How to Manage Your Research Project

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This introduction workshop to project management will provide the basic understanding and tools needed to complete a research project successfully. The workshop covers all aspects of project management and includes the full life cycle of a project, methodological aspects of project management as well as the importance of communication and stakeholder engagement.

PhD students and postdocs from the School of Physical Sciences

Number of sessions: 1

• Identify typical elements of the project management cycle
• Apply a process based approach of running projects (project plan)
• Establish clear goals and milestones
• Schedule projects so that it is easier to follow them up (use of GANTT charts and CPA)
• Communicate more efficiently and transparently
• Recognise typical project management challenges and identify possible solutions.
• Have opportunities for networking and practice-sharing

One full day