Project management as information management in interdisciplinary research: “Lots of different pieces working together”

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Highlights:

• Project Management emerged as an information management mechanism for publicly funded research projects in the case study.

• Project Management techniques have dual utility for coordinating work plans and documenting data management.

• Project managers in the case study were often internally designated team members, though some were external hires.

• Project Management may ensure data integrity from project inception through deliverables.

• Researchers perceived PM documentation as a means to usher a project from grant cycle to sustainability and open access.

摘要

•Project Management emerged as an information management mechanism for publicly funded research projects in the case study.•Project Management techniques have dual utility for coordinating work plans and documenting data management.•Project managers in the case study were often internally designated team members, though some were external hires.•Project Management may ensure data integrity from project inception through deliverables.•Researchers perceived PM documentation as a means to usher a project from grant cycle to sustainability and open access.

论文关键词:Project management,Information management,Publicly funded research

论文评审过程:Received 24 November 2017, Revised 22 February 2018, Accepted 10 March 2018, Available online 17 March 2018, Version of Record 17 March 2018.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2018.03.002