How to consider a

project
Academic Writing
 What is a project?
Project = A temporary activity to create a unique
product
service
result

= Definite beginning and end (A B)

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 Why we write projects?...
To gain something:
- resources (money, staff)
- reputation
- position in the organization (competitive edge)
- experience
- expertise

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 Competition of proposals / projects

Proposal vs. Project

Competition of proposals / projects

- within the organization
- outside the organization

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 Project life-cycle
Starting Organizing Executing Closing
the projectand the work the project
preparing
Cost and staff

Time

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 Project life-cycle

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1
2
Initiation
Planning
Execution
Monitoring and
Controlling
Closing

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 General structure of a project

3. Execution:
- Manage project work
- Perform quality
assurance
5.
- Acquire & manage Closing
1. team - Close
Initiation: - Manage project
- Project communications
charter
- Identify
stakeholder
s

4.
Monitoring
2. Planning: &
- Management
plan
2. Planning Controlling
- Collect (contd.):
- Cost - Control project
requirements
- Define scope management work
- Quality - Control
- Schedule
management schedule
management
- Human - Control costs
- Define activities
- Estimate resources - Control quality
management - Control
resources
- Risk communications
- Estimate
management - Control risks
duration
- Stakeholder
- Develop
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management
 Example Research Project
1. Scientific Excellence
1.1. Context
- Background
- Problem statement
- State of the art

1.2. Objectives
- Main objective
- Specific objectives
- Progress beyond the state of the art

2. Impact

3. Research methodology
- Workplan
- Gantt
- Deliverables and milestones

4. Resources and Budget

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 Example Business Plan
Executive Summary 5. Strategy and
- The market implementation
- Services summary
- Competitive edge - Competitive edge
1. Mission and - Marketing strategy
Objectives - Sales strategy
- Mission - Sales forecast
- Keys to success
- Milestones
- Objectives
6. Web plan summary
2. Company summary
- Website marketing
- Company ownership
strategy
- Start-up summary - Development
- Deliverables and requirements
milestones
7. Management
3. Services summary
4. Market analysis - Personnel plan
- Market segmentation
8. Financial Plan
- Target market segment
- General assumptions
strategy
- Projected profit and loss
- Service business analysis
- Projected casj flow
- Competition and buying
patterns - Projected balance sheet
Appendix

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How to write a project
Academic writing

Dr. Victoria Folea

victoria.folea@rau.ro