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Project Management for Researchers tackles the how, what, and why of project management. It offers step-by-step guidance on choosing tools and developing a personalized system that will help the reader manage and organize their research so that steps and decisions are documented for accountability and reproducibility. Readers will find worksheets they can adapt to their own needs, priorities, and research as well as practical tips on issues ranging from emails to scheduling. Suitable for work across methods, experience levels, and disciplines and adaptable for those working alone, with others, or as team managers, this book will guide readers between various research stages–from planning, to execution, to adjustment of research projects big and small.
Table of Contents:
Introduction: Who this Book is For and How to Use It
PART I. PLANNING
Chapter 1: Research Scope and Design
Chapter 2: Taking Stock
Chapter 3: Systems and Tools
PART II. EXECUTION
Chapter 4: Workflow
Chapter 5: Bookkeeping
Chapter 6: Collaboration and People Management
PART III. ADJUSTMENT
Chapter 7: Communication and Diagnosis
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting When Things Get Off Track
Chapter 9: Project Completion, Dissemination, Reproducibility, Replication, and New Offshoots
PART IV. FINAL NOTES
Chapter 10: Finding your Style
Chapter 11: Managing the Day-to-Day and Making things Fun(ner)
Conclusion: Getting to It