Você está fazendo malabarismos com vários projetos de pesquisa. Como você pode alocar recursos de forma eficaz para todos eles?

to begin with, understanding how many projects one can handle is key. For some that could be 5-8 projects or for others it’s just 3 or 4. Ideally, it's good to have these projects at different stages of development - so as not to turn up the heat on all of your work - at the same time. A mix of projects also works well and then it's all about prioritizing them based on timelines, stakeholders commitment and making the progress to reach to finish line.

It's manageable with strategic approach: 1. Prioritize projects - see the urgency and impact of each project, Focus resources with highest potential for success and with critical deadlines 2. Understand your limitations and avoid over committing. 3. Don't lock your resources in single project, keep it flexible and shift them based on priorities and if unexpected roadblocks arises. 4. In this situation regular reviews, open communication and tracking resource allocation will also help. If required outsource resources or collaborate.

Having the clear picture about capacity, capability and availability of all the required resources is crucial. It includes team with necessary skillset (persons), budgets, labs, places, vendors, supply chain and legal compliance if any. Planning ahead and planning interdependencies of the tasks is essential step as well.

Post assessment and planning, monitoring of course is one of most significant and commonly ignored step! One can never be sure that all the risks are captured during planning stage, there always will be some unforeseen circumstances to deal with and hence keeping the track of timeline and tasks regularly helps to deal with such ambiguities and take corrective action sooner than later.

Despite of all the efforts spent in prioritizing, planning and tracking, research is all about SURPRIRSES! Hence often be prepared for change. It could be change in resources capability or availability, could be delays in task completion, or unavailability of fundings or change in legal compliance or change in stakeholder requirement itself. Being agile and staying alert and strong without loosing the motivation will help cross the finish line.