{"product_id":"9780838917190-project-mgmt-in-lib","title":"Project Management in Libraries","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn Time, on Budget, on Target\u003cbr\u003eA recent study showed that only 53 percent of projects come in on budget and only 49 percent on schedule. So what does it take to be an on-time finisher? This book takes readers through mastering the key skills that will make it happen: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and closing.\u003cbr\u003eA recent study showed that only 53 percent of projects come in on budget and only 49 percent on schedule. So what does it take to be an on-time finisher? Successful project management may seem like a quixotic pursuit, but it doesn’t have to be. Searcy, a certified Project Management Professional as well as a librarian, takes readers through mastering the key skills that will make it happen: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and closing. Applying project management principles in a library-project context, this book provides to-the-point guidance on \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erunning effective and productive meetings by using a checklist approach;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etreating people fairly while openly sharing information;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eways to simplify workflows by choosing the most suitable software program;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to write a project charter;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe agile concept of self-organizing teams;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eidentifying risks and planning for the downside;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emanaging scope creep by maintaining realistic expectations; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eusing a checklist to close projects so they stay closed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eLibrary staff at all levels will be feel confident planning and executing projects with Searcy’s expert tutelage at hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40868912005217,"sku":"9780838917190","price":41.61,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35389160_e93796a7-3ef0-4ea6-8bc0-83be559d1b1b.jpg?v=1752772785","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780838917190-project-mgmt-in-lib","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}