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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