Suppose you are a researcher who is unsure how to schedule yourself and conduct your research. Learn about laying out your schedule and then using Microsoft Excel, Google Spreadsheets, Trello, Microsoft To Do and Forest to keep you on track.

1. PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
by Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
CARIMAC Research Seminar | 01Feb2023
A Researcher's Guide

2. STEP BY STEP
What's the due date?
What are the major activities to be done?
What are the sub-activities to be done?
PROJECT TIMELINE
01
Estimate the number of days to complete a sub-activity
Be Realistic
Use Microsoft Excel or Google Spreadsheet template
NUMBER OF DAYS
02
Trello
Asana
Microsoft Planner
PROJECT MANAGEMENT APP
03
1 - 2 Activities per day
Microsoft To Do
Forest and Writing Groups
TO-DO LIST
04
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Project Management: A Researcher's Guide | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 01Feb2023

3. PROJECT
TIMELINE
The due date is not the actual due date.
Give yourself a week or some days
BEFORE the actual due date.
WHAT'S THE DUE DATE?
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Project Management: A Researcher's Guide | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 01Feb2023
GIVE YOURSELF SOME
WIGGLE ROOM

4. PROJECT
TIMELINE
Courses, Reading, Writing, Meetings,
Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3,
Proposal, Ethics Approval, Execute
Research, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter
6, Publication(s) etc.
LIST ALL THE
REQUIREMENTS
WHAT ARE THE MAJOR
ACTIVITIES TO BE DONE?
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Project Management: A Researcher's Guide | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 01Feb2023

5. PROJECT
TIMELINE
Courses - Number of Assignments
Meetings - Once per week/ month
Chapter 1 - Reading, Writing, 1st
Supervisor Review, 1st Revision, More
Reading, More Writing, 2nd Supervisor
Review, 2nd Revision etc.
LIST ALL YOU NEED TO DO TO
COMPLETE THE MAJOR ACTIVITY
WHAT ARE THE SUB-
ACTIVITIES TO BE DONE?
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Project Management: A Researcher's Guide | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 01Feb2023

6. NUMBER OF DAYS
ESTIMATE THE NUMBER
OF DAYS TO COMPLETE A
SUB-ACTIVITY
It must always be in days: 3 days, 14 days, 30
days, 100 days, etc.
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Project Management: A Researcher's Guide | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 01Feb2023

7. NUMBER OF DAYS
BE REALISTIC
Not how long you would like to take but how
long you will really take to complete the activity.
Think about the amount of time you can really
commit to your research each week.
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Project Management: A Researcher's Guide | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 01Feb2023

8. NUMBER OF DAYS
USE MICROSOFT EXCEL
OR GOOGLE
SPREADSHEET TEMPLATE
Microsoft Date Tracking Gantt Chart template
| https://1drv.ms/x/s!ApMA-
kIojoyOjWKH1tuf0fPf7I-l?e=V68T84
Google Gantt Chart template |
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Qe
3m15FUyLJHALkgMP9a1UeZh9GDm__vPFGxz
p9ncA0/edit?usp=sharing
Consider using
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Project Management: A Researcher's Guide | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 01Feb2023

9. PROJECT
MANAGEMENT APP
Board, Lists, Cards, Due Dates
https://trello.com/b/Fkupdq5V
CONVERT YOUR GANTT CHART
TRELLO, ASANA,
MICROSOFT PLANNER
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Project Management: A Researcher's Guide | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 01Feb2023

10. TO-DO LIST
Only 1 - 2 tasks (sub-activities) per
day
HOW MANY TASKS?
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Project Management: A Researcher's Guide | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 01Feb2023

11. TO-DO LIST
A great tool to track your daily
tasks
MICROSOFT TO DO
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Project Management: A Researcher's Guide | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 01Feb2023

12. TO-DO LIST
Forest App
Writing Groups
STAYING ON TARGET
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Project Management: A Researcher's Guide | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 01Feb2023

13. https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-
development/how-to-write-research-plan
https://www.uwa.edu.au/students/-/media/Project/
UWA/UWA/Students/Docs/STUDYSmarter/HM1-
Planning-a-research-project.pdf
https://college.cengage.com/english/raimes/keys_
writers/5e/assets/students/research_schedule.pdf
https://www.upstateresearch.org/assets/Timeline-
Example-1.pdf
https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh176/files
/media/document/sample_resrch_timeln.pdf
RESOURCES
*Alternative Names: Research Timeline, Research Schedule, Research Planning

14. CONTACT ME
http://chevonnesewhyte.com
https://www.slideshare.net/ChevonneseWhyte
@ChevonneseWhyte
ANY QUESTIONS?
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Project Management: A Researcher's Guide | CARIMAC Research Seminar | 01Feb2023