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We have 8 places remaining on this workshop:
PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR PUBLISHING
Thursday 30 April 2009, Oxford
DELEGATE COMMENTS, 2008 (further comments online)
'Both tutors were extremely helpful and informative. Would not hesitate to
recommend the course to others.'K.Phillips, Company of Biologists
'Very clearly laid out, lots of useful information for a 1 day course. I
can't wait to start putting it all into practice!' N. Llonch, Ingenta
'Really valuable - especially the "people management" aspects.' M. Lawrence,
Emerald
'This was a great introduction to PM within publishing. The industry based
examples really helped to make this relevant.' C Rawlinson, Royal Society
'A highly useful course for all project types.' C. Bassett, Wolters Kluwer
'This was a very useful background to PM analysis and has given me
confidence to tackle projects effectively.' C. Watling, Pharmaceutical Press
'Well-rounded, covered many areas including theory and case studies. Good,
full supporting notes with slides.' M. Heaver, OUP Journals
TUTORS: <http://www.alpsp.org/ngen_public/article.asp?aid=1260> Jim
Russell, Consultant,
<http://www.alpsp.org/ngen_public/article.asp?aid=1259> Ann Addison,
Wiley-Blackwell
OVERVIEW: We live in a world where both the publication process and the
overall publishing environment are affected by constant change.
Increasingly, project management techniques are being used by publishers in
order to handle change effectively, and this course will show you how.
PROGRAMME:Project management applied to publishing; The principles of
project management; Project management methodology; The life of a project;
Project management roles; Avoiding project failure; Measuring success
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: The course will help first line managers and others
responsible for handling change in any area within an organization. It will
also be suitable for those who are involved in projects as team members.
FURTHER INFORMATION: http://www.alpsp.org/ngen_public/article.asp?aid=28615
Amanda Whiting, Training Coordinator
Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
email: [log in to unmask], telephone: 01865 247776 www.alpsp.org
<http://www.alpsp.org/>
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