| Description |
1 online resource (222 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Why project management? -- Project management : what is it? -- People in projects -- How to evaluate whether to start a project -- Determining the return on investment -- Initiate the process -- Planning -- Executing process group -- Monitoring and controlling process group -- Closing and evaluating -- Agile project management -- Guidelines for library projects -- Library project management examples -- Web-based project management software. |
| Summary |
"Library work often involves coordinating projects with many tasks and many stakeholders where cost and time limitations can be seen as opportunities. Effective project management is worth learning! This book provides library staffers at every level--whether in public, academic, school or special libraries--with the basic tools of project management so that they can gain confidence and an expectation of success. Part I covers the terminology, the philosophy, the resource management and the return on investment of project management. Part II introduces the basics of the methodology designed by the Project Management Institute. Part III discusses practical techniques for specific types of library projects, gives an introduction to agile management, features success stories in library project management and describes available software. The book includes many examples of project management"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Library administration.
|
|
Library administration. |
|
Library planning.
|
|
Library planning. |
|
Project management.
|
|
Project management. |
|
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- General. |
| Added Author |
Massis, Bruce E., author.
|
|
Pollack, Miriam, 1950- author.
|
| Other Form: |
Print version: Buser, Robin A. (Robin Ann), 1961- Project management for libraries 9780786496068 (DLC) 2014034260 (OCoLC)877371082 |
| ISBN |
9781476617657 (electronic book) |
|
1476617651 (electronic book) |
|
9780786496068 (paper) |
|
0786496061 (paper) |
|
