Junior project managers´ training

Content: Training focuses on research project’s and project team’s management. A task is completed in pairs / small groups that is related to the development of the project activities in one’s own research institute or to the development of the combined good practices in different research institutes. 

1 PART: RESEARCH PROJECT’S MANAGEMENT
Tuesday 11.11.2025
9.00–9.20 Welcoming words / Research manager Eva Primmer, Syke
9.20-12.00 Research projects as production tools
• Management of jointly funded projects
Trainer Mika Purola

Wednesday 12.11.2025
9.00-11.00 The role and responsibilities of the project manager (human resource and network management perspective), Trainer Mika Purola
11.00-12.00 The financial management of the research project,
Financial manager Katja Paalanen, Syke

Friday 21.11.2025
09.00–12.00 The research project’s project cycle management, part 1
• Research project planning and resource management
• Risks of research project and their management

Selection of development tasks and closure of the days
Trainer Mika Purola

DEVELOPMENT TASK: Work in pairs/small groups on either a task related to the development of your own research institute’s project activities or a development task combining good practices from different research institutes (we recommend the latter).

2. PART: REVIEW OF THE PROJECT TASKS
Thursday 18.12.2025
9.00-12.00 Review of the project tasks and towards a common goal and an
outcome as a team Research collaboration in stakeholders groups
• Identification of different stakeholders in research institute projects
• Lean management in research field’s service (case example)
Trainer Mika Purola

3. PART: COACHING APPROACH IN PROJECT WORK
Tuesday 13.1.2026
9.00-12.00 Coaching approach in project work
• Project-team as a goal and result oriented working group
• Diversity in a project team – opportunities and risks
Trainer Jaana Kalliomäki-Adan