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Research projects are challenging because of their exploratory character and the special environment in which they are executed. The PM-Cube is a practical tool that has allowed thousands of researchers, regardless of their field and their position, to successfully manage the complexity of their projects and to deliver high-quality results. The PM-Cube will allow you to: plan your work while maintaining flexibility write convincing proposals lead performing teams communicate effectively find innovative solutions control projects work in a more relaxed manner All steps of the PM-Cube are embedded in the story of a PhD candidate who not only applies project management methods to her research work but also uses them to tackle the challenges and problems she faces. Project management (PM) is a quite new discipline whose importance is increasing in our competitive world. However, even if such fundamental skills enable researchers to improve their performances, PM is still rarely taught. According to a European survey, senior researchers regretted not having received training in PM early in their career. Studies in the private sector support the fact that such expertise is crucial for successful organisations. Therefore, the acquisition of project management skills will be useful throughout your career. Project Management for Success in Research: this guide is dedicated to Professors, Senior Scientists, Postdocs, Phd Candidates as well as Master students from any academic field and whose aim is to ensure the success of their projects. In summary, it is for researcher performing or supervising research project(s), or anyone writing a research proposal or grant.

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"I think the PM-Cube is a must-do for people pursuing long-term objectives. No one can over-emphasize the importance of planning, but this class offers a comprehensive view of ""how"" at every stage of the project. Assistant professor I discovered the PM-Cube in the closing phase of my PhD studies and I enormously regretted not having done it before. It really helps to structure a long-term project. I am quite confident, though, that this knowledge will be of great use in future projects to come. PhD student I recommend the PM-Cube not only for research projects, but for projects in general in any aspect of life. In my case it helped also to decrease anxiety levels by being learning how to be more realistic with deadlines, etc. Postdoc My project has just been funded. I hired a PhD candidate and started the first interactions with our industrial partners. Until now I only focused on the scientific aspects of my first research project as a PI, but now the management part has become overwhelming! The PM-Cube was a lifesaver: now I know what to expect, and what techniques to apply in order to manage people, time, and resources. Even the simplest tricks make a huge difference in making the management of my project more professional and effective! A Senior researcher in electrical engineering I attended the Project Management course only one and a half months after the start of my thesis. Having two studies evaluating the therapeutic adherence of patients taking anticancer drugs and patients taking oral anti-diabetic drugs, I had to plan, write, collaborate, etc., and it was difficult to get an overview of all the stakeholders in the project. The PM-Cube allowed me to reflect on all the aspects of my thesis, and to make a plan for the next few years with the key moments and deadlines for submissions. I shared it with my thesis supervisor, who was impressed and encouraged me to look at this plan often to see if we were behind schedule. It is therefore a tool that I use almost daily and that allows me to anticipate the main stages of my thesis. A PhD candidate in healthcare After two years of my post-doctorate, working as a data analyst in a biochemistry team, I had no clear results to publish. The computational methods developed so far were not successful but my advisor kept asking me to use them. Without any alternative or clear biological questions to answer, I was about to quit my job. The risk analysis and more specifically the advice on how to deal with risky projects pushed me to search for a new collaboration with another team to switch the topic slightly. This new way of analysing the protein data led to a biological discovery: we solved part of the eukaryotic origin mystery! That was really a joyful moment. For my next project I will, for sure, apply the process from the beginning. A Postdoc in bio-informatics"

I think the PM-Cube is a must-do for people pursuing long-term objectives. No one can over-emphasize the importance of planning, but this class offers a comprehensive view of how at every stage of the project. Assistant professor I discovered the PM-Cube in the closing phase of my PhD studies and I enormously regretted not having done it before. It really helps to structure a long-term project. I am quite confident, though, that this knowledge will be of great use in future projects to come. PhD student I recommend the PM-Cube not only for research projects, but for projects in general in any aspect of life. In my case it helped also to decrease anxiety levels by being learning how to be more realistic with deadlines, etc. Postdoc My project has just been funded. I hired a PhD candidate and started the first interactions with our industrial partners. Until now I only focused on the scientific aspects of my first research project as a PI, but now the management part has become overwhelming! The PM-Cube was a lifesaver: now I know what to expect, and what techniques to apply in order to manage people, time, and resources. Even the simplest tricks make a huge difference in making the management of my project more professional and effective! A Senior researcher in electrical engineering I attended the Project Management course only one and a half months after the start of my thesis. Having two studies evaluating the therapeutic adherence of patients taking anticancer drugs and patients taking oral anti-diabetic drugs, I had to plan, write, collaborate, etc., and it was difficult to get an overview of all the stakeholders in the project. The PM-Cube allowed me to reflect on all the aspects of my thesis, and to make a plan for the next few years with the key moments and deadlines for submissions. I shared it with my thesis supervisor, who was impressed and encouraged me to look at this plan often to see if we were behind schedule. It is therefore a tool that I use almost daily and that allows me to anticipate the main stages of my thesis. A PhD candidate in healthcare After two years of my post-doctorate, working as a data analyst in a biochemistry team, I had no clear results to publish. The computational methods developed so far were not successful but my advisor kept asking me to use them. Without any alternative or clear biological questions to answer, I was about to quit my job. The risk analysis and more specifically the advice on how to deal with risky projects pushed me to search for a new collaboration with another team to switch the topic slightly. This new way of analysing the protein data led to a biological discovery: we solved part of the eukaryotic origin mystery! That was really a joyful moment. For my next project I will, for sure, apply the process from the beginning. A Postdoc in bio-informatics

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Carine Galli Marxer, PhD, is a physicist and project manager (MAS degree) who worked on interdisciplinary research projects in Switzerland and USA. She also managed several national strategic projects.In 2011, she founded her own company, https: //www.cubisma.ch, to train researchers in project management. Since then, she has worked with professors, postdocs, PhD candidates and master students at various universities and institutions in Europe, USA and India.

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