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6.1 ELSPETH BROWN: STARTING A NEW LEADERSHIP ROLE WITH A LISTENING TOUR

© 2024 University of Toronto Press, Toronto

© 2024 University of Toronto Press, Toronto

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations xiii
  4. Tables xvii
  5. Boxes xix
  6. Leadership Advice Crosswalks xxi
  7. SECTION ONE Overview of Research Project Management and Leadership
  8. 1.1 RESEARCH REQUIRES BOTH VISION AND PLANNING 1
  9. SECTION TWO Scoping and Planning Research Projects
  10. 2.1 SCOPE AND THE WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE 25
  11. 2.2 DELIVERABLE-BASED SCHEDULE 43
  12. 2.3 DELIVERABLE-BASED BUDGET 56
  13. 2.4 INVOLVING STAKEHOLDERS IN PROJECT PLANNING 65
  14. 2.5 TRIPLE CONSTRAINT OF SCOPE, TIME, AND COST 69
  15. SECTION THREE Transitioning from Research Project Planning to Implementation
  16. 3.1 PROGRESSIVE AND ITERATIVE ELABORATION OF PROJECT DETAILS 72
  17. 3.2 PROCESSES TO IDENTIFY AND MANAGE RISKS 73
  18. 3.3 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 83
  19. 3.4 DECISION MAKING, GOVERNANCE, AND OVERSIGHT 99
  20. 3.5 USING PROJECT MANAGEMENT TO STRENGTHEN GRANT APPLICATIONS 110
  21. SECTION FOUR Implementing and Closing Research Projects
  22. 4.1 PROJECT KICKOFF 117
  23. 4.2 TRACKING AND DRIVING RESEARCH PROJECT PROGRESS 121
  24. 4.3 COMMUNICATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT DURING IMPLEMENTATION 127
  25. 4.4 PREVENTING AND ADDRESSING COMMON PROBLEMS 138
  26. 4.5 CLOSING THE PROJECT AND CAPTURING THE LESSONS LEARNED 142
  27. SECTION FIVE Cross-Cutting Topics
  28. 5.1 RUNNING EFFECTIVE MEETINGS 147
  29. 5.2 APPLYING PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND PROCESSES TO RESEARCH PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, AND PORTFOLIOS 156
  30. 5.3 AGILE APPROACHES AND RESEARCH PROJECT MANAGEMENT 162
  31. 5.4 ADAPTING RESEARCH PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS ON THE BASIS OF CONTEXT 165
  32. SECTION SIX Interviews with Research Leaders
  33. 6.1 ELSPETH BROWN: STARTING A NEW LEADERSHIP ROLE WITH A LISTENING TOUR 173
  34. 6.2 STEINI BROWN: RESEARCH LEADERSHIP SHOULD FOCUS ON THE TEAM, NOT THE LEADER 178
  35. 6.3 BETH COLEMAN: STARTING UP THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO BLACK RESEARCH NETWORK 181
  36. 6.4 ALED EDWARDS: LEARNING YOUR PARTNERS’ CULTURE THROUGH IMMERSION Research Leader: Aled Edwards, founder 184
  37. 6.5 STEVE FARBER: LEADERSHIP TO ADVANCE A CONCEPT INTO A CODEVELOPED RESEARCH AGENDA 186
  38. 6.6 COLLEEN FLOOD: FORWARD THINKING AND SCENARIO PLANNING FOR POLICIES RELATED TO VACCINATION 189
  39. 6.7 LORNA MACDONALD: CREATING AND LEADING TWO PRODUCTIONS OF A HISTORICALLY-BASED OPERA 194
  40. 6.8 KIM MCGRAIL: LAUNCHING A NEW PAN-CANADIAN NETWORK 197
  41. 6.9 MICHAEL SCHULL: WHEN A CLINICIAN SCIENTIST IS THE CEO OF A RESEARCH INSTITUTE WITH MORE THAN 200 STAFF 200
  42. 6.10 BARBARA SHERWOOD LOLLAR: UNDERSTANDING THAT RESEARCH OPERATIONS ARE FUNDAMENTALLY ENTREPRENEURIAL 204
  43. 6.11 MOLLY SHOICHET: SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN LEARNING THEIR OWN LESSONS 208
