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I develop my project idea — I plan, fund & set up my project
Before active project work begins, clarify how the project will be organised, funded and supported,
what materials and research outputs are expected, and how rights, responsibilities, infrastructure
and data management will be handled from the start.
1 · ENABLE
Plan & set up
2 · WORK & MANAGE
Run & document
3 · PUBLISH & SHARE
Publish, preserve & hand over
RIGHT NOW
What should I be focusing on now?
You do not need every detail fixed before you start. You do need enough shared decisions to make the project workable, responsible and easy to continue.
Project
What is the scope, and who is responsible for which decisions?
Which funding opportunities and funder requirements apply?
What data, materials and outputs will be created, collected or reused?
Do I need a Data Management Plan?
Rights & responsibilities
Which copyright, permissions or licences need to be clarified?
Will personal, sensitive, confidential or ethically complex materials be involved?
Which decisions should be documented from the beginning?
Who will be responsible for shared accounts, access and handover?
Working setup
How should files and folders be organised and named?
Where will materials be stored and backed up?
Who should have access?
Which infrastructure, services and tools are appropriate?
BY THE END OF THIS PHASE
You should have a workable project setup
a clear project scope and named responsibilities
a basic plan for data, materials and expected outputs
key rights, ethics and protection issues identified
agreed storage, backup, access and collaboration arrangements
EXPLORE THIS PHASE
Four areas to get your project ready
Start with the area that matches what you need to decide or set up now.
01 START HERE · Orient
Orient yourself and choose the right level of setup
Use these pages if you are just starting out, unsure which topics apply, or need a practical minimum setup for a smaller project.
The setup decisions made here should guide the project, but they are not fixed forever. During active project work, organise, document, secure and review how the project is actually working.
Short reference guides for common questions and decisions.
Tutorials COMING SOON
Step-by-step instructions for specific tasks and workflows.
Checklists & Templates COMING SOON
Reusable aids for planning, documenting and reviewing your project setup.
Tip · A useful rule of thumb: Plan early, document decisions, and review them as the project changes. A simple setup that is actually used is usually more effective than a complex plan that is never updated.
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org.xwiki.rendering.internal.transformation.XWikiTransformationManager.superPerformTransformations(XWikiTransformationManager.java:95) at org.xwiki.rendering.internal.transformation.XWikiTransformationManager.performTransformations(XWikiTransformationManager.java:88) at org.xwiki.display.internal.DocumentContentAsyncExecutor.executeInCurrentExecutionContext(DocumentContentAsyncExecutor.java:397) at org.xwiki.display.internal.DocumentContentAsyncExecutor.execute(DocumentContentAsyncExecutor.java:269) at org.xwiki.display.internal.DocumentContentAsyncRenderer.execute(DocumentContentAsyncRenderer.java:112) at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.block.AbstractBlockAsyncRenderer.render(AbstractBlockAsyncRenderer.java:157) at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.block.AbstractBlockAsyncRenderer.render(AbstractBlockAsyncRenderer.java:54) at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.syncRender(DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.java:290) at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.render(DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.java:267) at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.block.DefaultBlockAsyncRendererExecutor.execute(DefaultBlockAsyncRendererExecutor.java:125) at org.xwiki.display.internal.DocumentContentDisplayer.display(DocumentContentDisplayer.java:93) at org.xwiki.display.internal.DocumentContentDisplayer.display(DocumentContentDisplayer.java:46) at org.xwiki.display.internal.DefaultDocumentDisplayer.display(DefaultDocumentDisplayer.java:96) at org.xwiki.display.internal.DefaultDocumentDisplayer.display(DefaultDocumentDisplayer.java:39) at org.xwiki.sheet.internal.SheetDocumentDisplayer.display(SheetDocumentDisplayer.java:123) at org.xwiki.sheet.internal.SheetDocumentDisplayer.display(SheetDocumentDisplayer.java:52) at org.xwiki.display.internal.ConfiguredDocumentDisplayer.display(ConfiguredDocumentDisplayer.java:68) at org.xwiki.display.internal.ConfiguredDocumentDisplayer.display(ConfiguredDocumentDisplayer.java:42) at com.xpn.xwiki.doc.XWikiDocument.display(XWikiDocument.java:1433) at com.xpn.xwiki.doc.XWikiDocument.getRenderedContent(XWikiDocument.java:1569) at com.xpn.xwiki.doc.XWikiDocument.displayDocument(XWikiDocument.java:1519) at com.xpn.xwiki.doc.XWikiDocument.displayDocument(XWikiDocument.java:1488) at com.xpn.xwiki.api.Document.displayDocument(Document.java:821) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.UberspectImpl$VelMethodImpl.doInvoke(UberspectImpl.java:571) at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.UberspectImpl$VelMethodImpl.invoke(UberspectImpl.java:554) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTMethod.execute(ASTMethod.java:221) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.execute(ASTReference.java:368) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.value(ASTReference.java:704) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTExpression.value(ASTExpression.java:75) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTSetDirective.render(ASTSetDirective.java:242) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTBlock.render(ASTBlock.java:147) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:439) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTIfStatement.render(ASTIfStatement.java:190) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTBlock.render(ASTBlock.java:147) at