Harnessing Your Projects: Using Project Management Techniques and Basecamp in Libraries Presented by: Barbara Lewis Coordinator for Digital Collections.

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Harnessing Your Projects: Using Project Management Techniques and Basecamp in Libraries Presented by: Barbara Lewis Coordinator for Digital Collections University of South Florida April 1, 2011

Agenda Introductions A project is… Project management is… Project management tools Using Basecamp™ Questions

A project is… A series of related tasks to be completed That has an explicit beginning and end And a defined scope of work Which often requires multiple participants, skill sets, and resources to achieve Specific deliverables for a customer

A project is… Worthy of being well managed

Project management is… A set of skills, techniques, and tools Used by a project manager to –Plan –Track –Report The successful completion of a project.

Project management is… Planning –Define the project and its scope –Assemble a project team –Identify the specific tasks required Work breakdown, schedule, and milestones Task relationships and dependencies Resources needed –Ascertain potential risks

Project management is… Tracking –Identifying completed tasks Time used Money spent –Recognizing and resolving bottlenecks –Detecting and adapting to changes –Ensuring quality

Project management is… Reporting Communication!!!

Project management tools Work breakdown structure –Project task and subtask list

Project management tools PERT charts (Program Evaluation Review Technique) and critical path analysis –Project tasks and dependencies

Project management tools Gantt charts –Project tasks and schedule

Project management tools Product Breakdown Structure –List of the components of a deliverable

Project management tools Microsoft Project OpenProj (open source) Trac (wiki-based) Easyprojects.net, etc. Basecamp

Using Basecamp™ Basecamp projects at USF –Digitization Projects –New Acquisitions Manual –Staff Core Competencies –E-Journal Processing –New Library Website –Textbook Affordability Project –Etc.

Using Basecamp™ Dashboard / Overview People / Permissions Task / To Do lists Messaging Writeboards File storage Time Tracking

Using Basecamp™ Limitations –No calendar or export for tasks –Tasks can only be assigned to one person –No view only users –Search doesn’t search Writeboards –Can’t globally change users assigned to tasks –Can’t convert To Do list to a template

Suggested Resources Project Smart – Comparison of project management software – Cornell Project Management Methodology – ethodology+%28CPMM%29https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/CITPMO/Cornell+Project+Management+M ethodology+%28CPMM%29

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