Consider your research data management needs and activities at the beginning of your project to ensure that:

• you have adequate technological resources (e.g. storage space, software)
• your data will be robust and free from versioning errors and gaps in documentation
• your data is backed up and safe from sudden loss or corruption
• you can meet legal, funding and ethical requirements
• you can share your finalised data (or a description of your data) publicly
• your data will remain accessible, reusable and understandable into the future.