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Management of research projects and cooperation opportunities in FP7: St. Petersburg, May 18, 2011 Dr. Andrey Girenko www.giraf-pm.com © Services GmbH Goals of the workshop ... is to ENABLE and to give a PUSH • 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... © Services GmbH 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 © Services GmbH 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 © Services GmbH Audience • • • • Please introduce yourself... What are your project experiences... What is the thematci area of your interests... What is your expectation about this workshop... © Services GmbH 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 © Services GmbH Getting started • What is a PROJECT? Result-oriented undertaking… Implemented within the following constraints: specification time budget © Services GmbH Getting started • What is a COLLABORATIVE PROJECT? Virtual temporary ENTITY… •Composed of partner organizations complementing each other •Established to achieve the common goal… •Run by internal management bodies, rules and procedures © Services GmbH 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 skills MAIN: the purpose © Services GmbH Answer 1 RTD project proposal is not a research publication, but rather a selling paper written to compete for money © Services GmbH 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!!! © Services GmbH 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 © Services GmbH