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Loading... Project Management in Libraries: On Time, on Budget, on Targetby Carly Wiggins Searcy
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. An excellent primer on project management with a focus on immediate practical application. The process is detailed in short, easy-to-understand chapters. I appreciated the emphasis on the vital importance of the people/communication aspect of project management. ( ) no reviews | add a review
"A recent study showed that only 53 percent of projects come in on budget and only 49 percent on schedule. What does it take to be a finisher? If you're looking for Project Management Institute certification, you best memorize the 47 processes. Project management, thankfully, doesn't have to be so complicated. Mastering basic skills around initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and closing will deliver a big payoff in results. Author Carly Searcy, herself a certified Project Management Professional as well as a librarian, instead guides you in applying project management principles in a library-project context. You'll get quick tips on: Checklist for running effective meetings Treating people fairly while openly sharing information Keeping it simple by choosing the software program that fits your needs. How to write a project charter The agile concept of self-organizing teams. Identifying risks and planning for the downside Managing scope creep Checklist for the oft-overlooked step of closing the project"-- No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)025.1Information Library and Information Sciences Administration; Departments Executive; General supervisionLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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