Technology Development Project Management and Linking Model for a University R&D Center

Abstract

The activities for the Management of Technology Development Projects (MTDP) and linking are diverse and very specialized; nevertheless apparently they have low value in the academic user’s media. For that reason, as a first step to build a better perception and to define the intangible value added to externally financed projects, we build an MTDP and linking empirical model. The model was obtained through the information compilation and the analysis of the technological transfer and projects management office of the Centro de Ciencias Aplicadas y Desarrollo Tecnológico (CCADET) of the National Autonomous University of México (UNAM). The model structure suggests that good quality results for the technology development projects depends on the efficiency of the academic development team, but also on the ability to apply different management techniques. Probably the best way to proceed to develop these abilities is “learning by doing”, participating in the execution of many different projects. Using the model is similar to an experimental laboratory for the project management permitting to attack and solve problematic situations. The MTDP model presented was developed from the experience obtained in about a hundred projects carried on in four years operations