Ohio State Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and Comprehensive Cancer Center’s CAMELOT co-sponsored event.
The first rule of business is that you must make a profit. The second rule is that you must continuously improve in order to stay ahead of your competition. In the business world, that is accomplished by establishing reliable and reproducible protocols and continually refining those in order to meet your objectives on time, and on budget. Project management is the process for doing this. One of the best kept secrets is that scientists are actually highly trained in project management principles and practice. Careful definition of objectives (specific aims), developing rigorous reproducible and reliable protocols (requirements gathering), and anticipating what could go wrong and having a “plan B” (risk management) are the bread and butter of science. This module formalizes what scientists already know and puts that knowledge and practice into the language of project management. Project management is about managing up and managing down. It’s about applying leadership and communications skills to develop rapport with your team members, having a rigorous process for anticipating risk, and having well thought out risk management plans. All of this is done with the goal of meeting the agreed objectives, on time and on budget. That’s what makes a company successful.
Topics Covered
- Managing the project design and execution
- Managing Risk
- Tools of Project Management
- Managing Your Team