The document discusses the role of a program manager in library IT, which involves linking strategic goals to individual projects, guiding project teams, and focusing on achieving overall business objectives while monitoring interdependencies between projects. It provides examples of library IT programs at the University of Michigan Library and outlines benefits like shared governance and resource optimization as well as challenges like dependencies on open source communities. The author's background and experience in areas like project management, agile principles, and involvement in Hydra community initiatives are also summarized.

1. Program Management in Library IT
Nabeela Jaffer
Photo: http://www.managed-programs.com/

2. Program Management in Library IT
What is a program?
Program Manager Role
Why Program Manager in LIT?
Benefits
Challenges
My Related Experience

3. - Group of related projects: managed by program manager
- Scope: Ongoing Outcomes versus project outputs
- Measure of Success: strategic level of achievement
- Examples: Hydra, HathiTrust , Mass Digitization
What is a program?
Program
Tactical
Strategic
Project
LevelofWork
Project
Project
Project

4. Program Manager Role
- Links: the strategic goals with individual projects
- Direct/Guides: teams/managers of individual projects
- Focuses: achieving overarching business goal/objective
- Monitors: the interdependencies between projects
Consolidated Program Benefit
Project GoalProject Goal Project Goal Project Goal

5. University of Michigan Library IT
- Library Goals: Leadership, Relevance and Diversity
- known as leader in providing solutions for
preservation and discovery
- Has Legacy Systems
- Involved in Open Source Communities like Hydra,
Fedora, IIF

6. Why Program Manager in LIT?
Success
Execution
Strategic goals
monadnockcenter.org
Communication
Enthusiasm
Problem Solving
Momentum
Focus on Benefit Realization

7. Benefits of Program Management in LIT
Program
Project
Project
Project
Shared IT Governance &
Resource Optimization
Time Budget
Features
Change
Management
Stakeholder
Communication

8. Program Management in LIT - Challenges
- Open source community involvement and dependency
- Developing strategies for porting legacy systems to new
technology
- Shifting from silos expertise to cross functional teams

9. www.brianchristner.io

10. Enthusiastic about Education: Bachelors
in Computer Science, Masters in
Information Systems/ Management (Apr’15)
Excelled in business
analysis and stakeholder
management: 10+ years
Value IT Skills: 15+
years
Motivated to learn: Stanford
Project/Program Management
Certification (Sept 2016-2018)
Passionate about Agile
Principles: PMI-ACP (Dec’15),
Certified Scrum Master (Oct’15)
My
Education &
Experience

11. Project Manager: Digital Library
Applications & Deep Blue Data
Organizer: Hydra Special
Interest Group, Hydra
Code Club
Scrum Master:
MHydra, Fishrappr
Application Developer/
Analyst: MHydra, MI-Daily,
Deep Blue Data
Hydra Community: Co-chair
Interest Groups, Member
Hydraconnect 2016
Scholarship Committee
My
Experience
at Library
Mentor:
Library
Mentorship
Member: Dev Congress planning committee, LIT Training Task Force, Liberating
Structures Action Team, Communities of Practices PM & Facilitators groups

12. www.theodysseyonline.com