  44. 6.12 ARJUMAND SIDDIQI: CONTRIBUTING AS A RESEARCHER WHEN YOU’RE NOT CERTAIN THAT YOU’RE RIGHT 211
  45. 6.13 ZAÏNA SORÉ: WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO TAKE RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE 214
  46. 6.14 SHARON STRAUS: USING RESEARCH SKILLS AND METHODS TO ACHIEVE CHANGE 217
  47. 6.15 MOHAMAD TAVAKOLI-TARGHI: CREATING VIBRANT RESEARCH COMMUNITIES IN THE HUMANITIES 221
  48. 6.16 JUTTA TREVIRANUS: SHIFTING THE CULTURE OF RESEARCH FUNDING TO MORE INCLUSIVE APPROACHES 223
  49. 6.17 DAVID WOLFE: DISTINCT LEADERSHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR LARGE RESEARCH GRANTS WITH BUSINESS PARTNERS 228
  50. 6.18 STEFAAN VERHULST: RESEARCH ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO MOBILIZE A NEW INTERNATIONAL NETWORK 232
  51. 6.19 RICH ZEMEL: WORKING WITH INDUSTRY TO CREATE A NEW MACHINE LEARNING RESEARCH INSTITUTE 235
  52. APPENDICES
  53. APPENDIX A Scope of a Fictional Graduate Student Thesis Project Expressed in Terms of Deliverables 243
  54. APPENDIX B Scope of a Fictional Visual Arts Exhibition Project Expressed in Terms of Deliverables 245
  55. APPENDIX C Scope of a Fictional Systematic Review Project Expressed in Terms of Deliverables 247
  56. APPENDIX D Three Pages for Planning and Managing a Fictional Seniors’ Health Clinics Evaluation Project 249
  57. APPENDIX E Five-Page Plan for a Fictional Pollution Research Project 253
  58. APPENDIX F Example Full Project Plan for a Fictional Natural Sciences Research Project That Is Part of a Multidisciplinary Program 260
  59. Bibliography 271
  60. Index 275
  61. About the Author 285
Research Project Management and Leadership
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https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487544324-025

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations xiii
  4. Tables xvii
  5. Boxes xix
  6. Leadership Advice Crosswalks xxi
  7. SECTION ONE Overview of Research Project Management and Leadership
  8. 1.1 RESEARCH REQUIRES BOTH VISION AND PLANNING 1
  9. SECTION TWO Scoping and Planning Research Projects
  10. 2.1 SCOPE AND THE WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE 25
  11. 2.2 DELIVERABLE-BASED SCHEDULE 43
  12. 2.3 DELIVERABLE-BASED BUDGET 56
  13. 2.4 INVOLVING STAKEHOLDERS IN PROJECT PLANNING 65
  14. 2.5 TRIPLE CONSTRAINT OF SCOPE, TIME, AND COST 69
  15. SECTION THREE Transitioning from Research Project Planning to Implementation
  16. 3.1 PROGRESSIVE AND ITERATIVE ELABORATION OF PROJECT DETAILS 72
  17. 3.2 PROCESSES TO IDENTIFY AND MANAGE RISKS 73
  18. 3.3 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 83
  19. 3.4 DECISION MAKING, GOVERNANCE, AND OVERSIGHT 99
  20. 3.5 USING PROJECT MANAGEMENT TO STRENGTHEN GRANT APPLICATIONS 110
  21. SECTION FOUR Implementing and Closing Research Projects
  22. 4.1 PROJECT KICKOFF 117
  23. 4.2 TRACKING AND DRIVING RESEARCH PROJECT PROGRESS 121
  24. 4.3 COMMUNICATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT DURING IMPLEMENTATION 127
  25. 4.4 PREVENTING AND ADDRESSING COMMON PROBLEMS 138
  26. 4.5 CLOSING THE PROJECT AND CAPTURING THE LESSONS LEARNED 142
  27. SECTION FIVE Cross-Cutting Topics
  28. 5.1 RUNNING EFFECTIVE MEETINGS 147
