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project management teamone-person

Amanda Etches-Johnson, IL2008

what do I know about ?project

management

muchnot

• one-person project management?

• project management @ my library

• the context: my project

• challenges

• tips

theone-person project management team

project team?one person { }the

it’s an oxymoron

failprojects

when they depend too much onone person

peopleproject managers

develop the

not the

thing

projectis it even

if there’sno team ?management

management@ my libraryproject{ }

lotsof projects

PM trainingvarying levels of

framework

no

enterpriseproject

management

(yet)

flyproject managementon the

mewhat does that mean for

as a project manager?

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myproject

redesign the library website

redesign

• adopt the new campus brand

• implement a CMS

• ...just make it better!

the library website

• started in 2006

• really started in 2007

• really, truly started in 2008

timelinethe

go live? fall 2008

timelinethe

theplayers• advisory committee

• sysadmin

• co-op student

• me

challengesthe{ }

project managera person responsible

for planning, executing, and closing a project

project team...works under a project

manager and consists ofvarious members with

responsibility for certainaspects of the project.

sometimes you areboth

manager + teamplan, determine requirements, develop, wireframe, build, user testing, beta, launch, fix bugs, document, communicate throughout

being

is hard

manager + team

managing expectations

being

is hard

manager + team

where does the planning stop & the doing start?

being

is hard

tips to keep yousane{ }

• beware over-planning!

• timeline in 1-week chunks

• deadlines are your friend

yourselftimeline

• the project charter

- title

- synopsis

- scope

- dates

- resources

- stakeholders

beststill applypractices

• version control

- keeps you on track

- especially important for tech projects

beststill applypractices

• watch for scope creep

- stick to the plan

- more features = more time OR resources (or both)

beststill applypractices

break the project into manageable chunks

beststill applypractices

manage expectations

beststill applypractices

document

beststill applypractices

some practicesdon’tapply

Gantt charts

some practicesdon’tapply

complex PM software

• advice!

• decision-making

advisory use that

committee

• deal with a specific issue

• short, firm timeline

workingassemblegroups

don’t isolate yourself, don’t get lonely, the whole library can be your project team!

projecteveryoneis your team !

questions?{ }advice?

experiences to share?

thanks!{ }

this presentation is online athttp://blogwithoutalibrary.net/talk/il2008/pm.pdf

image credits• bicycles http://www.flickr.com/photos/prosto/1694841563/

• trophies http://www.flickr.com/photos/opticallyactive/212340456/

• framework http://www.flickr.com/photos/sifter/292158704/

• tightrope http://flickr.com/photos/schoppik/137915309/

• question mark http://www.flickr.com/photos/eleaf/2536358399/

• snowbirds http://www.flickr.com/photos/damclean/187056021/

• stacked snowbirds http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwp/49515622/

• gantt chart http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:GanttChartAnatomy.png