Managing the Research Proposal Dr Nick Blismas School of Property Construction & Project Management Ext 55056 nick. blismas@rmit. ed. au School of Property Construction & Project Management
Outline • Mapping the requirements • Assembling the academic team • Engaging & managing the Collaborating Organisations • Planning the Budget School of Property Construction & Project Management
Mapping the Requirements • Different approaches to ‘creating’ the submission – Actively search for funding, CO’s & ideas – Short/med/long-term goals • View as a project – Break-up the project – Establish Activities and Milestones – Establish Stakeholders – Map-out to help visualise School of Property Construction & Project Management
Establish Activities & Milestones • Proposal – – CV's Project proposal Budget Letters & signatures • Signatures – – – Ho. S (All) CO's Supporting Orgs R&I – PVC (All) CRC Director or Other • Submission procedure & dates – – Portfolio/Dean (ARC) EOI (ARC) Internal (All) External School of Property Construction & Project Management
Establish Stakeholders • Funding Body* – Funding rules & requirements – Ask R&I • R&I Office – Support, but have requirements • Portfolio (Dean) – May need to read EOI – Notification of intent • Head of School – Support proposal and your time – Resources • Research Committee – School committee may have an influence • Ethics Committee – Not usually at proposal stage, but if risky - suggest you discuss issues of concern • Academic Partners – Other partners - input to proposal and the research • CO's* – Critical aspect for most proposals – More later • CRC's or Other bodies* – Letter from CRC director • Other Stakeholders with an interest* – Unions – Supporting organisations Determine risk, access and response levels School of Property Construction & Project Management
Visualise the project School of Property Construction & Project Management
Assembling the Academic Team Who • Variety of skills – Complimentary – Explicit • People you like to work with! – Main driver – External influences • Non-contributors Number • One – Onerous • More than 4 – Cumbersome – What is the level of input? – Depends on project type – Track-record ‘padding’ School of Property Construction & Project Management
Academic Team Roles • Ideas people – Although all should contribute something • Management – Team • Coordinate meetings • Coordinate read & comment – Submission process • Coordinate workloads & deliverables – Who, when, what, how etc. • Document management – one person (usually 1 st CI) – Stakeholder • Assigned to team members – Contacts and skills School of Property Construction & Project Management
Managing the CO’s Who • Interested CO's – Engage early – Industry workshops/ conferences – Need to keep going post-award • Establish long-term partnerships… Roles/contribution • Type of contribution – Cash – In-kind • Time in interviewing/workshops • On-site experimentation • More interventionist designs - more reluctant – Goal = repeat work School of Property Construction & Project Management
Managing the CO’s Small number (1 -3) • Easier to manage/ coordinate • Fewer to please • Higher level of engagement – But depends on individual CO’s and the contact person! • ARC ideally 2 -3… Large number (>4) • Difficult to manage • Reality is only few will really engage • Lever the ones who are engaged for other contacts – Get them to get others involved – Use their enthusiasm & leverage School of Property Construction & Project Management
Managing the CO’s • Contact/Gatekeeper – Usually person you first engage – Can block access to others in the organisation – Internal politics • Establish Power ASAP ($ power) – Get to ASAP • Sell concept • Get buy-in/commitment • Try establish direct line of communication • Getting the signatures! – Make process simple/explicit ASAP – Delay signatures until figures fixed – Establish whereabouts for the 2 weeks before submission School of Property Construction & Project Management
Planning the Budget • Excel spreadsheet to manipulate figures • Precise with figures/estimates • Provide as much detail as possible School of Property Construction & Project Management
Managing the Research Proposal Dr Nick Blismas School of Property Construction & Project Management Ext 55056 nick. blismas@rmit. ed. au School of Property Construction & Project Management
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