Managing Projects: "How to Keep One Step Ahead of your Project"
Bryan Owen, PMP
Northeast Document Conservation Center
June 9, 2011
9:30-3:30
Old Sturbridge Village
Sponsored by the New England Museum Association
and the New England Conservation Association
Audience: Practicing conservators, managing conservators, collections managers, museum professionals, and institutional conservation groups
Synopsis: There is much written about the essential skills and practices of project management. The PM literature provides detailed prescriptions for managing projects with various methodologies fitted to specific fields. But, beneath the flow charts, guidelines, formulas and technical jargon is a set of basic ideas that make up the core of effective project management. In this presentation, the speaker will provide an overview of definitions, an introduction of essential PM skills and practices; and, he will present case studies of projects that participants can relate to. Finally, participants are encouraged to relate their own work as to how they perceive and utilize strategies to achieve jointly held goals.
Objectives: After attending this presentation, participants will understand how to:
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· Understand some basic PM terms and principles.
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· Describe the 5 key project management processes as it relates to a Project’s life cycle.
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· Utilize critical strategies, principles, and techniques for assuring project success.
· Appreciate the interrelationship between technical skill and project fruition through active control of your projects
· Apply post-project analyses to create benefits for future projects and stakeholder(s)
· Value stakeholder(s) communication
· Achieve business success
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Handouts: Attendees will receive a list of definitions of basic PM terms and principles, and copies of key overhead slides as well as a succinct reading list.
Attendees: Will contribute by bringing past examples or future projects for analysis and practice
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