what-is-it.qmd

## Links

-   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_management
-   https://www.rockefeller.edu/education-and-training/graduate-program-in-bioscience/career-development/managing-science-and-scientists-workshop/
-   https://www.crick.ac.uk/careers-study/operations
-   https://www.nngroup.com/articles/research-ops-101/
-   https://researchops.community/
-   https://app.mural.co/t/researchopscommunity7839/m/researchopscommunity7839/1539419866773/d21dd2cce77e9e502dcdb46c4abfa7ad8a0aff88?sender=c2d80364-0d2b-4d89-a899-2be75f4400a2
-   https://elixir-europe.org/what-we-offer/guidelines

## Notes

-   There doesn't seem to be any easily findable information about how
    operations management can be used *within* research/science to
    improve things. Lots of info on research *about* it on business
    cases.
-   Some ResearchOps topics:
    -   Guidelines and templates
    -   Budget management
    -   Project management
    -   Capabilities and opportunities
    -   Tools
    -   Governance
    -   Knowledge management
    -   People management (relationship building)
    -   Internal communications
    -   Participant Recruitment (for human studies)
    -   Data management
-   Activities within ResearchOps:
    -   Automation of tasks
    -   Writing documentation on Standard Operating Procedures and on
        general workflows and processes
    -   Creating and running training programs
    -   Template/general frameworks for conducting studies
    -   Establishing logistics
    -   Software recommendation and support
    -   Developing automated reports for progress/status
    -   Converting tasks to operational, distinct units

## Brainstorming

-   Focus is on the bigger picture of the research lifecycle

## Description

> "ResearchOps is the people, mechanisms, and strategies that set ...
> research in motion. It provides the roles, tools and processes needed
> to support researchers in delivering and scaling the impact of the
> craft across an organisation." --- ResearchOps Community

Currently it is focused on "[user
research](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_research)", which is the
process of researching how users interact with a product, service, or
website. It is part of UX (User Experience) design and evaluation
process.

We want to extend these concepts to include scientific research in
general, since there are many overlaps between user research and
research within academic or scientific settings.