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Thank you, Anastasia, I will add it to our list of resources! ________________________________ From: Anastasia Kerameos <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 12 February 2016 14:28 To: Dunia Garcia-Ontiveros; [log in to unmask] Subject: RE: project management skills - training This course is available from UKSG but I have not (yet?) attended it. It doesn't seem to cover the soft skills per se but I'm sure it must touch on them? http://www.uksg.org/event/PPM130614 [http://www.uksg.org/sites/uksg.org/files/uksg_zen_2012_logo.png]<http://www.uksg.org/event/PPM130614> UKSG Practical Project Management: London | UKSG<http://www.uksg.org/event/PPM130614> www.uksg.org Workshop summary We all have to manage projects. Whether you are implementing a new system, migrating services, managing a vendor selection process, managing an ... Anastasia From: CIG E-Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dunia Garcia-Ontiveros Sent: 12 February 2016 14:00 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [CIG-E-FORUM] project management skills - training Good point. I think that leads nicely into our next topic: project management training. For those out there who have had formal training do the courses cover soft skills too? ________________________________ From: Lynne Dyer <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Sent: 12 February 2016 13:54 To: Dunia Garcia-Ontiveros; [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: RE: project management skills Many of the skills required by a PM are hard skills, like resourcing, budgeting, setting deadlines, etc.. But, these need to be accompanied by a wide range of soft skills, for example, understanding the culture of the project team, being available to meet with members of the team to discuss issues, motivating the team, being a positive agent for change, being aware of training needs of team members, getting buy-in from team members and other stakeholders, communicating ... Do cataloguers have these skills? Lynne From: CIG E-Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dunia Garcia-Ontiveros Sent: 12 February 2016 13:27 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: [CIG-E-FORUM] project management skills Hi Patrice and Anastasia, It's great to have a contributor from overseas! We have looked into adopting RFID but to be honest the sheer scale of the task, together with considerable architectural obstacles have put us off. As for adding subject headings to thousands of journals, that sounds like another epic project. I think these projects illustrate that dogged determination, perserverance and optimism are also necessary attributes of a project manager. [http://www.isupportit4u.com/images/Godard_v1.jpg] <http://www.bfi.org.uk> The British Film Institute is governed by Royal Charter and is a charity registered in England and Wales number 287780. The contents of this e-mail are confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, kindly notify the sender that you have received this message in error and immediately delete it. Unless you are the intended recipient, you may not forward this e-mail to anybody, nor make any use of its contents.