Research Group Roles

Suggested Roles for Basic Project Management:

Keeper of the Calendar: Manisha Monger

This person is in charge of the overall calendar, including the major project timeline and interim deadlines. This person oversees the interim group deadlines, as well, to keep the project moving along.

Files Supervisor: Joey McElroy

This person is super organized and likes to keep all the files together and appropriately named, shared, and folder’ed. Whether keeping hard copies of items that must be printed or keeping everyone in the digital spaces where the knowledge vault is, this person knows how to find everything in the group.

Group Scribe: Madison Kendrick

This person takes notes at each of the meetings, whether in class or out. They keep the notes handy and share them with everyone after each meeting, or at least get a copy over to the files supervisor for managing.

Project Guru: Jessica Breving

This person stays in touch with the instructor and has a solid handle on what the research project is all about and what the group prompt is really asking for. They keep the team on track and out of the weeds.