Project management for librarians & archivists – booking now open

Those nice people at the APML have got another excellent course. This time – Introduction to Project Management for Librarians and Archivists. As it is APML, it’s going to be a top-notch course at a bargain price.

Tuesday 17th March 2015, at the Royal United Services Institute, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET.

Price to be confirmed, depending on numbers, but probably between £55-£75 per person – not including lunch.

Trainer: Elizabeth Oxbarrow-Cowan.

Timetable

9.30 Registration

10.00-10.15 What is a project?
Defining when something is or is not a project.

10.15-10.25 How to define success for your project
Without identifying what you want your project to achieve and how you cannot measure its
success nor say when the project has come to an end. This section will give you the tools to
identify and describe success in your project.

10.25-11.30 Identifying the stages in a project
All projects have the same basic phases. You will be introduced to these phases and see how they relate to each other.

11.30-11.45 Break

11.45-1300 The basics of planning a project
There are many tools for planning a project. In this section you will learn some of the core
techniques.

13.00-13.45 Lunch

13.45-14.30 Implementing and monitoring a project
These processes are vital to the project’s success. Implementation requires the establishment of a team with clear assignment of roles and responsibilities, clear lines of reporting and effective team working and leadership. This section will give an overview of these issues along with advice on what to monitor in a project and how.

14.30-1500 Completing the project
A project has a clearly defined end point. You will consider how to draw a project to a
successful conclusion.

15.00-15.15 Break

15.15-16.00 Skills of a good project manager
Project management skills go beyond those of normal management skills. The course will
look at how and give you an opportunity to reflect on how your own skills currently match with those needed to be a good project manager.

To book, contact Kay Walters via KAYW@hellenist.org.uk or 020 7321 5463.