Project Management Skills: for Library & Information S...

Project Management Training for Librarians and Information Services: Level 2

One-day Key Skills in Managing Projects workshop for Information Professionals

Increasingly, managers of information or library services are expected to manage a variety of complex and multiple tasks. This can create problems of deciding priorities, allocating time and resources, keeping different stages of the work on track and motivating diverse and, often, virtual teams. This one-day Managing Projects workshop will help project managers and members of project teams to plan and implement their projects effectively.

This Project Management training course for Librarians and Information Services is made up of lectures and workshops and is designed with the aim of delegates achieving the following:

• Review the components of a good change management plan and methods of successfully communicating this to all involved.
• Personal action plan

Find out more about TFPL and how Level 2 Key Skills in Managing Projects for Librarians and Informations Services can help you here.

This Project Management training workshop is designed for information managers or information professionals involved in managing projects.

This one-day Project Management Key Skills for Librarians and Information Services  Level 2 covers the following areas:

• Project management techniques, providing a framework for managing complex tasks
  • The key elements of successful project management
  • What can go wrong: Small group discussion
  • The four key stages in delivering projects
• Project planning
  • Agreeing outcomes, identifying stakeholders/sponsors and assessing risks
  • Scheduling tasks, defining dependencies and identifying milestones
  • Using Gantt charts and other methods to assist in allocating and managing resources
  • Practical exercise to develop a project plan
• Keeping projects (and people) on track
  • Staying in control - Managing project teams to achieve excellent performance.
  • Systems for monitoring the progress of projects
  • Dealing with difficult situations in project teams
• Seeing it through to the finish
  • Managing the stakeholders
  • Completing the task and reviewing and learning from the process
• Action planning session

The cost of Project Management for Librarians and Information Services  Level 2 is £325.00 + VAT per delegate.

Information management and librarian and records training

TFPL is a specialist professional services company focusing on knowledge, information, library, records and web & content management. Since 1987, we have worked with organisations in both public and private sectors to help them develop and implement knowledge and information strategies and to recruit and train information and knowledge leaders and their teams.

TFPL Training offer training courses in effective information, knowledge, records and content working and work with clients to develop customised training & coaching. Our trainers are experts in all aspects of information, knowledge, records and web content management. TFPL Training provides both open and in-house courses in all aspects of knowledge, information and records management.

TFPL understands the importance of continued professional development. Whether you are a an organisation with staff training needs or an individual looking to develop your skills or consider career options, TFPL offer a range of services helping you to assess your skills and develop your career, including:

• Public training courses 
• Bespoke training
• Coaching
• e-Learning modules
• Customised skills toolkit 

Bespoke solutions - in-house training

TFPL has created a range of bespoke training solutions, providing you with a flexible and cost effective approach to training. Our training solutions are designed to ensure they address the current issues that are specific to your organisation, teams and individuals. Bespoke training offers clear advantages which include:

• Flexibility to arrange your training at convenient times for you and your employees
• Cost effective prices, giving you the opportunity to invest in developing you r talent
• Training delivery at your premises helps reduce time and costs associated with travel
• Tailored courses which are designed to meet your specific learning outcomes
• Team based training, encourages shared learning and collaborative working

Training courses can be adapted and bespoke awareness and learning programmes can be developed for groups of clients, and delivered in-house if required. If we do not have a suitable training course, we can often create one for you.

TFPL Training has been granted Certification Status by CPD, which means that all of our Training Courses and Events count towards Continuing Professional Development Units.

Find out more about TFPL and how Information Mangement training courses can help you and your organisation here.