Research Evaluation Baseline

The IPMA Research Evaluation Baseline® helps the various users in the field of Project, Portfolio and Program Management to guide the possibilities and results in research and is a systematic and transparent basis for the IPMA Research Awards, Best Paper Prizes and the IPMA Research conferences.

The main purpose of the IPMA Research Evaluation Model (REM) is to guide diff erent user groups to evaluate the capability and achievements of their research conducted in the domain of PPP management. The IPMA REB® can be used by these organizations and/or individuals for developing their internal research evaluation system, such as research funding agencies, research performing organizations, research customers, researchers (scientists), research evaluators, research managers, students/supervisors, and so on.

Foreword

Executive summary

Contents

List of figures

List of tables

Abbreviations and acronyms

Terms and definitions

1. Introduction

2. Purposes and intended users of IPMA Research Evaluation

Baseline (IPMA REB)

2.1. Purpose of IPMA REB

2.2. Main user groups of IPMA REB

3. Introduction to the IPMA Research Evaluation Model

(IPMA REM)

3.1. Principles behind the model design

3.2. Structure of the model

3.3. Interactions between the model areas

4. IPMA REM and the research evaluation criteria

A. Criteria for the area Research Problem

B. Criteria for the area Research Processes

C. Criteria for the area Research Results

D. Criteria for the area Research People

5. Research evaluation

5.1. Approaches to the research evaluation

5.2. Evaluation during different research phases

5.3. Research evaluator: role and competences

5.4. Research evaluation process

5.5. Scoring in the research evaluation

Annex A Introduction to IPMA Global Research Awards

A.1. IPMA Global Research Awards Categories

A.2. The benefits of applying for the IPMA Global

Research Awards

A.3. The IPMA Global Research Awards Application

and Evaluation Process

A4. The IPMA Research Achievement Awards Nomination

and Decision Process

References