The Project that Hurts Your Head: Simple Project Management for the Innovating Law Librarian

Authors

Cynthia Bassett, University of Missouri Law SchoolFollow
Resa Kerns, University of Missouri School of LawFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

10-18-2013

Abstract

Today’s law librarians are working to increase the value we add to our organizations as well as our visibility. To do this, we have taken on sophisticated projects, often involving multiple partners. The need has never been greater to grow and hone our project management skills. Using the case studies of a website redesign project involving multiple departments and the implementation of an institutional repository, we will explore the overall project life cycle. This session will provide tools for common pitfalls such as losing energy and focus, troubles balancing long term goals with short term needs, and the triple whammy of perfectionism, analysis paralysis, and scope creep.

Recommended Citation

Cynthia Bassett and Resa Kerns, The Project that Hurts Your Head: Simple Project Management for the Innovating Law Librarian (2013). Available at: http://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/facpubs/505