Project Development & Business Model

6 phases of project management

What is so special indecomposition?

Decomposition of the Project

• Identify Project Objects • Give each Object its own Sheet of Paper• Deal with Each Deliverable Individually• Know When to Stop• Estimate Durations and Arrange Tasks into

Work Packages• Estimate Costs

Tree of Goals

Resource planning: budget• Description: The project budget is a detailed estimate

of all the costs required to complete project tasks. It is much more detailed than the high-level budget developed in the Initiate Stage. The typical budget specifies costs for staff labor, materials procurement, ongoing operating costs and other direct costs such as travel or training.

• Reason: The detailed budget provides the project sponsor with a best estimate of how much the project will cost. The detail budget helps manage expectations and gives the project sponsor information to develop a cost/benefit for the project.

Types of resources

HumanMaterial• non-financial (equipment, premises)• financial

Are you agree?

Who finances the projects?

• Investors (goal: profit)• Sponsors (goal: the achievement of socio-significant

result or implementation of PR-campaigns)• Donors (goal - performing a mission)

Forms of Financing

• Grants• Government or private order• Loans• Donations

Grants

• R&D• Social projects (education, culture,

communications, sport, …)• Environmental projects

Government or private order

• Manufacturing• Service• R&D

Canadian example of doing business with government

Loans

• Banks• Business angels• Venture investors• Founds and business support organizations

Some well-known business model

• Who pays?• What the payer pays for?• What kinds of other resources are used?

Jimmy Donal WalesWikipedia.

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• What is your business model?

“Grantmaking” organizations• State : pursue the interests of the state. It is

important to understand international and domestic political situation

• Corporate : work for large companies and corporations, and their interests are mainly determined by the business development of companies and corporations

• Independent : may receive funds from various sources, usually under certain programs. Their interests depend on the interests of donors

Some examples?

www.cordis.luwww.eur.ru www.rfbr.ru…………………

The art of proposal preparation

IntroductionBrief description of the organization of its

activities. General changes that will occur as a result of the project and how it will affect the community

The art of proposal preparationMain PartStatement of the problem and justification of the

project The problem is the contradiction between the

ideal and the reality of the situation. The project - a tool to allow such contradictions. Before you choose an adequate tool to solve the problem, you need to understand it, that is to isolate the problem to the situation

Project Goals and ObjectivesThe work planBudget

The art of proposal preparation

Conclusion•The fate of the project after its completion. Functioning of the project after the end of its funding.•If the project is made only for very specific circumstances, it is unlikely to be financed. Ideally, the project will change the social order and to work on a macro scale. Even if it is not, it should still work in more than one place and more than one person.

Key factors of success

• Compliance of the project with mission “grantmaking” organizations

• The presence of consumers of the project results

• Compliance with the formal criteria of the application (deadlines, necessary supporting documentation, etc.)

Find a financing for a project

• Find an organization (1 -2 days)• Get a form of proposal (1-2 week)• Dead line: April, 5th