Web service digitizing the certification business (environmental and safety requirements in the EU / CE-Marking)
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | CECHECK AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 300 000 |
| Project duration | March 2017 - August 2017 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Innovative Startups |
Important results from the project
Objec.: Dev. a Scalable Business Model & demo version of a web service for CE marking, with the aim of commercially verify a business model on a global market. Result: A demo version of the service incl. 14 EU directives and >500 technical standards. Existing actors, customer segments, sales channels, distributors and potential partners, etc. was analysed for the market. In collaboration with partners and customers, a scalable business model was developed. The service was evaluated by customers where the feedback is used for further development of the service as well as business model.
Expected long term effects
Expected results: Demo version of the web service incl. 14 Directives & 300 Standards for 3 of the 14 Directives Outcome: Demo version of the web service incl. 14 Directives & 654 Standards for 8 of the 14 Directives. Used to evaluate the business model. Expected results: Evaluation of 10 test customers Result: UsrExp.: User friendly = 8/10 Function: In need of more detailed CE guiding = 10/10 CustValue: 6,4 (Scale 1-10) Expected results: Scalable business model Outcome: Scalable business model for further development and to refinements
Approach and implementation
- Development prototype of the basic version of the service Est.: March-Jun Impl.: March-Aug Analysis: More time need to be planned for testing - Complete standard packages linked to the 3 most common directives Est.: Apr-June Impl.: Apr-Aug Analysis: Partnership agreement with partner took longer than expected - Prototype tested by 10 test customers Est.: June-July Impl.: Aug Analysis: Hard to get customers to prioritize test time - Scalable business model Est.: Jun-Aug Impl.: May-Aug Analysis: Continuous work (analysis, design & test) which needs to be iterated