Communications can present the greatest risks to a project, as such, most funding organisations will require you to create a communications plan with your project.

Humans have a natural sense of wonder, which is essentially letting yourself ask questions about the world around you.

There will always be more than one audience that will be affected by your project and its outcomes.

One of the most important things to remember about effective communication is you need to ensure people understand what it is you’re saying.

There are several different types of resources when it comes to R&D projects, and it is important to know what they are, how you can access them, when you can access them and how to use them most efficiently without wasting them.

Projects, just like anything in life, don’t always go to plan. If, or when, something goes wrong, or something unexpected happens with your project, you are likely going to have to alter your scope, outcome or possibly even resources to still achieve an effective outcome for your project and make the intended impact.

The first step in project risk planning and management is identifying what the potential positive and negative risks are for your project and capturing these in the risk register.