Core Classroom Event: Project Management for Library Professionals
Dates: October 07-November 1, 2024
Format: Asynchronous content over 4 weeks with 4 60-minute live sessions
Description:
From new programs and technology initiatives to events and renovations, library professionals can apply the best practices of project management to plan for and deliver more successful projects. Attendees will be introduced to the basic principles of project management and presented with strategies to rally stakeholders, encourage project momentum, and triumph over common project challenges. Learn how to apply five key elements of project management to create an actionable project plan, including identifying the project’s lifecycle and key stakeholders, drafting a project scope and schedule, defining project deliverables and quality measures, and preparing for project justifications and communications. We’ll anticipate project challenges and discuss strategies for improving the success of our projects.
Upon completion of this course, students will:
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Identify the phases of a project and common areas of project planning;
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Develop a project plan incorporating scope, schedule, communications, quality, and deliverables.
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Apply techniques for engaging stakeholders and improving project outcomes.
Who Should Attend?:
All library professionals
Technical Requirements for Attendees
The live sessions will be held over Zoom. The participant will need access to some sort of recording device, whether it be a mobile phone or a sound recording device or the microphone in the computer.
Presenters:
Jami Yazdani is a management consultant with over 17 years of experience leading innovative projects and planning initiatives. Jami began her library career in circulation roles before earning a library degree and has been a reference librarian, technology librarian, library manager, and library director. She founded Yazdani Consulting and Facilitation in 2018 to help mission-driven organizations lead more impactful projects, teams, and planning. Jami is the founder of Consultants for Libraries, a community directory of consultants working in libraries, museums, and archives, and has served on the boards of several non-profits and professional associations in leadership, marketing, programming, and mentoring roles. She holds Master's degrees in Library and Information Science and Technology Management and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Disciplined Agile Scrum Master (DASM).
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Registration Fees:
ALA Member Price: $188.10
Non Member Price: $209.00
Division Member Price: $165.11
For additional information and to register, please go to the following website:
https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1296
Core classrooms are recorded. Registration includes unlimited access to these recordings.
Online: Complete the individual webinar online registration form. Sessions are listed by date, and you must log in.
By phone: 1-800-545-2433 (press 1 to reach our customer service representatives)
By mail: To register by check or purchase order, please email registration@ala.org. Our registration department will send you a registration form.
For questions about registration: contact ALA Registration at 1-800-545-2433 and press 1 or email registration@ala.org.
For questions or comments, please contact Tom Ferren at tferren@ala.org.
*Posted on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.*
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Head of Electronic Resources
University of Kentucky
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