Prepared by [your name] · [your company name] · [date]
Today, employees at [your company name] have no structured way to share improvement ideas. Knowledge stays siloed, recurring issues go unresolved, and potential savings are left on the table.
Number of employees
[e.g. 500]
Departments affected
[e.g. Operations, HR, Production]
Key pain points we experience today
[e.g. Ideas shared via email and lost, no follow-up process, employees feel unheard]
Estimated annual cost of inaction
[e.g. €200,000 in missed efficiency gains]
We propose implementing Hives — an idea management platform that gives every employee a simple way to submit, discuss, and track improvement ideas. Hives structures the entire process from idea to implementation.
Primary use case
[e.g. Continuous improvement / innovation / cost savings / employee engagement]
Key benefits we expect
[e.g. Faster time from idea to action, higher employee engagement, measurable savings]
Teams that will use the platform first
[e.g. Operations team (50 people), expanding to all departments in Q3]
Based on industry benchmarks, organisations using structured idea management typically see 3–10x return on investment within the first year.
Expected ideas per year
[e.g. 200 ideas]
Estimated implementation rate
[e.g. 30% of ideas implemented]
Average value per implemented idea
[e.g. €5,000 saved or earned]
Projected annual value
[e.g. 60 ideas × €5,000 = €300,000]
Annual platform cost
[e.g. €12,000/year]
Implementation & onboarding time
[e.g. 2–4 weeks]
Internal resource needed
[e.g. 1 project lead, ~2 hours/week to manage the platform]
Decision needed by
[e.g. May 15, 2026]
Based on the above, we recommend moving forward with Hives as our idea management platform. The projected ROI far exceeds the investment, and the low implementation effort makes this a low-risk, high-reward initiative.
Proposed next step
[e.g. Schedule a 30-minute demo with Hives for the leadership team]