1. Research Projects PM
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Get started

Get Research Projects PM running in four steps.

Set up a first research package and rehearse its review with the people responsible.

  1. Create your account

    Click Start now and create your ERP.AI account.

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  2. Download Proto

    Proto is the desktop app you use to set up Research Projects PM. It runs on macOS, Windows and Linux.

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  3. Make it yours

    Open Research Projects PM in Proto and adjust fields, steps, roles and approvals to match how your team works.

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  4. Bring your data and team

    Import your records, then invite your team and assign their roles.

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Create your account

Click Get started, then use Proto to configure PM for Research Projects for your business. Name the research organization, funded project and team members who will prepare work, coordinate it and decide on evidence. Confirm each person’s organization before assigning a package.

Prepare the first operating cycle

Choose one funded project and a bounded work package. Enter its owner, due date, budgeted hours and task lines. Check task dependencies and record actual effort as work progresses. Add evidence attachments with deliberate Internal or Shared visibility. Prepare a research milestone under the same package if the cycle has a grant checkpoint.

Review before release

Ask Research Coordinator to check task progress and the current package revision. Have Independent Reviewer assess the evidence and record a reasoned decision. Rehearse a returned case and a revised submission, then inspect the Operations Overview for the review backlog and operation exceptions. Agree how the team checks grant and external operation references with their authoritative sources.

Set up Research Projects PM your way.

Start free, then use Proto to change fields, steps and approvals before your team goes live.

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