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Maria-Antonietta Buccheri, Frank Heemskerk, Natalia Balcázar
A popular saying goes: “A well defined problem is half solved”
Yes, this is what a ‘Project Manager’ brings to researchers facing constant challenges when dealing with large research projects. Researchers stand a much higher likelihood of success if they incorporate and embrace that structure that Project Management brings them.
Projects are unique, transient endeavours undertaken to achieve a desired outcome or goal, with teams (PhD students, post-docs, permanent researchers, technicians, etc.) assigned for the duration of the project and strict attention paid to scheduling and budget.
Typically, most research projects suffer from planning problems, as well as delays in development, unforeseen activities, cost overruns, and even losses resulting from high turnover.
A project left to its own devices is headed toward failure.
" Structured project management is needed when you have "project strings going in several directions at once", says Victoria McGovern, programme officer for infectious diseases at the Burroughs Wellcome Fund in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. "It ensures that important things don't get shoved to the back of the bench when more urgent things come up," she says.
In the first part of the meeting, qualified speakers will provide the basics on Project Management and how to plan and manage and report a project with practical examples. In the second part, the audience will be invited to pose questions and comment on the first part.
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