Keith Harmon Solution Manager, SAP AG

Transforming Information into Knowledge

Bergen, Norway

May 10-13, 2006

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Business Case: Sponsored Research and Funding 1/2Information Technology facilitates end to end processes for obtaining and managing research funding, and most organizations deploy multiple systems to manage their research pre- and post- award activities.

Internal or research specific solutions are used to manage sponsored program pre-award activities.

Internal approval of research protocols Preparing the project budget Identifying the required project resources Completing sponsor application documents

ERP generally satisfies post-award requirements, such as... Resource assignments Managing postings: budget, requisitions and expenses Sponsor compliance Overhead calculations Sponsor reporting

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Business Case: Sponsored Research and Funding 2/2Although ERP plays a valuable role in research project management it is not the only tool needed by the Researcher.

Protocol execution and resource training Project team training Incident tracking

Maintain and share results Posting Researcher publications Track the organization’s expertise Document project tasks and results Distribute results to authorized personnel

Intellectual property management Legal documentation Market entry and commercialization Royalty payments

Analytics Researcher metrics Proposal success rate

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Research

Research Faculty

Public & Private Sponsors and Donors, and

Research Community

Research Portfolio Discovery Funding and Evaluation Research Project Publishing and Outcomes

Research Faculty Services

Research Project Execution

Institutional Development

Strategic Planning and Execution

Institutional Advancement

Market Research and Analysis

Opportunity Analysis

Proposal Development

Institutional Review and Assessment

Sponsored Program Administration

Research Project Management

Research Work

Centralized Research Services

Academic Profile

Environmental and Social Conformity

Intellectual Property Management and Protection

Procurement

Health and Safety

Research Information

Donor and Alumni Management

Research Conference Management

Partnerships

Institutional Communications

Protocol Management

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Research

Research Faculty

Public & Private Sponsors and Donors, and

Research Community

Research Portfolio Discovery Funding and Evaluation Research Project Publishing and Outcomes

Research Faculty Services

Research Project Execution

Institutional Development

Enterprise Management & SupportAnalytics

Financials

Human Capital Management

Corporate Services

Operations Support