{"id":1171,"date":"2018-05-21T03:15:19","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T10:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/?p=1171"},"modified":"2018-05-21T03:23:51","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T10:23:51","slug":"e112","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/podcast\/e112\/","title":{"rendered":"RIA # 112: Dr. Melanie Nelson on Research Project Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1182\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1182\" data-attachment-id=\"1182\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/podcast\/e112\/melanie-hr-116-copy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Melanie-HR-116-copy-e1525108981461.jpg?fit=1125%2C1233&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1125,1233\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Chris Wojdak&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;www.chriswojdak.com&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dr. Melanie Nelson\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dr. Melanie Nelson&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Melanie-HR-116-copy-e1525108981461.jpg?fit=934%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1182\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Melanie-HR-116-copy-e1525108981461-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Melanie-HR-116-copy-e1525108981461.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Melanie-HR-116-copy-e1525108981461.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Melanie-HR-116-copy-e1525108981461.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Melanie Nelson<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On this episode, Katie is joined by Dr. Melanie Nelson, a project manager with more than 15 years of experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. She has a Ph.D. in biochemistry from The Scripps Research Institute and currently works for the scientific software company Dotmatics. Over the course of her career, she has managed projects and teams in small and mid-size biotech companies and served as a contractor and consultant for academics, government agencies, and large companies. She has a long-standing interest in techniques to improve time use and productivity, both for individuals and teams and is the author of <em>Taming the Work Week: Work Smarter Not Longer<\/em> and <em>Navigating the Path to Industry: A Hiring Manager&#8217;s Advice for Academics Looking for a Job in Industry<\/em>. You can find her online at BeyondManaging.com and on Twitter at @melanie_nelson.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ep-112-Melanie-Nelson-Transcript.docx\">Transcript<\/a> <\/strong>(.docx)<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"275\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/524382690&#038;color=%23d54824&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\n<h2>Show Notes<\/h2>\n<p>Would you like to incorporate this episode of &#8220;Research in Action&#8221; into your course?\u00a0Download the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Episode-112-Podcast-Instructor-Guide.pdf\">Episode 112 Instructor Guide<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(.pdf) or\u00a0visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/podcast\/instructor-guides\/\"><strong>Podcast<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Instructor Guides<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0page to find additional information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Segment 1<\/strong>: Project Management for Researchers [00:00-12:39]<\/p>\n<p>In this first segment, Melanie shares some project management best practices for researchers.<\/p>\n<p>In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nelson, M. R. (2013).<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xistpublishing.com\/wp\/product\/taming-the-work-week-by-m-r-nelson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Taming the work week: Work smarter not longer<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>Irvine, CA: Xist Publishing.<\/li>\n<li>Nelson, M. R. (2014)<em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00NABNFVW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Navigating the path to industry: A hiring manager&#8217;s advice for academics looking for a job in industry<\/a>. <\/em>Annorlunda Enterprises.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/beyondmanaging.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BeyondManaging.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Find Dr. Melanie Nelson on Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/melanie_nelson?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@melanie_nelson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Segment 2<\/strong>: Project Management with Collaborators [12:40-22:07]<\/p>\n<p>In segment two, Melanie shares strategies for managing team-based projects.<\/p>\n<p>In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trello.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trello<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/basecamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Basecamp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/asana.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asana<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/drive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Drive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/?landing=dbv2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dropbox<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Segment 3<\/strong>: Personal Time Management [22:08-34:52]<\/p>\n<p>In segment three, Melanie shares about some of her personal time management techniques.<\/p>\n<p>In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kanban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kanban<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>RIA # 96<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/podcast\/e96\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Rebecca Pope-Ruark on Agile Methodology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bonus Clip #1\u00a0<\/strong>[00:00-02:25]: Working with Disorganized Collaborators<\/p>\n<p>To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, post a comment below or contact the \u201cResearch in Action\u201d podcast:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter<\/strong>: @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RIA_podcast\">RIA_podcast<\/a>\u00a0or #<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIA_podcast?src=hash\">RIA_podcast <\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Email<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:riapodcast@oregonstate.edu\">riapodcast@oregonstate.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Voicemail<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"tel:+15417371111\">541-737-1111<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you listen to the podcast via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/research-in-action\/id1101916802\">iTunes<\/a>, please consider leaving us a review.<\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed by guests on the Research in Action podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Oregon State University Ecampus or Oregon State University.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melanie shares some of her favorite strategies for research project management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-episodes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s7BNXQ-e112","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1171\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}