The document discusses the key aspects of project management including defining a project, the main components and activities, and the initial steps for initiating a project. It notes that a project is temporary, time-sensitive, and results in a unique product or service. The main activities of a project are initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing. The first steps for initiating a project are to assess the environment, explore the needs and stakeholders, and articulate the need to the administration to get approval to assemble a team.

1. PROJECT MANAGEMENT Virginia L. Cairns – UTC Lupton Library

2. What I’d like to accomplish, How I like to teach, What you can do. Introductions

3. What IS a Project, anyway? Temporary Time Sensitive Finite (NOT ongoing) (does NOT mean short, necessarily) Results in a Unique Product or Service Size can vary Participants can vary

4. Which is the Project? Revision of the Library website content and layout Migration of the Library website to a new Content Management System Exhibit A Exhibit B

5. What is Project Management? Knowledge Skills Tools Techniques

6. What are the components?

7. What are the Main Activities? Initiating Planning Executing Controlling (Monitoring) Closing

8. Before you EVEN begin… Assess Your Environment

9. Initiating a Project Project Triggers Need identified Someone asks! Someone complains Opportunity presented New Money New Product New Population

10. Explore the Territory Formal needs assessment or self study statistics literature review Informal word of mouth conversation

11. Identify Supporters & Stakeholders Students / Patrons Faculty / Staff Administration Vendors Financial Backers (grant?)

12. Articulate the Need Benefits Content Cost Time Efficiency / Performance Flexibility Constraints Core Assumptions

13. Approach your Administration Introductory information gathered Brief statement of need fulfilled The end goal, product, service Permission to assemble a team

14. Assembling a Team Position Skills Experience Roles Social style

15. Team Activity