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How agile project management can work for your research

Laura Pirro outlines an approach that could increase output and improve motivation.
  1. Laura Pirro

    1. Laura Pirro is a PhD student in chemical engineering at the Laboratory for Chemical Technology at Ghent University, Belgium.

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If you’ve ever written a research proposal, the chances are that you will have planned the work as a list of sequential activities, often visualized in a Gantt chart.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-01184-9

This is an article from the Nature Careers Community, a place for Nature readers to share their professional experiences and advice. Guest posts are encouraged. You can get in touch with the editor at naturecareerseditor@nature.com.

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  1. Sutherland, J. Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time (Random House Business, 2015).

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  2. Stark, E. Agile Project Management: Quick Start Guide (ClydeBank Media, 2014).

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