University of Portsmouth - Scriptoria Project Management Pre-Course Survey

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* 1. What is your current position?

PhD student

Postdoctoral researcher

Lecturer

Reader

Professor

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What is your area of research (faculty, field)?

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* 3. What sort of project(s) are you currently managing?

Individual project

Collaborative project within my research group

Collaborative project across local research groups

Collaborative project across remote research groups (e.g. international)

Collaborative project with partners outside of academia (e.g. industry, government, hospitals)

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What is the team size that you're leading or helping supervise on your current main project?

10 or more

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* 5. Do the projects you usually work on involve a diverse range of disciplines or a narrow range of disciplines? Discipline means specialisation of skills or area of formal training.

6 or more

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* 6. Have you been involved in the process of collaborative grant proposal writing?

Yes, I have been the prinicipal applicant on a collaborative grant

Yes, I have contributed as a co-applicant on a collaborative grant

I have been named on a collaborative grant but was not involved in the writing process

No, I have only applied for individual fellowships

No, I have no experience in writing funding proposals

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What are your biggest challenges when managing a project? Please list at least three issues.

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* 8. What level of responsibility do you have in your current primary project role?

Full authority to achieve project outcomes and make decisions

Authority within an established project plan

Limited authority where parameters are set by others and key decisions made by someone else

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Do you currently use any of the following tools for managing your projects?

Project management software (e.g. MS Project)

Gantt charts

Collaborative information management systems (e.g. SharePoint, OneDrive)

Budgeting software

RACI-Q matrix

Terms of reference

Annual evaluations

Risk analyses

Other (please specify)

University of Portsmouth - Scriptoria Project Management Pre-Course Survey

Question Title

* 1. What is your current position?

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* 2. What is your area of research (faculty, field)?

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* 3. What sort of project(s) are you currently managing?

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* 4. What is the team size that you're leading or helping supervise on your current main project?

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* 5. Do the projects you usually work on involve a diverse range of disciplines or a narrow range of disciplines? Discipline means specialisation of skills or area of formal training.

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* 6. Have you been involved in the process of collaborative grant proposal writing?

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* 7. What are your biggest challenges when managing a project? Please list at least three issues.

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* 8. What level of responsibility do you have in your current primary project role?

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* 9. Do you currently use any of the following tools for managing your projects?

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* 10. What is your motivation for taking a Project Management course at this stage in your career?