Project Management for Researchers: A Practical, Stress-Free Guide to Getting Organized

by Shiri Noy

Learning how to organize and manage research is important for both the researcher and for advancing research. However, graduate students are often trained in theories, methods, and disciplines, but rarely in the organizational, administrative, and metacognitive skills required to manage research projects. Moreover, several disciplines are decrying a reproducibility crisis, with a concerted academic push toward open-access approaches. By clearly organizing research, graduate students and researchers can ensure that they are able to account for their methodological, theoretical,  and other research to reviewers, to funding agencies, and to support the development of new ideas and exciting offshoots of projects. 



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.

238 pages, Paperback

Published November 25, 2024

Reviews

[Nausheena · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish I was assigned this book to read 2 years ago when I started my doctoral program. better late than never. it's helped me a great deal in creating a process and focus for my work.