OPD_05: The Complete Researcher launchpad - IRON TRIANGLE
A PhD is a project. Research isn't! Iron triangle of project management... The three parameters below limit or enable quality... Diagrams drawn and provided by Tracey Stead Schedule (Time) i) what is the end (Viva) date? Write it on the wall now! How many days? ii) what are the deadlines or immediate horizons? Upgrade? TMC? Literature Review? Thesis? Viva? iii) ask other PhD research students to share their experience of timelines and allowances for pilots,testing, public engagement etc Cost (Resources) i) previous information and data ii) people iii) money iv) equipment/facilities Scope (function) of a PhD What does it need to do? What's the output? What does it look like? Thesis? Expectations? Papers & Reports Films Good scoping questions.. What? How? Why? Who? When What is good enough? Use good creative thinking to 'limit' PhD - and to NOT keep adding to the scope. Kno...