MANAGING A NITCAR PROJECT PERILS AND PITFALLS EXPERIENCES
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MANAGING A NITCAR PROJECT: PERILS AND PITFALLS EXPERIENCES FROM THE HOODINI PROJECT DAMIAN MAWER
AREAS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT • Starting out • Setting up • Keeping going • Finishing off
STARTING OUT: IDENTIFY THE RESEARCH QUESTION(S) • Think carefully about your research question(s) • Identify an area that interests you… and others • Do the background reading • Talk to the experts • Generate questions • Focus on one
STARTING OUT: GATHER YOUR RESOURCES • Time • Colleagues • Consultants • Other trainees • Expert help (e. g. databases, stats)
SETTING UP: SEEK ADVICE • Ethics and Governance: • Local R&D • Information Governance • HRA • Practicalities: • Local audit department • Consultants / colleagues • Protocol • Examples
SETTING UP: PILOT AND PRACTICE • Protocol • Clear, unambiguous, concise • Outline authorship • Data collection • Simple data collection form (paper / electronic) • User-friendly database (Excel / online, e. g. Open. Clinica) • Pilot at several sites • Don’t forget the details… • Study file (old and new documents) • Email list
SETTING UP: GENERATE INTEREST • Target audience • Trainees • Others? • Communication strategy • Web-based • Email • Presentations • Timing • Signing-up period • Project timeline
KEEPING GOING: TROUBLE SHOOTING • Be prepared to find mistakes and to confront problems • Be available and willing to find solutions • Communicate the solutions to others
KEEPING GOING: COMMUNICATION AND FOLLOW UP • Communicate regularly with those involved • Be prepared for timings to slip – can the project tolerate that? • Data collection and verification – a lot of follow up will be required!
FINISHING OFF: DATA ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION • Data analysis • It takes time • It can feel daunting • Expert help may be required • Presentation • Identify your target conferences / journals • Be prepared for rejection • Ensure early feedback of results to participants
CONCLUSIONS • It takes time • Expert help is required • You must communicate well • Gathering the data is only part of it • It will be worth it in the end!
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