Why a second look at project management?
We have been running an introductory course on project management for Library and Information Professionals for a while now, through TFPL. This has just been rebranded as Successful Project Management.
We also include a short module on "Managing Projects, Processes and Problems" in our Introduction to Management course and find just the summary slide included in this post very effective to tease out challenges and opportunities for managing projects more effectively.
And our one-day course on project management for those working in science based industries has just been quality assured and approved for addition to our offerings via Cogent Skills.
Many people are expected to lead projects without having received any or very little formal training. Although there are a lot of in-depth courses available for project managers, we've found we can make a big difference with just our one-day overview of the basics.
This newsletter picks up on four aspects of project management that have been cropping up quite regularly in our courses. It also builds on one of our previous newsletters: Notes for the occasional project manager.
Read the full version of RiverRhee's November-December 2015 newsletter
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