Nick,
The following event on digital projects looks interesting and of
practical use. Do you feel it would be useful for me to attend?
Many thanks,
Heather
>>> Paddy McNulty <[log in to unmask]> 08/09/2009 10:08
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Dear Colleague,
MLA London is putting together a wide ranging workforce development
programme for September 2009 to March 2010. All our training events are
open to anyone in the sector, UK and EU wide. We will be publishing the
final programme on MLA London's website
<http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/lmal/index.cfm?NavigationID=103> very
soon but in the meantime will be releasing details of some events.
Booking is open and we look forward to seeing you soon.
Digital Projects: Tendering
Date: Thursday 15th October 2009
Time: 0930 - 1630
Venue: MLA London, 4th Floor, 53-56 Great Sutton Street, London EC1V
0DG
This course is for staff and volunteers in the UK who are from
organisations in the museums, libraries, and archives sector who are
considering procuring services or systems to support a digital project.
Focused upon the tendering and procurement process for either services
(such as digitisation) or systems (such as digital storage) this one day
course will inform managers and project staff about how to approach
selecting suppliers for digital projects and ensuring the right
requirements are tendered for and met!
Starting with effective tender specification and knowing your
requirement through to tender selection and interview the course will
offer real life examples and tools to enable effective management and
increase confidence in making the right selection. The course will
encourage discussion, questions and debate plus provide a structured
environment to learn about the management tools suggested in this
course.
The day will be led by Simon Tanner of King's Digital Consultancy
Services at King's College London. Simon is a leading thinker and
consultant in how the digital domain relates to library, museum and
archiving digital strategies.
The day will include sessions on:
· Introducing the tendering process.
· Planning - Understanding what you want and how to express to
others for effective tendering.
· Tendering and selecting services - How to tender for and
select services. Whether to work in-house or outsource and how to use a
decision matrix.
· How to write a tender specification (or RFP) document
· How to use a decision matrix to select from tender responses,
including how to interview companies
· Illustrative case studies
Delegates will leave the day:
§ with knowledge of how to plan, tender and select a supplier for a
digital project
§ confidence to know the tools and means to effectively select
suppliers
§ be aware of the way other MLA's manage and select digital projects
Trainers: Simon Tanner, King's Digital Consultancy Services
Cost: £130 (+ VAT) per delegate; cost includes all
course papers, refreshments, and lunch.
London based museum may be eligible for a Renaissance London funded
place. Please call Sarah on 020 7549 1712 to check availability
Bookings: Download a booking form for MLA London's training courses
<http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/WFD_Booking_Form_2009.doc>
or contact the Sarah on 020 7549 1712; or to request a form via email:
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