EXAMPLE : ACADEMIC - JOINT RESEARCH PROJECT – OUTLINE
PhD PROJECT WORK
BREAK DOWN STRUCTURE Task Cost status ascertainment Task ID/No Activity list / description Stage - Gate
1 Guide / Advisor communication and approval √ x √
University/ institute/ Company /Organization √ 2 … … administered funds '/sponsors verification & approval Preliminary thesis topic … Resource person/ 3 … … √ Audit Project /problem formulation closure Preliminary Literature survey / Initial Final 4 √ √ √ problem statement presentation to guide 5 Commencement of project study √ √ √ 6 Detailed literature survey … … √ Project framework analysis -1 … √ √ √ 7 … … 8 Review meeting outcome √ √ √ √ Audit report of tasks completed with supervisor √ √ 9 /advisor 10 Commencement of next stage of project √ √ √ Project framework analysis -2 … √ √ √ 11 … …
1 Activity List / description
12 Review meeting outcome
13 Audit report of tasks completed with supervisor /advisor 14 Commencement of next stage of project Project framework analysis -3 … 15 … … 16 Review meeting outcome 17 Audit report of tasks completed with supervisor /advisor - 18 Commencement of next stage of project Project framework analysis -4 … 19 … … 20 Preparation of draft project report 21 Audit of preliminary (draft) report by advisor/ supervisors 22 Synopsis presentation of project results /outcomes
23 Commence final project report
24 Draft presentation -1 with supervisor/ advisor (internal) Draft presentation -2 with supervisor/ advisor 25 (external and internal) including university personnel 26 Audit of draft presentation outcomes on final draft report 27 Submission of final draft report to Jury 28 Peer review of FINAL DRAFT report 29 Date of defense for PhD project 30 Discussion and Final outcome of Project Defense 31 Project thesis administration / university library /COMPANY 32 Copies distribution to library, advisor, … 33 Final Degree … at discretion of University Jury / Advisors 2