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10 Challenges of EU Research Projects … … and How to Surmount Them

10 Challenges of EU Research Projects … … and How to Surmount Them. Dr. Martin Spieck DLR – German Aerospace Center Hamburg.  Hamburg. Stade . DNW.  Neustrelitz.  Trauen. Braunschweig n. n Göttingen. ETW . n Köln - Porz. n Bonn.  Bad Godesberg. n Lampoldshausen. n Stuttgart.

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10 Challenges of EU Research Projects … … and How to Surmount Them

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  1. 10 Challenges of EU Research Projects …… and How to Surmount Them Dr. Martin Spieck DLR – German Aerospace Center Hamburg

  2. Hamburg Stade DNW Neustrelitz Trauen Braunschweign nGöttingen ETW nKöln-Porz nBonn Bad Godesberg nLampoldshausen nStuttgart Augsburg nOberpfaffenhofen Weilheim DLR is Germany's national research centre for aeronautics and space. 7400 employees 32 research institutes / scientific institutions located at n 8 sites,  8 locations, and agencies in Brussels, Paris, Washington and Tokyo. Participation of DLR at:  European Transonic Wind Tunnel (ETW)  Deutsch-Niederländische Windkanäle (DNW)

  3. 53% 53% 51% 49% 50% 46% 46% 44% 40% 40% 35% 34% 30% 33% 32% 31% 29% 28% 28% 27% 20% 26% 24% 23% 19% 10% 18% 16% 15% 0% 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 200 2004 2006 2009 Successful projects? successful failed challenged Quelle: Standish Group (Boston, MA, USA)

  4. ? Start zone of ambiguity (1) Research projects are special.

  5. (2) There is no „silver bullet“ for proposals. project plan marketing popular science business plan www.asterix.com

  6. (3) A proposal has a target audience of three: the evaluators.

  7. (4) Smart project planning aligns individual agendas with the overall objectives.

  8. level expert advanced average time methodology tools results (5) It is not a good idea to focus on everything.

  9. (5) It is not a good idea to focus on everything. level expert advanced average time methodology tools results

  10. (5) It is not a good idea to focus on everything. level expert advanced average time methodology tools results

  11. (5) It is not a good idea to focus on everything. level expert advanced average time methodology tools results

  12. (5) It is not a good idea to focus on everything. level expert advanced average time methodology tools results

  13. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 210 211 212 213 214 215 1 day 1 week 1 month 1 year project generation working life (5) It is not a good idea to focus on everything. benefit sophisticated approach „pragmatic sophistication“ classicalanalysis effort [log2]

  14. WP 1 WP 1 WP A-2 WP 2 WP B-2 WP C-2 WP A-3 WP 3 WP B-3 WP C-3 WP A-4 WP 4 WP B-4 WP C-4 WP 5 WP 5 (6) Efficient management of large projects: the „project of projects“

  15. (7) Smart reporting: administrative duties do not have to be a bureaucratic burden.

  16. (8) The purpose of a meeting is not to meet, it is to work.

  17. (9) Always keep your officer informed. ... and in the experiment, the laboratory exploded just as planned … … everything is just on schedule … … no need to worry, really!

  18. (10) Mind the gap!Traps which migth be fatal for your project…

  19. “Here comes Edward Bear now, down the stairs behind Christopher Robin. Bump! Bump! Bump! on the back of his head. It is, as far as he knows, the only way of coming down stairs. He is sure that there must be a better way, if only he could stop bumping for a moment to think of it.“ A.A. Milne, “Winnie The Pooh”, 1926

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