org.xwiki.velocity.internal.directive.TryCatchDirective.render(TryCatchDirective.java:86) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTDirective.render(ASTDirective.java:304) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:439) at org.apache.velocity.Template.merge(Template.java:358) at org.apache.velocity.Template.merge(Template.java:262) at org.xwiki.velocity.internal.InternalVelocityEngine.evaluate(InternalVelocityEngine.java:233) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.VelocityTemplateEvaluator.evaluateContent(VelocityTemplateEvaluator.java:107) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.evaluateContent(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:219) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.renderVelocity(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:174) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.render(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:135) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.render(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:54) at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.lambda$syncRender$0(DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.java:284) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.security.authorization.DefaultAuthorExecutor.call(DefaultAuthorExecutor.java:98) at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.syncRender(DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.java:284) at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.render(DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.java:267) at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.block.DefaultBlockAsyncRendererExecutor.render(DefaultBlockAsyncRendererExecutor.java:154) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.render(InternalTemplateManager.java:869) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.renderFromSkin(InternalTemplateManager.java:831) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.render(InternalTemplateManager.java:818) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.renderNoException(InternalTemplateManager.java:773) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.renderNoException(InternalTemplateManager.java:765) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.DefaultTemplateManager.renderNoException(DefaultTemplateManager.java:79) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.DefaultTemplateManager.renderNoException(DefaultTemplateManager.java:73) at org.xwiki.template.script.TemplateScriptService.render(TemplateScriptService.java:54) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.UberspectImpl$VelMethodImpl.doInvoke(UberspectImpl.java:571) at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.UberspectImpl$VelMethodImpl.invoke(UberspectImpl.java:554) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTMethod.execute(ASTMethod.java:221) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.execute(ASTReference.java:368) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.render(ASTReference.java:492) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTBlock.render(ASTBlock.java:147) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.VelocimacroProxy.render(VelocimacroProxy.java:217) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.RuntimeMacro.render(RuntimeMacro.java:331) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.RuntimeMacro.render(RuntimeMacro.java:261) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTDirective.render(ASTDirective.java:304) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:439) at org.apache.velocity.Template.merge(Template.java:358) at org.apache.velocity.Template.merge(Template.java:262) at org.xwiki.velocity.internal.InternalVelocityEngine.evaluate(InternalVelocityEngine.java:233) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.VelocityTemplateEvaluator.evaluateContent(VelocityTemplateEvaluator.java:107) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.evaluateContent(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:219) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.renderVelocity(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:174) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.render(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:135) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.render(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:54) at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.lambda$syncRender$0(DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.java:284) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.security.authorization.DefaultAuthorExecutor.call(DefaultAuthorExecutor.java:98) at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.syncRender(DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.java:284) at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.render(DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.java:267) at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.block.DefaultBlockAsyncRendererExecutor.render(DefaultBlockAsyncRendererExecutor.java:154) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.render(InternalTemplateManager.java:869) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.renderFromSkin(InternalTemplateManager.java:831) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.render(InternalTemplateManager.java:818) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.renderNoException(InternalTemplateManager.java:773) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.renderNoException(InternalTemplateManager.java:765) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.DefaultTemplateManager.renderNoException(DefaultTemplateManager.java:79) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.DefaultTemplateManager.renderNoException(DefaultTemplateManager.java:73) at