People and culture of momentum
, 304–305
Pilot development
, 93
developing and promoting sprints
, 93–94
selecting projects and participants
, 94–95
Plan Stakeholder Management
, 122, 124
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner certification (PMI-ACP certification)
, 323
Portland Common Data Model (PCDM)
, 164
Practical imperatives for libraries
, 254–257
Pre-project planning
address organizational priorities
, 17
benefits of process
, 13
best practices for
, 15
and decision-making
, 4
defining project for organization
, 15–16
defining scope of project
, 5
feasibility assessment
, 5–6
gain sufficient buy-in
, 16–17
improving communication and transparency
, 14
improving decision-making
, 15
in libraries
, 10–13
moving approved project forward to project initiation
, 10
preventing overwhelming organization
, 14
prioritizing projects
, 9–10
project initiation, vs.
, 2–3
project prospectus development
, 6–8
promoting stakeholder input
, 13–14
tier one review
, 8–9
tier two review
, 9
workflow
, 3
Principal investigators (PIs)
, 95–96
Principles of Scientific Management, The (Taylor)
, 42
Prioritization of project
, 9–10, 25–26
Problem solving, leading, influencing, negotiating, and communicating process (PLINC process)
, 41
Process management methodologies
, 83
Kanban
, 85
Six Sigma
, 84–85
Product owner
, 73, 159, 211, 212, 317, 324
Professional Scrum Master certification (PSM certification)
, 323
Program and portfolio management (PPM)
, 208
Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act (PMIAA)
, 203
Program Review and Evaluation Technique (PERT)
, 44, 75
“Progressive elaboration”
, 265–266
Project cycle management (PCM)
, 51
Project Initiation Document (PID)
, 302
Project management (PM)
, 20, 38, 41, 42, 65, 72, 73, 90, 101, 116, 134, 168–169, 171, 200, 215, 221, 230, 246, 247–249, 252, 263, 296
in academic libraries
, 118–120
Agile and Scrum
, 235–237
on ALA Job List
, 72
approach
, 92–93, 264–265
approaches, tools, and methods
, 95
assessment for improving PM processes
, 138–140
basic shell
, 247–249
breaking down work
, 143
closing
, 182, 183–184
collaborative work and PM challenges
, 284–287
combining with change management
, 170–171
communicating with stakeholders
, 144–145
controlling
, 178–179
difficulties in libraries
, 318–320
downsides of PM philosophies
, 74–81
education and training assessment
, 280–281
effects on library administration
, 137–138
execution
, 40–41, 178–179
external analysis of organization
, 63–65
format and use of templates
, 98
as full time position
, 209
gap identification between LIS education and professional demands for leadership
, 282–283
Great Depression
, 43–44
guidelines for development
, 287–290
implementation
, 217
initiation
, 171–173
internal analysis of organization
, 60–63
knowing user
, 48–49
leadership imperatives for libraries
, 253–254
Lean
, 234–235
librarian
, 209
and librarianship
, 45–47, 59–60
in library literature
, 201
library staff
, 145
library use of PM methodologies
, 237–242
managing project in libraries
, 47
matters
, 104–105
maturity model
, 20
methods
, 74, 83–85, 230–231
mindset
, 249, 257–258
missing piece
, 201–203
multiple projects management
, 81–83
other methodologies
, 237
perspectives from business and industry
, 249–250
planning
, 176–177, 177–178
PM mindset
, 249–258
position model, organization, and value of
, 201–203
practical imperatives for libraries
, 254–257
in practice origins of digital PM
, 153–154
in practice overview
, 161–162
principles
, 252, 253, 264
process
, 39–40, 248, 251, 264, 268
process groups
, 117–118
as professional skill
, 45
project
, 52–55
project closeout
, 145–148
project initiation in practice
, 174–176
public showcase
, 100
reason
, 41–42
rich picture analysis for self-check project
, 68
risk analysis and risk management
, 66–67
role of project managers
, 98–100
running meetings, capturing decisions, and following up on action items
, 143
Six Sigma
, 232–234
skills
, 29, 283–284
stakeholders
, 65–66
standard processes development
, 142
standards and methodologies
, 26–27
standards in academic libraries, growing for
, 134–136
strategic imperatives for libraries
, 251–253
structure
, 55–57
systems thinking and
, 57–60
techniques
, 263
templates and tools
, 96–98
temporary nature of
, 38–39
tracking work
, 144
training
, 264
types of project
, 49–51
understanding projects arising and concluding
, 47–48
value
, 206–208
Waterfall
, 231–232
work structure and team interaction
, 95–96
See also Digital project management; Shadow project management
Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
, 39, 45, 47, 74, 116–118, 139
Guide and Association of PM
, 169
guidelines
, 2
project methodology
, 319
Project Management in Libraries, Archives and Museums (Corrall)
, 49
Project Management Institute (PMI)
, 21, 23, 29, 32, 38, 45, 116, 169, 176, 178, 182, 215, 248, 263, 264, 323
Project management Office (PMO)
, 26–27, 200, 206–208
at Hesburgh Libraries
, 208
organizational structure
, 209–210
professional librarian in
, 208–209
structure
, 217
Project management Processes Task Force
, 142
Project Management Professional certification (PMP certification)
, 323
Project manager (PM)
, 27, 41, 55, 56, 73, 76, 77, 79, 213, 217, 255
librarian
, 208–209
role
, 98–100
Project(s)
, 15, 38–39, 52, 73, 82, 168–169, 248, 253, 296, 303
acceptance and sign off
, 227
analysis
, 3
approaches and methods
, 302–303
budget
, 266
charters
, 117–118, 213, 225
close-out
, 28–29
conception
, 265–266
control
, 28
culture
, 255
definition and planning
, 266–268
dependencies
, 7
description
, 7, 225
Five W’s
, 52–53
framework
, 251
group dynamics
, 273
hierarchy
, 220
initiation
, 174–176, 265–266
lead
, 6
milestones and deadlines
, 226
mission
, 256
moving approved project forward to
, 10
narratives
, 252
objectives and outcomes
, 53–54
for organization
, 15–16
and participants selection
, 94–95
planning
, 264, 266
portfolios
, 2
pre-project planning vs.
, 2–3
project-based engagement
, 90
project-based organization
, 255
prospectus development
, 6–8
relationship
, 265
request form
, 224
request process
, 212–213
schedule
, 266, 288
scope
, 96, 102, 226
sponsors
, 73
staff buy-in
, 140
steps
, 54–55
submission
, 216
success
, 74
team members
, 225
types
, 49–51
Projects IN Controlled Environments (PRINCE2)
, 75, 116, 238, 239
PM approach
, 306, 308
style
, 298, 299–300, 302
“Pulse of profession” report
, 250