PQRI Proposed Work Plan

1
PQRI Proposed Work Plan

• Title of Work Project
• Date of Submission to Steering Committee

2
Background for Research Objective

• Description of overall objective of work project
• Hypothesis of what the objective, if satisfied,
  will accomplish
• Is this problem worth solving and if so, Why?
• Definition of key stakeholders (i.e., what is the
  target audience who will be interested in the
  results?)
• Scope of Project
• Work Plan Outline

3
Work Plan - Schedule of Outcomes

• Definition of key deliverables and approximate
  timeline required to achieve each deliverable
• Definition of expected outcomes of each key
  deliverable
• When would you expect to have all the results in
  place?

4
Summary of Required Resources

• Human Resources
• Laboratory Resources
• Financial Resources
• Projected budget for duration of the work project

5
Communication of Work Project

• Description of intent of external communication
  (e.g., to provide best practice, to influence
  regulatory policy, etc.)
• Description of internal and external
  communication plan (e.g., white paper, published
  article, workshop, etc.)

6
Skill/Knowledge Set

• Define the skills/knowledge sets necessary to
  complete the work project
• Outline the plan for obtaining necessary skills
  (e.g., contract with external expert, utilize
  member organization expertise, etc.)