  29. 5.2 APPLYING PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND PROCESSES TO RESEARCH PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, AND PORTFOLIOS 156
  30. 5.3 AGILE APPROACHES AND RESEARCH PROJECT MANAGEMENT 162
  31. 5.4 ADAPTING RESEARCH PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS ON THE BASIS OF CONTEXT 165
  32. SECTION SIX Interviews with Research Leaders
  33. 6.1 ELSPETH BROWN: STARTING A NEW LEADERSHIP ROLE WITH A LISTENING TOUR 173
  34. 6.2 STEINI BROWN: RESEARCH LEADERSHIP SHOULD FOCUS ON THE TEAM, NOT THE LEADER 178
  35. 6.3 BETH COLEMAN: STARTING UP THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO BLACK RESEARCH NETWORK 181
  36. 6.4 ALED EDWARDS: LEARNING YOUR PARTNERS’ CULTURE THROUGH IMMERSION Research Leader: Aled Edwards, founder 184
  37. 6.5 STEVE FARBER: LEADERSHIP TO ADVANCE A CONCEPT INTO A CODEVELOPED RESEARCH AGENDA 186
  38. 6.6 COLLEEN FLOOD: FORWARD THINKING AND SCENARIO PLANNING FOR POLICIES RELATED TO VACCINATION 189
  39. 6.7 LORNA MACDONALD: CREATING AND LEADING TWO PRODUCTIONS OF A HISTORICALLY-BASED OPERA 194
  40. 6.8 KIM MCGRAIL: LAUNCHING A NEW PAN-CANADIAN NETWORK 197
  41. 6.9 MICHAEL SCHULL: WHEN A CLINICIAN SCIENTIST IS THE CEO OF A RESEARCH INSTITUTE WITH MORE THAN 200 STAFF 200
  42. 6.10 BARBARA SHERWOOD LOLLAR: UNDERSTANDING THAT RESEARCH OPERATIONS ARE FUNDAMENTALLY ENTREPRENEURIAL 204
  43. 6.11 MOLLY SHOICHET: SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN LEARNING THEIR OWN LESSONS 208
  44. 6.12 ARJUMAND SIDDIQI: CONTRIBUTING AS A RESEARCHER WHEN YOU’RE NOT CERTAIN THAT YOU’RE RIGHT 211
  45. 6.13 ZAÏNA SORÉ: WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO TAKE RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE 214
  46. 6.14 SHARON STRAUS: USING RESEARCH SKILLS AND METHODS TO ACHIEVE CHANGE 217
  47. 6.15 MOHAMAD TAVAKOLI-TARGHI: CREATING VIBRANT RESEARCH COMMUNITIES IN THE HUMANITIES 221
  48. 6.16 JUTTA TREVIRANUS: SHIFTING THE CULTURE OF RESEARCH FUNDING TO MORE INCLUSIVE APPROACHES 223
  49. 6.17 DAVID WOLFE: DISTINCT LEADERSHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR LARGE RESEARCH GRANTS WITH BUSINESS PARTNERS 228
  50. 6.18 STEFAAN VERHULST: RESEARCH ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO MOBILIZE A NEW INTERNATIONAL NETWORK 232
  51. 6.19 RICH ZEMEL: WORKING WITH INDUSTRY TO CREATE A NEW MACHINE LEARNING RESEARCH INSTITUTE 235
  52. APPENDICES
  53. APPENDIX A Scope of a Fictional Graduate Student Thesis Project Expressed in Terms of Deliverables 243
  54. APPENDIX B Scope of a Fictional Visual Arts Exhibition Project Expressed in Terms of Deliverables 245
  55. APPENDIX C Scope of a Fictional Systematic Review Project Expressed in Terms of Deliverables 247
  56. APPENDIX D Three Pages for Planning and Managing a Fictional Seniors’ Health Clinics Evaluation Project 249
  57. APPENDIX E Five-Page Plan for a Fictional Pollution Research Project 253
  58. APPENDIX F Example Full Project Plan for a Fictional Natural Sciences Research Project That Is Part of a Multidisciplinary Program 260
  59. Bibliography 271
  60. Index 275
  61. About the Author 285
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