A Method for Measuring the Success of Collaborative University-Industry R&D Funded Contracts

This paper describes a method specially devoted to quantitatively measure the success of collaborative university-industry R&D funded contracts, which could be managed as a singular project or a program of projects. The method aims to measure the success throughout the program/project lifecycle,...

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Published inProcedia computer science Vol. 121; pp. 451 - 460
Main Authors Fernandes, Gabriela, Pinto, Eduardo B., Araújo, Madalena, Magalhães, Pedro, Machado, Ricardo J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 2017
Subjects
program management
Project success
R&D university-industry collaborations
Project success
program management
R&D university-industry collaborations
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Summary:This paper describes a method specially devoted to quantitatively measure the success of collaborative university-industry R&D funded contracts, which could be managed as a singular project or a program of projects. The method aims to measure the success throughout the program/project lifecycle, combining both retrospective (lagging) and prospective (leading) performance indicators. The method uses tangible/specific outcomes as performance indicators, like patents or publications, as well as intangible/subjective performance indicators such as social relationships, organizational arrangements or motivations. The proposed method was conceived by conducting a thorough review of the published literature on this area, and by analyzing, as case studies, two consecutive R&D collaborative funded programs, between University of Minho and Bosch Car Mutimedia, amounting to an overall investment of over 70 million Euros, from 2012 to 2018.
ISSN:1877-0509
1877-0509
DOI:10.1016/j.procs.2017.11.061