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UKSG are pleased to announce our next running of this very practical course
on project management in London in May:
UKSG Practical Project Management: London
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Workshop summary
We all have to manage projects. Whether you are implementing a new system,
migrating services, managing a vendor selection process, managing an office
move or creating a new product or service, we are often managing projects
without the support of a professionally trained project manager. We are
expected to deliver more with less, and it mustn’t go wrong on our watch! If
this sounds familiar, then help is at hand.
UKSG Practical Project Management is a highly practical workshop aimed at
librarians, publishers and intermediaries responsible for managing a variety
of projects of any size, including vendor selection, tenders, implementing
systems, system migration and web site creation and change projects. It is
assumed that delegates have little or no formal project management training.
In this workshop we introduce a simple and free project management tool that
enables you to run projects of any size and any level of complexity from a
single sheet of paper, providing you with all the key information you need,
enabling you to stay on track and deliver on time and on budget.
One of the key benefits of the workshop is that delegates can bring a real
project they will be working on and use the workshop to create a real
project plan for that project, so they create something valuable on the day
as well as getting trained.
The workshop is very practical with a mix of tools and techniques as well as
specially designed exercises to enable you to leave the workshop ready to
implement the tools in your projects immediately. Exercises, worksheets and
handouts are provided for you to take away.
Learning objectives
By the end of the workshop, delegates will be:
• confident in their ability to take on projects of any size
• more productive and efficient, resulting in less overwhelm and
fire-fighting
• familiar with a new project management tool that enables them to run
projects of any size and level of complexity from a single sheet of paper
• skilful at managing multiple projects, providing updates for everybody
involved and seeing at a glance where attention needs to be focused
• ready to put their new skills and techniques into practice immediately to
impact their job the day they return to the office.
In addition, each delegate will have the opportunity to develop a project
plan for a real project they are about to begin. This provides the
opportunity for learning new skills in a highly practical way as well as
doing some ‘real work’ during the session!
Workshop agenda
09:30 Registration and refreshments
10:00 Introductions and objectives of the day
10:15 Session 1: Introducing a new project manager tool, project definitions
and components of the tool
10:30 Session 2: 12-steps to constructing the project plan before the
project starts
12:00 Session 3: Practical Exercise – creating your own project plan - Part
1
12:45 Lunch
13:45 Continuation of Practical Exercise – creating your own project plan –
Part 2
14:30 Session 4: Using the project plan during a project
15:30 Session 5: Extending the project management tool, review, summary and
questions
16.00 Close
Feedback from the October 2012 UKSG Practical Project Management workshop
Overall percentage rating for the workshop: 97.3%
Percentage that would recommend the workshop: 100%
Percentage relevancy to their job: 93%
“A really engaging and thought-provoking workshop. Collaboration with fellow
delegates really helped bring the concepts and realities to life. I already
feel confident in how to use the tool and look forward to using it in my
role.”
Chris Foreman, Collections Development Manager, Roehampton University
“Very practical and it was really easy to follow David’s presentation. He
delivered a lot of information and advice in a straightforward way. Having a
copy of the actual project management tool is going to be a great benefit to
me back in the office.”
Fiona Ainsworth, Library Collections Manager, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
“Very clear, well organised, well explained and very friendly indeed. The
project management tool looks perfect for my projects and is a fab idea!”
Malcolm Polfremann, Team Leader, Acquisitions and Metadata, London South
Bank University
“Excellent presentation – the tool was intuitive to use and understand.
David has excellent presentation skills. I really enjoyed the workshop even
though my background is in IT.”
Neeta Patel, Software Developer, Mimas
Workshop facilitator
Practical Project Management is facilitated by David Sommer. David has over
fifteen years' experience in the global publishing industry. He has worked
for Blackwell Publishing and Macmillan Publishing Solutions and has
developed a range of successful publisher and library products including
Blackwell Synergy, ContentStore, ScholarlyStats, MPS Insight and RiskCheck.
David now runs David Sommer Consulting. He also chairs the Executive
Committee for COUNTER. David has extensive project management experience,
successfully developing and launching major industry products.
Fee
UKSG members: £195.00 + £39.00 VAT [20%] (total £234.00)
Non-members: £245.00 + £49.00 VAT [20%] (total £294.00)
The fee includes refreshments and lunch.
Venue
The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (Council Room)
1 Carlton House Terrace
London
SW1Y 5DB
Tel.: 020 7451 7300 (Reception)
How to book
A booking form is available at www.uksg.org/event/PPM210513/book
Venue location details will be sent with confirmation of booking.
Cancellations
By Monday 13 May 2013 - full refund
From Tuesday 14 May 2013 - no refund
NB: UKSG reserves the right to alter or vary the programme due to events or
circumstances beyond its reasonable control without being obliged to refund
monies.
Karen Sadler
Administrator
UKSG
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