the one-person project management team
DESCRIPTION
a presentation on the one-person project management team. part of the "Project Management in Practice" pre-conference at Internet Librarian 2008.TRANSCRIPT
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the
project management teamone-person
Amanda Etches-Johnson, IL2008
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what do I know about ?project
management
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muchnot
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• one-person project management?
• project management @ my library
• the context: my project
• challenges
• tips
theone-person project management team
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project team?one person { }the
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it’s an oxymoron
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failprojects
when they depend too much onone person
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peopleproject managers
develop the
not the
thing
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projectis it even
if there’sno team ?management
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management@ my libraryproject{ }
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lotsof projects
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PM trainingvarying levels of
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framework
no
enterpriseproject
management
(yet)
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flyproject managementon the
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mewhat does that mean for
as a project manager?
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contextthe{ }
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myproject
redesign the library website
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redesign
• adopt the new campus brand
• implement a CMS
• ...just make it better!
the library website
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• started in 2006
• really started in 2007
• really, truly started in 2008
timelinethe
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go live? fall 2008
timelinethe
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theplayers• advisory committee
• sysadmin
• co-op student
• me
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challengesthe{ }
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project managera person responsible
for planning, executing, and closing a project
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project team...works under a project
manager and consists ofvarious members with
responsibility for certainaspects of the project.
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sometimes you areboth
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manager + teamplan, determine requirements, develop, wireframe, build, user testing, beta, launch, fix bugs, document, communicate throughout
being
is hard
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manager + team
managing expectations
being
is hard
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manager + team
where does the planning stop & the doing start?
being
is hard
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tips to keep yousane{ }
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• beware over-planning!
• timeline in 1-week chunks
• deadlines are your friend
yourselftimeline
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• the project charter
- title
- synopsis
- scope
- dates
- resources
- stakeholders
beststill applypractices
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• version control
- keeps you on track
- especially important for tech projects
beststill applypractices
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• watch for scope creep
- stick to the plan
- more features = more time OR resources (or both)
beststill applypractices
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break the project into manageable chunks
beststill applypractices
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manage expectations
beststill applypractices
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document
beststill applypractices
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some practicesdon’tapply
Gantt charts
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some practicesdon’tapply
complex PM software
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• advice!
• decision-making
advisory use that
committee
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• deal with a specific issue
• short, firm timeline
workingassemblegroups
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don’t isolate yourself, don’t get lonely, the whole library can be your project team!
projecteveryoneis your team !
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questions?{ }advice?
experiences to share?
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thanks!{ }
this presentation is online athttp://blogwithoutalibrary.net/talk/il2008/pm.pdf
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image credits• bicycles http://www.flickr.com/photos/prosto/1694841563/
• trophies http://www.flickr.com/photos/opticallyactive/212340456/
• framework http://www.flickr.com/photos/sifter/292158704/
• tightrope http://flickr.com/photos/schoppik/137915309/
• question mark http://www.flickr.com/photos/eleaf/2536358399/
• snowbirds http://www.flickr.com/photos/damclean/187056021/
• stacked snowbirds http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwp/49515622/
• gantt chart http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:GanttChartAnatomy.png