Project Management: Tools and Techniques for Today's ILS Professional

Barbara Allan

doi:10.29085/9781856049221

Project work is widespread in all types of library and information units, and typical projects can involve developing a new information service, moving a library, digitizing materials or introducing a new staff-development programme. Projects may be relatively small and simple, with one or two members of staff working in the same office, or large and complex, involving people working in multi-professional teams. Complex projects sometimes involve working across different boundaries - professional, organizational, geographical - or working with new and developing ICT systems. ILS workers often carry out these projects alongside their full-time jobs, and find that they need to develop new skills and ways of working in order to manage their project successfully as well as their main work role. If you are an information professional involved in project work of any kind, whether on a managerial, practical, academic or research level, this book offers you a valuable resource. Its purpose is to act as a guide to project management within all types of library and information services. It explores tried and tested methods and techniques for managing projects, including paper-based approaches, and also the use of project management software. Each chapter is supported by examples that provide a feel for the realities of project management in today's turbulent work environments.

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Part 1 - Introduction
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1 - Introduction
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Part 2 - The project life cycle, systems and processes
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2 - The project life cycle and project analysis
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3 - Planning the project
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4 - Implementation
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5 - Evaluation and dissemination
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6 - The money side of projects
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7 - Using ICT to support the project
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Part 3 - Projects and people
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8 - The people side of projects
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9 - Working in partnership
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10 - Working on projects
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11 - Project management skills and training
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Appendix A - The language of funding
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Appendix B - Resources
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-viii

List of tables
pp ix-ix

List of figures
pp x-x

Acknowledgements
pp xi-xii

Part 1 - Introduction
pp 1-2

1 - Introduction
pp 3-14

Part 2 - The project life cycle, systems and processes
pp 15-16

2 - The project life cycle and project analysis
pp 17-36

3 - Planning the project
pp 37-60

4 - Implementation
pp 61-72

5 - Evaluation and dissemination
pp 73-92

6 - The money side of projects
pp 93-107

7 - Using ICT to support the project
pp 108-126

Part 3 - Projects and people
pp 127-128

8 - The people side of projects
pp 129-148

9 - Working in partnership
pp 149-164

10 - Working on projects
pp 165-178

11 - Project management skills and training
pp 179-184

Appendix A - The language of funding
pp 185-189

Appendix B - Resources
pp 190-190

Index
pp 191-193

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