Project Management Introduction, important concepts and
methodologies

What is project management and why it is important; Different types of projects; Project life cycle; Categorization of members involved; How to define goals, Contingency planning and management, Keeping things on track: time management, prioritization, delegation, team communication.
Trainer Catarina Seabra

The research project manager, "You"

Competencies of a good project manager in academic and clinical research; How Program Management Softwares can help you manage your research (accountability, file sharing, personal productivity tools); Software Demo session.
Trainer Pedro Resende

Managing Funded Research Projects - Part I

First Things First - when a proposal becomes a project; Foreseeing vs Making - adjustments between writing a research proposal and implementing a project;
Trainer Rita Gil Mata

Managing Funded Research Projects - Part II

Funders and Responsibilities - the regulations, the obligations and the commitments; Formal documents of a Funded Project - Grant Agreements, Consortium Agreements, IPR Agreements and other legal basis; Funded projects' timelines - the Gantt rules them all.
Trainer Rita Gil Mata

Managing Funded Research Projects - Part III

Implementing overlapping tasks led by different partners; Managing Conflicts; Best Practices for Risk Management; Funded Budgets (Funding rates, indirect costs and other calculations, Managing money between partners, Receiving and Reporting Money).
Trainer Rita Gil Mata

Managing Funded Research Projects - Part IV

Implementing a Project is all about making things happen - Reporting activities; Deliverables; Impact and Outputs.
Trainer Rita Gil Mata

Managing Funded Research Projects - Part V

Revision, first hand experiences and Q&A
Trainer Rita Gil Mata 
Marilena Cabral and Faustin Kamena - invited speakers