ing questions such as:</p>
<ul>
<li>What are my project inputs?</li>
<li>What types of outputs do I expect to come out of this project?</li>
<li>How does this project relate to other projects I am working on?</li>
</ul>
<p>Answering these questions can help us decide on a directory structure to house our project files. For example, say that we are working on a research project that entails data cleaning, analysis, and writing of a manuscript. One way to go about it is to have a root project directory that c