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** Apologies for Cross-Posting ** UKSG are pleased to announce we will be running this popular and very useful course again in London in the Autumn: UKSG Practical Project Management The King's Fund, London, W1 Thursday 19 October 2017 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 11:45 Refreshment break 12:00 Session 2: (continued) 12:30 Session 3: Practical Exercise - creating your own project plan - Part 1 13:15 Lunch 14:00 Session 3: (continued) Practical Exercise - creating your own project plan - Part 2 14:45 Session 4: Using the project plan during a project (refreshments available) 15:45 Session 5: Extending the project management tool, review, summary and questions 16:15 Close Workshop facilitator Practical Project Management is facilitated by David Sommer. David has over twenty 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 and MPS Insight. In 2009 David set up David Sommer Consulting helping publishers, societies and libraries and he is now Co-Founder and Product Director at Kudos. He also chairs the Executive Committee for COUNTER. David has extensive project management experience, successfully developing and launching major industry products. Fee UKSG members: £200.00 + £40.00 VAT [20%] (total £240.00) Non-members: £250.00 + £50.00 VAT [20%] (total £300.00) The fee includes refreshments and lunch. Venue The King's Fund, London, W1 How to book Please refer to our website for online booking - https://www.uksg.org/event/PPM191017 or contact me as below for further information. Venue location details will be sent with confirmation of booking. Cancellations By Wednesday 11 October 2017 - full refund From Thursday 12 October 2017 - 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 Tel. +44 (0)1865 310834 Fax. +44(0)1865 310834 www.uksg.org<http://www.uksg.org/> UKSG, a company registered in England and limited by guarantee Company Number: 4145775 Registered Charity Number: 1093946 Registered office: Bowman & Hillier Building, The Old Brewery, Priory Lane, Burford, Oxon OX18 4SG