org.xwiki.template.script.TemplateScriptService.render(TemplateScriptService.java:54) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.UberspectImpl$VelMethodImpl.doInvoke(UberspectImpl.java:571) at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.UberspectImpl$VelMethodImpl.invoke(UberspectImpl.java:554) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTMethod.execute(ASTMethod.java:221) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.execute(ASTReference.java:368) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.render(ASTReference.java:492) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTBlock.render(ASTBlock.java:147) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.VelocimacroProxy.render(VelocimacroProxy.java:217) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.RuntimeMacro.render(RuntimeMacro.java:331) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.RuntimeMacro.render(RuntimeMacro.java:261) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTDirective.render(ASTDirective.java:304) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTBlock.render(ASTBlock.java:147) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTIfStatement.render(ASTIfStatement.java:171) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTBlock.render(ASTBlock.java:147) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:439) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTIfStatement.render(ASTIfStatement.java:190) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:439) at org.apache.velocity.Template.merge(Template.java:358) at org.apache.velocity.Template.merge(Template.java:262) at org.xwiki.velocity.internal.InternalVelocityEngine.evaluate(InternalVelocityEngine.java:233) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.VelocityTemplateEvaluator.evaluateContent(VelocityTemplateEvaluator.java:107) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.evaluateContent(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:219) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.renderVelocity(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:174) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.render(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:135) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.TemplateAsyncRenderer.render(TemplateAsyncRenderer.java:54) at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.lambda$syncRender$0(DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.java:284) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.security.authorization.DefaultAuthorExecutor.call(DefaultAuthorExecutor.java:98) at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.syncRender(DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.java:284) at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.render(DefaultAsyncRendererExecutor.java:267) at org.xwiki.rendering.async.internal.block.DefaultBlockAsyncRendererExecutor.render(DefaultBlockAsyncRendererExecutor.java:154) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.render(InternalTemplateManager.java:869) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.renderFromSkin(InternalTemplateManager.java:831) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.renderFromSkin(InternalTemplateManager.java:811) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.render(InternalTemplateManager.java:797) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.DefaultTemplateManager.render(DefaultTemplateManager.java:91) at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.DefaultTemplateManager.render(DefaultTemplateManager.java:85) at com.xpn.xwiki.XWiki.evaluateTemplate(XWiki.java:2570) at com.xpn.xwiki.web.Utils.parseTemplate(Utils.java:180) at com.xpn.xwiki.web.XWikiAction.execute(XWikiAction.java:651) at com.xpn.xwiki.web.XWikiAction.execute(XWikiAction.java:339) at com.xpn.xwiki.web.LegacyActionServlet.service(LegacyActionServlet.java:111) at jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:658) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:138) at com.xpn.xwiki.web.ActionFilter.doFilter(ActionFilter.java:123) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:138) at org.xwiki.wysiwyg.filter.ConversionFilter.doFilter(ConversionFilter.java:71) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:138) at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:51) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:138) at org.xwiki.container.servlet.filters.internal.SetHTTPHeaderFilter.doFilter(SetHTTPHeaderFilter.java:66) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:138) at org.xwiki.resource.servlet.RoutingFilter.doFilter(RoutingFilter.java:135) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:138) at org.xwiki.container.servlet.filters.internal.SavedRequestRestorerFilter.doFilter(SavedRequestRestorerFilter.java:212) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:138) at org.xwiki.container.servlet.filters.internal.SafeRedirectFilter.doFilter(SafeRedirectFilter.java:106) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:138) at org.xwiki.container.servlet.filters.internal.ResolveRelativeRedirectFilter.doFilter(ResolveRelativeRedirectFilter.java:129) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:138) at org.xwiki.container.servlet.filters.internal.SourceURLResolverFilter.doFilter(SourceURLResolverFilter.java:177) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:138) at org.xwiki.container.servlet.filters.internal.SetCharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(SetCharacterEncodingFilter.java:120) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:138) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:165) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:88) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:492) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:113) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:83) at org.apache.catalina.valves.AbstractAccessLogValve.invoke(AbstractAccessLogValve.java:782) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:72) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:342) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service(Http11Processor.java:399) at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:63) at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:1272) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1797) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:52) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:973) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:491) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:63) at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)\n