Just wonder what are the best practices or role models for research management as a group? Research group activities include properly selecting research direction, balancing risk and feasibility, converting research findings into product, optimizing organizational structures, and performance measure etc., but these activities could easily go wild and out-of-control in practice due to the volatile nature of research. Which organization demonstrated most successful research management in history, and are there any key patterns a research group needs to follow in order to reach higher productivity?