PowerPoint presentation, re-edited for SlideShare, developed for a class on Starting Your Own Business.

1. PowerPoint Presentation
by Linda Doll

2. Project Management done right!

3. Project Management by the Book
is the premier purveyor of expertise for
managing projects whether they be
bricks and mortar or virtual.

4. Our service is to step in and provide the
personnel with appropriate training, expertise
and drive to accomplish any project, from
physical (such as moving collections) to virtual
(such as data migration).

5. Our customers are Library Directors and
Library Boards of Trustees, as well as small to
medium companies with project management
needs.

6. As libraries face lessened funding, they can no
longer afford to hire permanently to gain the
expertise to handle occasional projects.
By using our services, they can right-size their
staff, boosting efficiency.

7. Issue
 Overstaffed with cost of
salary and benefits for the
next twenty years.
 Projects done by unqualified
staff not up to standards.
 Projects done by staff
unfamiliar with library
standards or new technology.
Response
 Right-sizing the staff saves
money.
 Professional highly-trained
staff assures satisfactory
outcome.
 Access to best practices and
new technology.

8. Project Management by the Book will offer highly-trained
professionals to handle any kind of project that may be
found in a library. We will hire newly-minted Library
Science graduates, and thereby gain access to the latest
best practice and technological know-how available.
Libraries will benefit by being able to hire the expertise
to accomplish their projects without the commitment
entailed by hiring permanently.

9. Library in-house talent
Other Project Management Firms
Freelance talent

10. Our objective will be to become the established “go to”
organization when libraries determine that they have a
need that will be satisfied with a project.
Our secondary objective will be to employ Library
Science graduates: to give them income, experience and
job skills that make them more employable.

11. Founding of the Company:
Primary Permanent Partner: Linda Doll
Equipment: laptop computers, smart phones and Internet connection
Addition of permanent staff:
Hiring of Second Permanent Partner to handle virtual projects
Equipment: laptop computers, smart phones and Internet connection
Education: Project Management Certification from Project Management
Institute
Addition of temporary staff:
Hiring of newly-minted Librarians
Equipment: laptop computers, smart phones and Internet connection
Education: Project Management Certification from Project Management
Institute

12. Forecast
First Year:
Primary Permanent Partner $60K
Second Year:
Primary Permanent Partner @$80K
Second Permanent Partner @$80K
Third Year:
Primary Permanent Partner @$80K
Second Permanent Partner @$80K
Line Staff Librarian @ $60K
Line Staff Librarian @ $60K
Strategy
First Year:
Projected winning of four projects.
Second Year:
Hiring of second permanent partner to
handle virtual projects.
Third Year:
Hire two newly-minted librarians to support
increased project opportunities.

13. We will continue to build brand and strive to become the
automatic answer to any perceived library project need.
We will also will continue to train and place newly-
minted librarians in projects, giving them skills and
experience, making them more employable and replacing
our talent as they get hired away.
We will eventually offer a research service, tailored to the
needs of business, such as competitive business
intelligence, industry analysis and market research.

14. …any questions?