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For Immediate Release
Contact: Emma Wright
020 7273 1459
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Resource Publishes Guidelines on Managing IT Projects
London, 16 October 2002 - Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries has published ICT Projects - Management and Implementation, a free guideline on planning, implementing and managing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) projects based on the experiences of the successful Resource/DCMS ICT Challenge Fund.
The ICT Challenge Fund provided £500,000 to 11 collaborative projects in order to create digital services and websites that make innovative use of New Technologies. A full summative evaluation of the Fund was conducted by four of the Project Managers, and this has been used as the basis for the comprehensive set of guidelines.
The publication focuses on five key strands of delivering a successful project. ICT Project Management looks at a range of issues including planning and timetabling, contractor management, steering groups and reporting structures. Addressing the Skills Gap includes information on conducting a skills audit and evaluating the particular requirements of web-based projects. Partnership and Collaborative Working provides guidance on working within existing collaborative relationships as well as creating and managing new ones. Content Creation for the Web is a detailed examination of the implications of creating resources for use through the Internet, including digitisation, interactivity and accessibility. Working with the Community considers the pros and cons of working with local community groups and suggests ways of integrating them into various processes including planning and evaluation.
ICT Projects - Management and Implementation is an in-depth guide to the planning and deployment of ICT-based projects. Supported throughout by detailed case-studies from the ICT Challenge Fund projects, this publication is an invaluable resource for anyone either already involved in, or planning, a project that makes use of ICT. It can be downloaded free of charge from the People's Network website at http://www.peoplesnetwork.gov.uk/content/itcfguidelines.asp
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For further information about the ICT Challenge Fund, or to interview Nick Poole, Resource ICT Adviser, please contact Emma Wright, Resource Media and Events Manager on 020 7273 1459 or by email at [log in to unmask]
Resource provides the strategic leadership, advocacy and advice to enable museums, archives and libraries to touch people's lives and inspire their imagination, learning and creativity. The Resource website can be viewed at <http://www.resource.gov.uk>.
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Nick Poole
ICT Adviser
Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries
16 Queen Anne's Gate
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