ABSTRACT
This chapter offers a methodology designed to bring policy push and market pull into closer alignment and consequently to improve the probability of implementing the products of publicly sponsored Research and Development (R&D). Technology Implementation Plan (TIP) is a procedure for explicitly considering, documenting, and monitoring the probability of implementation success. It is a strategic planning and research activity which is intended for incorporation in the annual cycle of program budgeting and the day-to-day activities of the research process. The philosophy behind the development of TIP is clear. It would be reckless to suggest that there exists a technique or research style which could force or guarantee implementation success. The thrust of TIP is that this knowledge should be acquired through research before or coterminously with the process of technology development and design. R&D efforts advancing the state of the art involve large degrees of uncertainty about the feasibility, cost, and performance of new technologies.
