© Services GmbH Management of research projects and cooperation opportunities in FP7: St. Petersburg, May 18, 2011 Dr. Andrey Girenko

© Services GmbH 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

© Services GmbH The trainer Background in Computer Sciences (PhD in 1990) In project management since – expert, IEP of the World Bank First FP project coordinated: FP5 ICARUS (1999) 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… Established to achieve the common goal… Run by internal management bodies, rules and procedures Composed of partner organizations complementing each other

© 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