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A repository of data, publications, tools, and other products from project teams, Science Collaborative program, and partners.

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Case Study: Begin planning early for next steps
GUIDE CASE STUDY: Collaborative science projects are designed to inform and catalyze action, but often those impacts do not develop until after a grant ends. Two project teams working with New England reserves found different ways to support the work of their partners after their grants ended.
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Case Study: Resolving Conflict
GUIDE CASE STUDY: Collaboration with diverse team members and stakeholders can sometimes result in disagreements or contention, as was the experience of the New England Climate Adaptation Project, a regional initiative involving the four New England reserves.
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Project Sustainability Plan
The Connect to Protect project team created this project sustainability plan so that team members could evaluate which science transfer activities should continue, prioritize next steps, and consider ways the work can continue with and without additional funding.
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Guide Resource: Example Beta Testing Exercise
GUIDE RESOURCE: This "homework assignment," which was given to attendees the week between two virtual workshop sessions, allowed a project team to gather specific feedback on the function and usability of a tool they were developing.
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Guide Resource: Example Action Plan for Buffers
GUIDE RESOURCE: This action plan, which emerged through user engagement around the Great Bay Estuary, provides an example of how planning early for end-of-project transitions can successfully fuel future projects with partners.
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Guide Tool: Reflections on Engaging Users
GUIDE TOOL: This tool is designed to help project teams develop a responsive and adaptive process for engaging intended users in order to achieve desired outcomes.
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Guide Tool: Final Data Sharing & Archiving Requirements
GUIDE TOOL: This document explains the policies and process for completing your project’s data management activities and ensuring compliance with federal data sharing and archiving standards.
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Guide Tool: Developing a Project Charter
GUIDE TOOL: This document outlines a set of questions to consider early in the project to clarify roles and responsibilities for a project advisory group.
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Guide Tool: Mapping Team Roles and Responsibilities
GUIDE TOOL: This tool will help you think carefully about your team roster, allocate enough time and resources to key tasks, and prepare for the unique challenges of collaborative science.
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Guide Resource: Example Problem Statements
GUIDE RESOURCE: This resource contains several examples of summary problem statements that convey a spectrum of different types of management needs, beg different types of collaborative science projects, and involve different types of users in different ways.