No-Nonsense Guide to Project Management

ISBN-13: 9781783302048 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 256 str.

Barbara Allan

Opis

This book provides a 'no-nonsense' guide to projectmanagement which will enable library and information professionals to lead or take part in a wide rangeof projects from large-scale multi-organisation complex projects through torelatively simple local ones.Barbara Allan has fully revised and updated her classic 2004title 'Project Management' toincorporate considerable developmentsduring the past decade, including: the development and wide-scale acceptance offormal project management methodologies; the use of social media to communicateand disseminate information about projects and the large shift in the types ofproject library and information workers may be involved in.The text is supported by practical case studies drawn from awide range of LIS organizations at local, regional, national and internationallevels. These examples provide an insight into good practice for thepractitioner, from an individual working in a voluntary organization on anextremely limited budget, to someone involved in an international project.Content covered includes:an introduction to project management, project workers andthe library and information professiondifferent approaches to project management, the projectcycle, the people side of projects and management of changediscussion of project methodologies, project managementsoftware, open source software, collaborative working software and use ofsocial media.project initiation, communication, analysis and projectbriefsdeveloping project infra-structure, scheduling, working outthe finances and carrying out a detailed risk analysisimplementation, monitoring and reporting and identifyingpotential problemscurrent approaches to funding, bidding and tendering, andtaking part in auditsworking in partnerships, in diverse and virtual teams, andmanaging change. Readership:If you are an LIS professional involved in project work of any kind, whether ona managerial, practical, academic or research level, this is an invaluable resourcefor you.

Spis treści

1. Introduction to the book 2. An overview of project management 3. Getting started 4. Planning the project 5. Implementation 6. Evaluation and dissemination 7. Use of ICT to support project work 8. The money side of projects 9. People side of projects 10. Working in partnership

O autorze

<b>Barbara Allan</b> is an author and trainer. Her background includes managing workplace and academic libraries. She has spent many years working in business schools where her focus was on enhancing learning, teaching and the student experience, and the internationalization and employability agendas. Her qualifications include a doctorate in education (on the topic of e-mentoring and women into leadership). She is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2008.Barbara is a Member of CILIP and the author of several Facet Publishing titles including,<i> Emerging Strategies for Supporting Student Learning</i> (2016), <i>The No-nonsense Guide to Training in Libraries </i>(2013), <i>Supporting Research Students</i> (2009) <i>Project Management</i> (2004) <i>Supervising and Leading Teams in ILS</i> (2006) and <i>Blended Learning</i> (2007).&#160;