Presented to the Emerging Technology & IL Teaching Workshop. July 15, 2010 Seattle Central Community College http://informationliteracywactc.pbworks.com/Summer-2010-Workshop

1. making things
happen and getting
things done:
project management anne-marie
(of a sort) in libraries deitering
osu libraries
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3. goal/
outcome
lifespan
something new
cross-organizational
time &
cost

5. < brainstorm >

6. and, also...
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8. As a <user> I want <functionality>
so that <benefit>.
{Scrum}
{deb gilchrist}

9. As a <user> I want <functionality>
so that <benefit>.
{Scrum}
<action phrase> in order to <goal>
{deb gilchrist}

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12. how will the new project help our users
meet their needs?
how a new project will help us meet our
strategic goals?
how a new project will help us do things
better or more cheaply?

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14. how should the new thing work? how
does it work?
how, how well and how fast should we
build the new thing?
do we have the expertise to build the new
thing, and how will we fill any gaps?

17. what do our users really do, really want
(and how to find that out)?
what new things will have the biggest
impact on our users?
what are the best ways to communicate
with our users?

18. how can we find out what
they want?

21. OSU Libraries Home > Demos and Guides > WR 121
Tutorial 3: Using Sources to Research Your Topic
About this tutorial
This tutorial will help you to understand the difference between the different types of information sources
required for Essay #2, and show you some tools to find your required sources.
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What to expect
When you finish this tutorial, you will be able to:
•Differentiate between popular and scholarly article sources.
•Choose appropriate research tools to find specific source types.
•Identify useful source types for different information needs.
This tutorial has TWO units, make sure you complete both.
This tutorial has TWO quizzes, worth a total of 25 points.

22. OSU Libraries Home > Demos and Guides > WR 121 >Tutorial 3 >
Tutorial 3: Using Sources to Research Your Topic
News articles as sources
News articles are interesting sources for a number of reasons:
✴News articles are written for a popular audience.
✴They are comparatively brief, so the writer can't give the audience too much context.
✴They are meant to be current and up-to-date.
✴However, they can also provide historical perspective.

23. < prioritizing >

24. < planning >

25. 1
project charter
charge
proposal
gets the stakeholders on board
what’s the problem?
what can we deliver?
what assumptions are we making?
who cares?

26. problem? how do we circulate Kindles?
deliverable? circulating Kindles
assumptions?
✓that our users want to read e-books
✓that our users want to read popular fiction
✓that our users want to try out a Kindle
who cares?
✓library users ✓acquisitions
✓cataloging ✓library technology
✓access services ✓library administration

27. problem? how do we circulate Kindles?
deliverables? circulating Kindles
assumptions?
✓that our users want to read e-books
✓that our users want to read popular fiction
✓that our users want to try out a Kindle
who cares?
✓library users ✓acquisitions
✓cataloging ✓library technology
✓access services ✓library administration

28. deliverables
tangible
address the problem
measurabl
e
a deliverable is not a benefit
- a benefit is measured AFTER completion
of the project

29. problem? how do we circulate Kindles?
deliverable? circulating Kindles
assumptions?
✓that our users want to read e-books
✓that our users want to read popular fiction
✓that our users want to try out a Kindle
who cares?
✓library users ✓acquisitions
✓cataloging ✓library technology
✓access services ✓library administration

30. problem? how do we circulate Kindles?
deliverable? circulating Kindles
assumptions?
✓that our users want to read e-books
✓that our users want to read popular fiction
✓that our users want to try out a Kindle
who cares?
✓library users ✓acquisitions
✓cataloging ✓library technology
✓access services ✓library administration

31. constraint matrix
time
cost
scope

32. time
dependencies
milestones
deadline
s

33. pretend you see a beautiful,
winding, country road

34. feedback - responsiveness -
iterativeness

36. social project management/ 2.0
etc.
Defined as: Must have:

37. social project management/ 2.0
etc.
Defined as: Must have:
limited planning
limited documentation
DIY
small or no budget
release ASAP
BETA

38. social project management/ 2.0
etc.
Defined as: Must have:
limited planning small projects
limited documentation clear vision
DIY multiskilled teams
small or no budget feedback
release ASAP responsiveness
BETA iterations

39. wikipedia.org/en/Edupunk

40. who has veto power
who must be kept informed

41. how do you communicate with your users?
with each other?

42. documentation
initial proposal
schedule and deadlines
action items
report out - what you tracked, what happened,
what should happen next.