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Project planning worksheet

Break a project into realistic milestones and discuss risks before starting.

Working title: __________________________________ Date: ______________

01 / Purpose

Write your question and define a useful final output.

List evidence gathering, analysis, drafting and revision. Give each an owner and target date.

Agree who does what and how you will credit contributions. A solo project can list review support.

List available sources, tools and any permissions you need.

Name your biggest time, access or ethical risk, plus an alternative approach.

Arrange review of scope before human-participant or laboratory work, and approval before sharing work or images.

Choose a file naming system and keep a dated log of decisions.

Record progress, one obstacle and the next practical action.

Use locally; this worksheet does not submit or store your answers. Seek faculty guidance before sensitive, human-participant or laboratory work.