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Management of research projects and cooperation

opportunities in FP7: St. Petersburg, May 18, 2011

Dr. Andrey Girenkowww.giraf-pm.com

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Goals of the workshop

• To shape skills in working with information sources

• To give you initial knowledge in RTD proposal writing procedures and partner search

• To share practical experiences and skills• To encourage you to try it out yourself...

... is to ENABLE and to give a PUSH

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The trainer

• Background in Computer Sciences (PhD in 1990)

• In project management since 1995• 1998-2004 – expert, IEP of the World Bank• First FP project coordinated: FP5 ICARUS

(1999)• 2001-2008 Project Officer of EURICE• 2008-present project manager at DFKI and

owner of GIRAF PM Services GmbH

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GIRAF PM Services – your partner

• Service company with core expertise in international research & education project management

• Focus: EU Framework Programmes (currently involved in 5 running projects)

• What we do:– Comprehensive support to project acquisition– Project management (in a broader sense)– Training and capacity building– Consulting on innovation and technology transfer

strategies, process and change management

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Audience

• Please introduce yourself...• What are your project experiences...• What is the thematci area of your interests...• What is your expectation about this

workshop...

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What we will do today

• Terminology• How to shape the research idea into a project

sketch • How to structure the work plan and find partners• How to arrange a process of writing• Writing critically important elements of a

proposal• Submission and evaluation

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Getting started

• What is a PROJECT?

Result-oriented undertaking…

Implemented within the following constraints:

specificationtimebudget

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Getting started

• What is a COLLABORATIVE PROJECT?

Virtual temporary ENTITY…

•Established to achieve the common goal…

•Run by internal management bodies, rules and procedures

•Composed of partner organizations complementing each other

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Question 1

Why scientists need project managers (research facilitators) while writing RTD proposals?

Sub-question: what distinguishes a project proposal and a research paper?

Significant volume of required non-scientific information

Embedded PM knowledge and skillsMAIN: the purpose

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Answer 1

RTD project proposal is not a research publication, but rather a selling paper

written to compete for money

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Question 2

What is proposal writing?

An effort to produce a document capable of successful competition for RTD funding (what makes it competitive?)

In accordance with requirements of the funding agency (the EC)

Within a very strict timeframe (deadline is deadline…)

With certain and limited resources (capable people, money,…)

Writing a project proposal is a project in its own right!!!

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What makes a proposal successful…

• Innovative interesting idea in line with the Call’s priorities

• Obvious progress beyond state-of-the-art and strong impacts

• Robust and balanced work plan• Capable consortium with internal logics• Clear and explicit language highlighting all

advantages, easy-to-read and understand document