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Research Project Management (RPM) helps research teams adapt and apply light-touch versions of globally-accepted project management tools and processes
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Testimonials
"The project management for academic researchers course provided by Alison
Paprica is an incredible and easy to understand introduction into the world of goals,
milestones, deliverables, and timelines. The work breakdown structures and Gantt
charts made a lasting impression and were immediately implemented in student and
trainee projects as well as grant proposals. I highly recommend her training."
Patrick (Piet) van Vliet, PhD
Cardiovascular Scientist and Scientific Project Manager
"Alison offered Strategic Project Management for Evaluators to our chapter
members in 2018 and 2020. Our participants found her knowledgeable, and she
provided clear instruction and helpful tools for implementing project
management skills into their current work. Alison was an engaging and
enthusiastic presenter."
Kaitlyn Kochany
Administrative Coordinator
Canadian Evaluation Society - Ontario Chapter
“I have no regrets after spending a few hours at a library reading Research Project
Management and Leadership in print. As a software engineer and heavy user of Jira,
I felt it helped me appreciate the nuance of project management in research. It was
also immediately instrumental while working on a Tri-agency grant proposal,
prompting me to introduce fast-tracking in my Gantt chart early on. The book’s view
on agile was also an unexpected take. The section with interviews is another gem, as
it presents a rare opportunity to pick the brains of some of Canada’s influential
researchers, steering organizations such as the Dalla Lana School of Public Health,
St. Michael’s Hospital, and the Vector Institute. Vast experience and tremendous
work are apparent behind this book. I would recommend it to my fellow trainees in
health research”
Pavel Zhelnov, MD
Doctoral Fellow
University of Toronto and Unity Health Toronto
Praise for Research Project Management and Leadership: A Handbook for Everyone
by Alison Paprica, Principal and Founder of RPM (University of Toronto Press, 2024)
“Research Project Management and Leadership is designed to meet the needs of a
broad range of researchers – investigators, collaborators, graduate students and
postdocs, and research management staff. This handbook is informed by P. Alison’s
Paprica’s own extensive experience in government, academic, and allied settings, and
augmented substantially by verbatim narratives drawn from interviews with colleagues in
various research-related sectors and settings.”
Martin Taylor, Past Executive Director,
Canadian Research Data Centre Network
“P. Alison Paprica has crystalized the essentials of good project management
into practical, digestible training with ready-to-use tools that are easily
incorporated into work to improve deliverable-based project planning and
management. I have recommended her project management training to
colleagues, trainees, and students, and the shared consensus is that the
training is incredibly valuable and yields tangible results.”
Meghan McMahon, Assistant Professor
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
University of Toronto
“P. Alison Paprica has crafted a practical rather than academic treatment of research
project management, with useful information, pragmatic tools and advice.”
Bert van den Berg, Innovation Policy Consultant
former Director of the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
“This practical handbook on project management is essential reading for
anyone involved in the research enterprise who aspires to a leadership
position. The interviews with research leaders provide valuable guidance and
keen insights into lessons learned.”
Reinhart Reithmeier, Professor Emeritus
University of Toronto