This book presents practical guidelines for university research and administration. It uses a project management framework within a systems perspective to provide strategies for planning, scheduling, allocating resources, tracking, reporting, and controlling university-based research projects and programs.
Project Management for Scholarly Researchers: Systems, Innovation, and Technologies covers the technical and human aspects of research management. It discusses federal requirements and compliance issues, in addition to offering advice on proper research lab management and faculty mentoring. It explains the hierarchy of needs of researchers to help readers identify their own needs for their research enterprises.
This book provides rigorous treatment and guidance for all engineering fields and related business disciplines, as well as all management and humanities fields.
Author(s): Adedeji B. Badiru
Series: Systems Innovation Book Series
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 348
City: Boca Raton
Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Author
Chapter 1 The Research Environment of Today
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Research Process Improvement Using Industrial Engineering
1.3 Continuing Education and Research
1.4 Research Partnership and Collaboration
1.5 Communication, Cooperation, and Coordination
1.6 Project Communication
1.6.1 Types of Communication
1.7 Project Cooperation
1.8 Types of Cooperation
1.9 Project Coordination
1.10 Conflict Resolution Using the Triple C Model
1.11 Partnership Planning in the Abilene Paradox
References
Chapter 2 Lessons from COVID-19 Vaccine Rapid Development
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Process Enhancement under COVID-19
2.3 Product Development under COVID-19
2.4 Workforce Development under COVID-19
References
Chapter 3 Systems View of Research
3.1 Introduction
3.2 What Is Systems Engineering?
3.3 Research Systems Constraints
3.4 Systems Value Modeling for Research
3.5 Research Management by Project
3.6 Research for the Grand Challenges of Engineering
3.7 Defining a Project Systems Structure for Research
3.8 Research Problem Identification
3.9 Research Project Definition
3.10 Research Project Planning
3.11 Research Project Organizing
3.12 Research Resource Allocation
3.13 Research Activity Scheduling
3.14 Research Tracking and Reporting
3.15 Research Control
3.16 Research Project Termination
3.17 Systems Hierarchy for Research
References
Chapter 4 General Project Management Process
4.1 What Is Project Management?
4.1.1 What Is a Project?
4.1.2 What Is a Project Objective?
4.1.3 Project Initiation
4.1.4 Project Planning
4.1.5 Execution and Control
4.1.6 Project Closure
4.1.7 Management by Project
4.1.8 Laws for Project Management
4.2 Project Management in the Home
4.3 Project Planning
4.4 Criteria for Project Planning
4.5 Tactical Levels of Planning
4.6 Components of a Good Plan
4.7 Team Motivation
4.8 Hierarchy of Needs in Project Planning
4.9 Classical Management by Objective
4.10 Classical Management by Exception
4.11 Feasibility Study
4.12 Elements of a Project Proposal
4.13 Proposal Incentives
4.14 Budget Planning
4.15 Applying 5S Methodology to Research
4.16 Applying Plan-Do-Check-Act Methodology to Research
References
Chapter 5 Research Work Breakdown Structure
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Project Organization Chart
5.3 Traditional Formal Organization Structures
5.4 Functional Organization
5.5 Product Organization
5.6 Matrix Organization Structure
5.7 Project Feasibility Analysis
5.8 Work Accountability and Legal Considerations
5.9 Information Flow in Work Breakdown Structure
5.10 Value of Information in Work Breakdown Structure
5.11 Communication within Work Breakdown Structure
5.11.1 Communication
5.11.2 Complexity of Multi-person Communication
References
Chapter 6 Research Foundation for the 14 Grand Challenges
6.1 Introduction
6.2 The Grand Challenges with Overlapping Integration
References
Chapter 7 Cost Concepts in Research Management
7.1 Introduction
7.1.1 Project Cost Estimation
7.1.2 Optimistic and Pessimistic Cost Estimates
7.1.3 Cost Monitoring
7.2 Project Balance Technique
7.2.1 Cost and Schedule Control Systems Criteria
7.2.2 Sources of Capital
7.2.3 Commercial Loans
7.2.4 Bonds and Stocks
7.2.5 Interpersonal Loans
7.2.6 Foreign Investment
7.2.7 Investment Banks
7.2.8 Mutual Funds
7.2.9 Supporting Resources
7.2.10 Activity-Based Costing
References
Chapter 8 Research Work Planning
8.1 Introduction
8.1.1 Defense Enterprise Improvement Case Example
8.2 Efficiencies in Research Programs
8.3 PICK Chart for Research Prioritization
8.4 Quantitative Measures of Efficiency
8.5 Case Example of Work Selection Process Improvement
8.6 PICK Chart Quantification Methodology
8.7 PICK Chart Implementation
References
Chapter 9 Research Risk Analysis
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Definition of Risk
9.3 Sources of Uncertainty
9.4 Impact of Government Regulations
9.5 Risk Analysis Example
9.5.1 Risk Analysis by Expected Value Method
9.6 Risk Analysis
9.6.1 Expected Value Method for Project Risk Assessment
9.7 Risk Severity Analysis
9.8 Monte Carlo Simulation
References
Chapter 10 Research and Innovation Technology Transfer
10.1 Introduction
10.1.1 Characteristics of Technology Transfer
10.1.2 Emergence of New Technology
10.1.3 Technology Transfer Modes
10.1.3.1 Technology Change-Over Strategies
10.1.4 Post-implementation Evaluation
10.1.5 Technology Systems Integration
10.1.6 Role of Government in Technology Transfer
10.1.7 USA Templates for Technology Transfer
10.1.8 Pathway to National Strategy
10.2 Using PICK Chart for Technology Transfer Selection
10.2.1 PICK Chart Quantification Methodology
10.2.2 DEJI Model for Technology Integration
10.2.3 Design for Technology Transfer
10.2.4 Evaluation of Technology Transfer
10.2.5 Justification of Technology Transfer
10.3 Integration of Transferred Technology
10.4 Managing Research and Innovation Transfer
References
Chapter 11 Managing Research and Innovation
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Defining Innovation Ecosystem
11.3 Relationship to Project Management
11.4 DEJI Systems Model for Innovation Management
11.4.1 Innovative Product Design
11.4.2 Innovation Design Feasibility
11.4.3 Innovation Design Stages
11.4.4 Innovation Compatibility
11.4.5 Administrative Compatibility
11.4.6 Technical Compatibility
11.4.7 Workforce Integration Strategies
11.4.8 Hybridization of Innovation Cultures
11.5 Innovation Quality Interfaces
11.5.1 Innovation Accountability
11.5.2 Design of Quality
11.5.3 Evaluation of Innovation Quality
11.5.4 Justification of Innovation
11.5.5 Earned Value Technique for Innovation
11.5.6 Integration of Innovation
11.6 Badiru's Umbrella Model for Innovation Management
11.6.1 Umbrella Theory for Innovation
11.7 Innovation Readiness Measure
References
Chapter 12 Learning Curves in Research Management
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Badiru's Half-Life Theory of Learning Curves
12.3 Human-Technology Performance Degradation
12.4 Half-Life Derivations
12.4.1 Half-life of the Log-Linear Model
12.5 Half-Life Computational Examples
12.6 Half-Life of Decline Curves
12.7 Research Learning Perspective
References
Appendix A: Research-oriented Academies of the World
Appendix B: Conversion Factors for Research Management
Index
