Book Launch – Research Project Management and Leadership: A Handbook for Everyone by P. Alison Paprica

On September 11 at 6:00 pm, join Senior Fellow Alison Paprica for the launch of her book Research Project Management and Leadership: A Handbook for Everyone (University of Toronto Press, 2024) Massey Senior Fellow Barbara Sherwood-Lollar will interview the author with book signing to follow.

Books will be available for purchase at a 25% discount and can be signed by the author.

About the book:

The standard project management approaches used by millions of people internationally are often too detailed or constraining to be applied to research.

Research Project Management and Leadership provides simplified versions of globally utilized project management tools, such as the work breakdown structure to visualize scope, and offers guidance on processes, including a five-step process to identify and respond to risks. The complementary leadership guidance in the handbook is presented in the form of interview write-ups with 19 Canadian and international research leaders, each of whom describes a situation where leadership skills were important, how they responded, and what they learned. The accessible language and practical guidance in the handbook make it a valuable resource for everyone from principal investigators leading multimillion-dollar projects to graduate students planning their thesis research. The book aims to help readers understand which management and leadership tools, processes, and practices are helpful in different circumstances, and how to implement them in research settings.