This is the follow-up to the series "A quick start in RDM". Part 1 describes why it may be beneficial for a research group to set its own timing for RDM measures.

Once a group has set its own points in time, they will be faced with the question: "What should happen at these points in time?"

When formulating suitable RDM measures, it is often more expedient to work them out roughly first (first draft) than to wait for a fully developed RDM concept. These roughly defined RDM measures can be tried out in a pilot phase. The necessary experience will be built up in the group through lived practice, from which concrete optimization proposals and needs will develop that are necessary for a conception of a comprehensive RDM.

This initial draft should be formulated in the form of a checklist - that is, a sequence of more or less concrete actions arranged chronologically. For example, the following could be defined for the point "A manuscript has been accepted for publication":

• The manuscript is stored on the shared drive in the folder "Publications" under the following nomenclature: YYYY-MM-DD - Journal - Author - Title of publication
• The data belonging to the publication will be stored in the "Data" subfolder
• The manuscript and the data belonging to the publication will be archived via OpARA

The collection of points in time and checklists developed in this manner will be stored in a central location and openly communicated as to which individuals should follow which checklists at which points in time. This can also be integrated into a workgroup onboarding process.

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