available on the Overview panel. This will provide you with an immediate sense of the results from your query.
• These indicators will be automatically calculated for all your projects and displayed in the Portfolio Table. After saving your project, the indicators will be updated within a few hours and will be refreshed monthly.
• You also have the option to add these indicators as panels to your projects.

MAPEGY Indicators are estimates based on available data. As these indicators are calculated using a variety of data sources and methodologies, it's possible to encounter minor inconsistencies between the results displayed in the panels and the indicators themselves. However, these inconsistencies should be minimal.
We also recommend reviewing the article on Result variability and statistical estimation, which explains how these estimates are derived and highlights the potential for small variations in the results.

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How often are calculated? 

Project KPIs are automatically updated once a month to ensure your insights stay relevant. However, you can trigger an immediate update at any time by clicking “Update KPIs” in your project settings.
Once manually updated, the project will refresh automatically again one month later.
Hover over the KPIs in your Portfolio table to see the date of the last update.

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Status

To help you distinguish between missing, pending, or failed KPIs, we use status indicators:

• Pending Calculation 🕒 (Light Grey Loading Icon) – Displayed when the KPI is still being processed. Refresh the page to see updates.
• Failed Calculation ⚠️ (Error Icon) – Displayed when the KPI update was unsuccessful. This is usually caused by a too broad query.
• Missing Information “-” – Shown when the KPI value is null. This happens when the query is not supported (e.g., Company KPIs for Organizations or Smart Searches) or when there isn’t enough data to determine a value with certainty.

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User indicators

You can evaluate your projects using a set of predefined indicators, which are designed to help you assess your projects based on various key criteria. These indicators include Status, Market, Customer, Organization, and Subject of Interest.

If you have specific needs or preferences for different indicators, feel free to contact us, and we will be happy to discuss your requirements.

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1. Open the  Project you need to evaluate.
2. Click on Add evaluation or on the blue Edit icon on the upper right part of the page.
3. Add or edit your evaluation by clicking on the indicators. ‍
4. To save your changes, click on the green icon. To discard them, click on the red icon.

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