Offerings
Start Fresh: Design and Launch Research Development
Establishing research development support at any level of an institution is a daunting endeavor. Integrating with research administrative infrastructure, I work closely with institutional leadership, faculty, staff, and other interest holders to listen deeply and craft right-sized approaches that promote research development practices. Outcomes can include expanded offerings for faculty support, a plan for founding a research development office, or a foundational office of research development.
Included:
- Qualitative and quantitative needs assessment (up to 2 months of community perspective gathering)
- Peer institution benchmarking using a maturity model
- Tailored service definitions
- Role descriptions
- Practical templates and tools
- Strategic plan and implementation roadmap
Add-ons:
- Vision, Mission, and Goals statement refinement
- Tailored onboarding, training, coaching, and mentoring for up to three team members during implementation
- Check in or evaluation of office post launch
Deliverables:
- Assessment report
- Design and implementation plan
- Initial list of ideal positions, role definition, and organizational structure
- RD operational checklists
Re-invigoration of Existing Research Development
For offices that need to revisit, revise, or revamp their research development functions (with a formal unit or not), I provide the opportunity to refresh existing research development support personnel so that they can meet the moment. Leveraging existing strengths, I focus on shaping talent and improving team performance. I build on the current context and function of a team. From providing slight tweaks to crafting a full renovation, I am committed to helping personnel realize their own potential within research development. This package is appropriate for research offices with formal or informal research development services across all sizes and kinds of institutions.
Included:
- Individual-level Research Development competency assessment and alignment at the role and individual level (survey and document analysis)
- Audit of internal services and processes (up to 1 month shadowing)
- Analysis of service delivery, gaps in service, and metrics
- Qualitative and quantitative analysis of client experience (up to three months of community perspective taking)
Add-ons:
- Team retreat and team building to garner internal commitment to re-visioning
- Tailored, confidential, strengths-based individual coaching of staff
Deliverables:
- Comprehensive strategic plan with recommendations for implementation
- Summary of aggregated results of all audit and assessment activities