Only a small percentage of PhD students manage to complete their PhD thesis on time. How can you plan the PhD program in such a way that you do finish within the set time period?

Project Management for PhDs shows you that you can plan a PhD program, no matter how complex and unique it is, as a project. The writing process receives special attention as it has been proven to be one of the most important factors in delayed PhD progress. This book offers a practical step-by-step plan. Using the associated planning system, to be found at www. projectmanagementforphds.com, you can then create a custom-made schedule for your PhD program.

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Target group

Project Management for PhDs is intended for PhD students and supervisors from all fields and any type of PhD program. It not only has those students in mind who are seeking to gain their PhD in the classic four-year program, but also students who are working part time, in their own time, or combining the PhD with other commitments.

Author's information

Jeanine de Bruin is a biologist, environment specialist and the founder of Hakuna Matata, science and media, a communications agency that specializes in facilitating dialogue between science and society. She develops and provides training courses for researchers who want to improve their communication and managerial skills. She is also involved in educational reform and supervises Master’s students who are specializing in project management or scientific communication. She has conducted research into patient communication via the Internet and wrote the book: Patiëntencommunities op het web, Theorie en Praktijk [Patient Communities on the Web, Theory and Practice] with Astrid Ventevogel. See also: www.hakunamatata.nl.

Brigitte Hertz is a social psychologist. She began her career as a research associate at the Interfaculty Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Amsterdam. After fifteen years, she has now made a profession of training and coaching academics through her own company. She provides time and project management, presentation and career training to staff from universities and research institutes. One of her passions is the creation of original training material. In her spare time she does research on academic presentations. In that study she is focusing in particular on the use of images and PowerPoint. She wrote the book Presenteren van onderzoek [Presenting research]. See also: www.bhertz.nl.

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