Building Strong Library Associations | Library Associations in Society: An Overview DAY 2 Session 4 Identify Milestones and Responsibilities: Slides

Building Strong Library Associations | Library Associations in Society Learning Outcomes At the end of this session participants should be able to: Identify milestones or timeframes for the goals and objectives in their proposal. Ascertain who is responsible for what in achieving the goals and objectives in their proposal. Outcomes for participants

Building Strong Library Associations | Library Associations in Society Objectives establish milestones, responsibilities and strategies for achieving goals. In the goals and objectives we looked at earlier, can you identify the milestone in each objective? Goal 1: To survey members and affiliates to establish which training/professional development is needed most. Objective 1: By mid-year, to design a member survey to establish training/professional development priorities. Objective 2: By the end of the year, to have administered and analysed the survey and communicated results to members/affiliates. Milestones

Building Strong Library Associations | Library Associations in Society In the goals and objectives we looked at earlier today, can you identify the milestone in each objective? Goal 2: To promote the benefits of undertaking the professional development programme to members and affiliates. Objective 1: Once the relevant publicity materials and the website have been updated to include information about the professional development programme (mid-year), undertake a campaign to promote the programme to members and potential members. Objective 2: By mid-year, to formulate a statement to be included on the website and in publicity materials/promotions which outlines the benefits of undertaking the professional development programme for members and for their client communities. Milestones (2)

Building Strong Library Associations | Library Associations in Society Objectives establish milestones but they also establish responsibilities and strategies for achieving goals. Using your performance measurement template, are you clear about who is responsible for these objectives? Notice that the responsibility for the first goal and the objectives to achieve it are different in this case, but not necessarily so. In the second goal, the responsibility for the goal and the first two objectives are the same, but different for the third objective. Responsibilities

Building Strong Library Associations | Library Associations in Society Development of a plan, a project or a proposal should include input from the governing board and from key beneficiaries of the proposal as well as key people in the association. To be successful, plans need ownership by key stakeholders. Build in accountability (Regularly review who's doing what and by when). Plans, projects or proposals should specify who is responsible for achieving each result, including goals and objectives. Responsible parties should regularly review the status of the plan or project and someone in authority should sign off on the plan. Ownership and Accountability

Building Strong Library Associations | Library Associations in Society By this stage, you have written outcomes, goals and objectives for your proposal, using the proposal template. Check whether you have indicated clear milestones for each objective. Note who will be responsible for achieving the objectives. Country team work on development proposal (1) (10 mins)

Building Strong Library Associations | Library Associations in Society Reflect on the issue you have chosen and confirm that this is the issue you wish to pursue. Review what you have learned so far and check whether your proposal could be improved. Country team work on development proposal (2) (30 mins)