Heberer M, Harder F
Departement Chirurgie, Universität Basel.
Chirurg. 1990 Apr;61(4):251-8.
Planning of research funding should assure both volume and continuity of economic support. Funding of new research concepts usually depends largely on the internal budget of the research institution (primary economical resources). More mature projects can be funded by governmental and non-profit (secondary) or industrial sources (tertiary economical resources). In general, a balanced proportion of financial support will assure maximal research independence. The respective funding of a research project should be regarded as extrinsic to the quality of the said project. Portfolio analysis of research projects is introduced as a new means of planning and controlling academic and industrial research. In principle, research projects will be evaluated with regard to the inherent potential of development (e.g. potential impact on clinical or scientific concepts) and the current productivity (e.g. output of results and publications). The 2-dimensional portfolio-matrix will be used to analyse these factors, manifesting both the overall activity of a research unit and the development of new research and funding strategies. In addition, repetitive project-portfolio analyses will enable control of both spending and efficiency in research. The application of the current project-portfolio method is exemplified by an analysis of the research activities of the department of surgery at the university of Basel. To date, project-portfolio analysis is not a mature method: Development of more quantitative portfolio strategies and of multidimensional project-portfolios are proposed. However, project-portfolio analysis is a promising means of planning and controlling research. It should be used and developed further in institutions with a number of concurrent research activities.
研究资金的规划应确保经济支持的数量和连续性。新研究概念的资金通常在很大程度上依赖于研究机构的内部预算（主要经济资源）。更成熟的项目可以由政府和非营利（二级）或产业来源（三级经济资源）提供资金。一般来说，资金支持的平衡比例将确保最大程度的研究独立性。研究项目的相应资金应被视为该项目质量的外在因素。引入研究项目组合分析作为规划和控制学术及产业研究的新手段。原则上，将根据研究项目的内在发展潜力（例如对临床或科学概念的潜在影响）和当前生产力（例如成果产出和出版物数量）对研究项目进行评估。二维组合矩阵将用于分析这些因素，展现研究单位的整体活动以及新研究和资金策略的发展情况。此外，重复进行项目组合分析将有助于控制研究支出和效率。巴塞尔大学外科系的研究活动分析例证了当前项目组合方法的应用。迄今为止，项目组合分析并非一种成熟的方法：有人提议开发更具量化性的组合策略和多维项目组合。然而，项目组合分析是规划和控制研究的一种有前景的手段。在有多项并行研究活动的机构中，应进一步使用和发展该方法。
