Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy
(*) http://www.elettra.eu
(**) http://vuo.elettra.trieste.it
(***) http://www.pmi.org
Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy
http://www.elettra.eu
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| MOPPC083 | Managing by Objectives a Research Infrastructure | 292 |
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Elettra (*) is a research center operating a research infrastrutcure with two light sources: a synchrotron radiation facility (Elettra) and a free electron laser (FERMI@Elettra). With the mission to promote cultural and socio economical growth of Italy and Europe through basic and applied research, technical and scientific training and technology transfer, few years ago it has adopted a balanced matrix organization. This paper describes the tools, techniques and practices we used to manage this change and the results obtained. We will describe the Virtual Unified Office (VUO) (**) based on the Project Management Institute (***) standards, that todays allow us to manage by objectives the whole research infrastructure and in particular, the integrated management of initiatives (projects, contracts, operating activities, staff commitments, skills, appointment letters and of the assessment procedures. We will also describe how the VUO integrates the various source of information to manage a set of company indicators and a balanced scorecard which allow us to execute the strategy.
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Poster MOPPC083 [2.853 MB] | |
| THCOAAB04 | Synchrobots: Experiments with Telepresence and Teleoperated Mobile Robots in a Synchrotron Radiation Facility | 1052 |
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Synchrobot is an autonomous mobile robot that supports the machine operators of Elettra (*), a synchrotron radiation facility, in tasks such as diagnostic and measurement campaigns being capable of moving in the restricted area when the machine is running. In general, telepresence robots are mobile robot platforms capable of providing two way audio and video communication. Recently many companies are entering the business of telepresence robots. This paper describes our experience with tools like synchrobot and also commercially available telepresence robots. Based on our experience, we present a set of guidelines for using and integrating telepresence robots in the daily life of a research infrastructure and explore potential future development scenarios.
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Slides THCOAAB04 [9.348 MB] | |