Conclusion

This article describes the stakes and resources involved in a collaborative R&D project, constituting a set of best practices that everyone may know in their own minds... without necessarily applying them to the letter.

A project is also – and above all – a collective adventure. A collaborative project creates opportunities for its partners:

• broaden their vision beyond the strict confines of their organization;

• learn new practices and techniques;

• to acquire the resources and skills needed to innovate that an organization does not have on its own;

• share the risks inherent in the uncertainty of research;

• develop a breakthrough innovation.

A collaborative project...