Preparation phase

Preparation phase

Antes de empezar a mirar programas y convocatorias, es mejor hacernos al menos estas 3 preguntas:

Our goals: What do we want to get from our participation in a European project?
Our added value: how can we contribute to a European project?
Our capacities: do we have the necessary resources to implement a European project?

A good way to answer this is to do a SWOT analysis focused on the participation of our organization in European projects.

We always have to keep in mind our human and financial resources, decisive when deciding whether to participate in a project or not.

SWOT ANALYSIS

BENEFITS / INTERN

Developing a SWOT analysis aims to find out what our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats would be.

Strengths will help us define our added value and our capabilities
Opportunities, weaknesses and threats will help us think about possible goals.

Strenghts
(strengths)

What is it that we do very well?
What resources can we exploit?

Opportunities
(opportunities)

What opportunities open before us?
What trends could we take advantage of?

SWOT ANALYSIS

Developing a SWOT analysis aims to find out what our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats would be.

Strengths will help us define our added value and our capabilities
Opportunities, weaknesses and threats will help us think about possible goals.

BENEFITS / INTERN

Strenghts
(strengths)

What is it that we do very well?
What resources can we exploit?

Opportunities
(opportunities)

What opportunities open before us?
What trends could we take advantage of?

HARMFUL / INTERNAL

What can we improve?
What resources do we lack?

Weaknesses

What external factors can harm us?

Threats

HARMFUL / INTERNAL

Threats

What external factors can harm us?

Weaknesses

What can we improve?
What resources do we lack?

HUMAN RESOURCES VS. FINANCIAL RESOURCES

We have sufficient and adequate human resources to:
We have sufficient financial resources to:

Formulate and draft the proposal?

Project Management
if it comes out selected?

Count on support
from: all other departments (finance, HR, accounting, etc.) for administrative and financial management?

Traveling abroad to participate in Infodays or other events of interest?

Overcome possible cash strains during implementation?

Co-finance the project?

Outsource external expertise to draft the proposal?

Let’s make sure that at least one person on the team is competent
in English in order to communicate with European partners

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HUMAN RESOURCES VS. FINANCIAL RESOURCES

We have sufficient and adequate human resources to:

Formulate and draft the proposal?

Do you have the support of: all other departments (finance, HR, accounting, etc.) for administrative and financial management?

Manage the Project if selected?

We have sufficient financial resources to:

Traveling abroad to participate in Infodays or other events of interest?

Overcome possible cash strains during implementation?

Co-finance the project?

Outsource external expertise to draft the proposal?

Let’s make sure that at least one person on the team is competent
in English in order to communicate with European partners

Next phase

Preparation phase