Practical Project Management

As we embrace new technologies and ways of working we often find ourselves in the new role of project manager, even though many of us have not been formally trained. This is a train-the-trainer workshop where speakers share a simple and practical approach that empowers staff and takes the fear and uncertainty out of project management. Based on a 3-hour workshop being delivered to library personnel at the UCSF Library, this session is full of practical ideas with step by step guidelines and two easy to use templates.  Workshop leaders walk participants through the process, discuss the benefits of planning up front, help eliminate the fear of setting deadlines and talk about communication and participation issues. They discuss common project elements such as user roles, use case scenarios, workflow analysis and functional requirements and how to incorporate these into projects.

Agenda for Workshop

Introduction

• Who we are and how we got here
• Round the table introductions
• How project management fits into your organization
• Learn how to replicate our successes and avoid the pitfalls

Learn Our Program

• Why "Practical": Teaching successful project management in your library
• Walkthrough of the Course Content and Structure
  • Session 1: basic project management
  • Mentoring: provide one on one support
  • Session 2: progress reports, highlighting common issues, discussion about additional tools
  • Session 3: other project elements such as user case scenarios, workflow analysis, functional requirements

How to Get Started in Your Lbrary

• The importance of mentoring
• How to be successful: advice from us to you

Additional Resource and Support

• Software options
• Resource sharing
• Ongoing support
  • Link to our Project Management wiki with forms and examples
  • Emailing the instructors 

For the Future

• What's your next step?

Here is the PowerPoint presentation we used in our workshop for you. You can use the slides to build the workshop in your own library.