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Research Project Management: Glossary

Key Points

Introduction
The Benefits of Project Management
  • Failure to plan is planning to fail - project management is planning for success

  • Research work fits best with an agile approach to project management

  • Reflection and adaptation are key to success

Trello
  • Trello has a hierarchy of workspace/board/list/card

  • Lists and cards can be used to make a Kanban board

  • Templates for cards can save you time

Personal Project Management
  • Project management doesn’t have to be a group effort

  • Planning, tracking, and reviewing are important practices for effective time management

  • Explore and choose the apps and tools that are most useful for you

Group Project Management
  • Effective group work requires effective communication

  • Set clear expectations using tasks with deadlines and resources

  • Hold meetings as often as is needed and finish as early as possible

Software collaboration with GitHub
Project Collaboration
  • ‘Projects’ come in all shapes and sizes. eg: software, papers, analysis, outreach.

  • Project management skills and tools will boost all types of projects

  • The key is to choose the right tool for the right job

Glossary

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