Project management for libraries : a practical approach / Robin A. Buser, Bruce E. Massis, Miriam Pollack.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buser, Robin A. (Robin Ann), 1961- author.

Massis, Bruce E., author.

Pollack, Miriam, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library administration.

Library planning.

Project management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., 2014.

Language Note:

English

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. The first section, Preparing for Project Management, covers the terminology, the philosophy, the resource management and the return on investment of project management. The second secti

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Part I: Preparing to Plan and Implement Project Management; 1. Why Project Management?; 2. Project Management-What Is It?; 3. People in Projects; 4. How to Evaluate Whether to Start a Project; 5. Determining the Return on Investment; Part II: Planning and Implementing Project Management; 6. Initiate the Process; 7. Planning; 8. Executing Process Group; 9. Monitoring and Controlling Process Group; 10. Closing and Evaluating; 11. Agile Project Management; Part III: Library Resources; 12. Guidelines for Library Projects; 13. Library Project Management Examples

14. Web-based Project Management SoftwareGlossary; Appendix: Sample Survey Questionnaire to Libraries; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1765-1