When managing an R&D&I project, it is crucial to address specific key points to ensure its success. To facilitate this process, Scinder provides a Research Project Template, which allows you to generate a set of essential discussion topics in your project forum with a single click.
These topics represent the required structure for any R&D&I project. Below, we explain each point in detail:
Introduction
This topic introduces the project, its general scope, background, and initial motivations. It is the starting point for understanding the context of your research.
Problem Description
Clearly define the primary problem your project aims to solve. Describe its scope, and the consequences of leaving the issue unaddressed. This section is critical for establishing the relevance and necessity of your project, as well as framing the challenges it seeks to overcome.
State of the Art
This topic delves into the current knowledge base surrounding your research area. Include an extensive review of existing literature, technologies, methodologies, and industry practices. Highlight gaps in knowledge, unresolved issues, or limitations of current approaches to demonstrate where your project will contribute.
Current Approaches and Drawbacks / Technical and Scientific Challenges
Summarize the strategies, technologies, or methodologies currently used to address the problem. Identify their limitations, inefficiencies, or challenges, and explain why these create opportunities for improvement or innovation through your project.
Open Key Questions & Your Solution
List the key unresolved questions in your field. Use this as a platform to introduce your proposed solution, emphasizing how it addresses these questions in a novel way. Clearly articulate the scientific or technical innovation your project will bring to the table.
Objectives
Define project objectives in clear and measurable terms. Break these objectives down into overall results, specific tasks or achievements and ensure clarity and feasibility.
Methodology
Detail the methods, techniques, and tools your project will employ. Provide an overview of your research or experimental design, explaining why these approaches are suitable for achieving your objectives.
Feasibility and Resources
Demonstrate the practicality of your project. Highlight the resources available, including funding, infrastructure, equipment, and expertise.
Impact
Explain the anticipated outcomes and their significance. Detail how your project will advance science, address societal needs, or create economic benefits. Specify who will benefit from your project and how, ensuring a clear connection between your work and its broader implications.
Project’s Pathways Towards Impact
Describe the specific steps your project will take to achieve the impact outlined above. Include activities such as partnerships, scaling strategies, or implementation plans that translate your research findings into tangible benefits.
Dissemination, Exploitation & Communication Activities
Outline how your project’s results will be shared, utilized, and communicated. Include plans for publishing findings in journals, presenting at conferences, or engaging stakeholders. Discuss any commercialization strategies or public outreach efforts to maximize the project’s reach.
IPR Management Strategy
Address how intellectual property (IP) generated by your project will be managed. Include plans for patents, copyrights, licensing, or other mechanisms to protect and commercialize your innovations. Ensure clarity on how IP will be shared among consortium members if applicable.
Implementation: Work Plan and Resources
Provide a high-level overview of the project’s implementation plan. Include a timeline of tasks, milestones, and deliverables. Detail how resources (human, financial, and material) will be allocated to achieve each task.
Capacity of Participants and Consortium as a Whole
Highlight the strengths and expertise of your team members and consortium partners. Demonstrate their capacity to deliver results by showcasing their past achievements, technical skills, and complementary roles in the project.
Budget
Summarize the financial plan, including estimated costs and funding sources. Clearly justify how the allocated funds align with project activities and objectives.
