List members may find the following new publication from resource useful.
Martin
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Martin Newman
SMR Forum List Owner
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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Notes to Editors:
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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