--- title: How to manage your research project from pre-award to closing date: 2024-01-15T08:30:00+01:00 author: Flexso canonical_url: "https://www.flexso.com/en/insights-blog/pre-award-research-management" section: cp.sections.blog --- ![Research Management funding opportunities](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271360%27%20height%3D%27544%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ***As an academic, you want to focus on your research. Unfortunately, that’s often just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to a job in academia.* The administrative workload, complex financial flows and juggling of other data often go unseen. And yet, a lot – up to 40% – of a researcher’s time goes to approving requests, reporting, managing budgets and changing sponsor demands, and more. But what if you could have some help?** Enter Flexso Research Management Package: a suite of several BTP applications, that make academics’ lives easier. Just select the modules you need and build your research management platform from there. ## From pre-award to closing The apps in the Flexso Research Management Package are all cloud-based, which makes them easy to integrate with your existing infrastructure – both SAP and/or non-SAP. The result: a perfect foundation for building your own digital research process flow, from pre-award to closing. ![Flexso RM infographic new](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27950%27%20height%3D%27%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E)[Click here to download the infographic](https://www.flexso.com/uploads/files/marketing-pdf/Flexso_RM_infographic.pdf) Aligned according to the CERIF (Common European Research Information Format) standards the apps cover the four major phases in the lifecycle of a research project: - **Pre-award**: set up the application and deliver the research call (read more on [how a strong pre-award process](https://www.flexso.com/en/insights-blog/manage-pre-award-research-management) can make all the difference). - **Award**: allocate resources to the project and notify all stakeholders of the start of the project. - **Post-award**: follow up on the HR, financial and administrative flows of the project. Create flawless, personalized reports based on predefined templates (see our [Research Milestone Tracker](https://www.flexso.com/en/insights-blog/milestone-tracker-research-management) to keep track of project to-dos, for example). - **Closing**: finalize patenting and register research outcomes. Complete the financial, HR, and administrative cycle of the project. ## Dive deeper into pre-award Find out how you can make your pre-award process more efficient. [Learn more](https://www.flexso.com/en/insights-blog/manage-pre-award-research-management) ## Drill-down and bottom-up reporting for all stakeholders What’s more, our Research Management Package comes with outstanding reporting tools, which are a must to run research projects efficiently in any organisation for project and business controlling. Each stakeholder has unique needs: a professor wants reports on his own staffing, while a central coordinator requires an overview on sourcing costs for raw materials. Sponsors, for their part, want to read a report that clearly shows all funding criteria are closely monitored. The template-based, highly adjustable, and real-time reporting tools of the Flexso Research Management Package provide stakeholders with reliable information when and how they need it. **Ready to optimize your research management? [Contact us](https://www.flexso.com/en/contact) to book your free demo.** ## Why choose Flexso for the digitalization of your research management projects? Flexso has a deep knowledge of both SAP technology and research management processes. Our blended team of dedicated research project analysts and digital developers gives you a head start for getting results fast. We work fit to standard: this means all functionalities are already present from day one. 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