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	== References ==		== References ==
	Project Management Institute. 2018. A guide to the project management body of knowledge: (PMBOK® guide). Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA: Project Management Institute.		* Project Management Institute. 2018. A guide to the project management body of knowledge: (PMBOK® guide). Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA: Project Management Institute.
	Tate, Karen, and Cynthia Snyder. 2006. The advanced project management memory jogger: a pocket guide for experienced project professionals. Salem, NH: GOAL/QPC.
			* Tate, Karen, and Cynthia Snyder. 2006. The advanced project management memory jogger: a pocket guide for experienced project professionals. Salem, NH: GOAL/QPC.

	There are lots of great articles, presentations and grey lit out there on project management and digital libraries. We've created a Zotero Group library at https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205688/dlf_pmg? and encourage you to add more when you read something good.		There are lots of great articles, presentations and grey lit out there on project management and digital libraries. We've created a Zotero Group library at https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205688/dlf_pmg? and encourage you to add more when you read something good.

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	A '''PROJECT''' must have a defined objective (product, service, result) with a start and a finish. Projects should not be confused with ongoing work.		A '''PROJECT''' must have a defined objective (product, service, result) with a start and a finish. Projects should not be confused with ongoing work. For example, a digitization unit with regular requests for digitization is ongoing work, whereas a project would be to digitize a certain number of objects by a certain date.

	'''PROJECT MANAGEMENT''' is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to carry out a project.		'''PROJECT MANAGEMENT''' is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to carry out a project.

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	== References ==		== References ==
			Project Management Institute. 2018. A guide to the project management body of knowledge: (PMBOK® guide). Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA: Project Management Institute.
			Tate, Karen, and Cynthia Snyder. 2006. The advanced project management memory jogger: a pocket guide for experienced project professionals. Salem, NH: GOAL/QPC.

	~~Project Management Institute. 2018. A guide to the~~ project management ~~body of knowledge~~: ~~(PMBOK® guide)~~. ~~Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA: Project Management Institute~~.		There are lots of great articles, presentations and grey lit out there on project management and digital libraries. We've created a Zotero Group library at https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205688/dlf_pmg? and encourage you to add more when you read something good.

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	This section reviews a few of the basic building blocks for the other sections of the toolkit. Please contribute additional project management fundamentals or other examples to the [[DLF Project Managers Toolkit]].		This section reviews a few of the basic building blocks for the other sections of the toolkit. Please contribute additional project management fundamentals or other examples to the '''[[DLF Project Managers Toolkit]]'''.

	[[File:ProjectBasics.png\|thumb\|right]]		[[File:ProjectBasics.png\|thumb\|right]]
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	Duration = (D(o) + 4D(r) + D(p)) / 6		Duration = (D(o) + 4D(r) + D(p)) / 6

	Critical to the success of any project is communication. Before beginning a project, consider the frequency (weekly, monthly, quarterly) and methods of communication (email, im, in-person; frequency of meeting). A communication plan should include the who, what, when, where, why & how.		Critical to the success of any project is communication. Before beginning a project, consider the frequency (weekly, monthly, quarterly) and methods of communication (email, im, in-person; frequency of meeting). A communication plan should include the who, what, when, where, why & how. See the '''[[Project Templates]]''' of the '''[[DLF Project Managers Toolkit]]
			''' for an example of a communication plan.

	== References ==		== References ==

	Project Management Institute. 2018. A guide to the project management body of knowledge: (PMBOK® guide). Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA: Project Management Institute.		Project Management Institute. 2018. A guide to the project management body of knowledge: (PMBOK® guide). Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA: Project Management Institute.

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	'''Three-Point Estimate'''		'''Three-Point Estimate'''

	Determine:		Determine:
	-optimistic value, D(o)		-optimistic value, D(o)
	-pessimistic value, D(p)		-pessimistic value, D(p)
	-realistic value, D(r)		-realistic value, D(r)
	Then:		Then:
	Duration = (D(o) + 4D(r) + D(p)) / 6		Duration = (D(o) + 4D(r) + D(p)) / 6

	Critical to the success of any project is communication. Before beginning a project, consider the frequency (weekly, monthly, quarterly) and methods of communication (email, im, in-person; frequency of meeting). A communication plan should include the who, what, when, where, why & how.		Critical to the success of any project is communication. Before beginning a project, consider the frequency (weekly, monthly, quarterly) and methods of communication (email, im, in-person; frequency of meeting). A communication plan should include the who, what, when, where, why & how.

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	This section reviews a few of the basic building blocks for the other sections of the toolkit. Please contribute additional project management fundamentals or other examples to the [[DLF Project Managers Toolkit]].		This section reviews a few of the basic building blocks for the other sections of the toolkit. Please contribute additional project management fundamentals or other examples to the [[DLF Project Managers Toolkit]].

			[[File:ProjectBasics.png\|thumb\|right]]

	A '''project''' must have a defined objective (product, service, result) with a start and a finish. Projects should not be confused with ongoing work.		A '''project''' must have a defined objective (product, service, result) with a start and a finish. Projects should not be confused with ongoing work.
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	A '''project manager''' oversees the project life cycle from planning, scheduling, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. There should only be one project manager in a project. Important characteristics for project managers are to be knowledgeable, performance-driven, and an effective communicator.		A '''project manager''' oversees the project life cycle from planning, scheduling, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. There should only be one project manager in a project. Important characteristics for project managers are to be knowledgeable, performance-driven, and an effective communicator.

	Project ~~Phases~~ include initiation, planning, implementation, and closing.		[[File:ProjectPhases.png\|thumb\|right]]

			'''Project phases''' include initiation, planning, implementation, and closing.

			There are different factors or constraints to monitor and control in a project. Commonly known as the '''triple constraint''', the scope, time, and cost are managed and adjust in a project. Quality and risk should also be considered.

	There are different factors or constraints to monitor and control in a project. Commonly known as the triple constraint, the scope, time, and cost are managed and adjust in a project. Quality and risk should also be considered.		[[File:TripleConstraint.png\|thumb\|right]]

	Project Management provides a framework and best practices for projects.		Project Management provides a framework and best practices for projects.

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	Project Management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to carry out a project.		Project Management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to carry out a project.

	A '''project manager''' oversees the project ~~lifecycle~~ from planning, scheduling, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. There should only be one project manager in a project. Important characteristics for project managers are to be knowledgeable, performance-driven, and an effective communicator.		A '''project manager''' oversees the project life cycle from planning, scheduling, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. There should only be one project manager in a project. Important characteristics for project managers are to be knowledgeable, performance-driven, and an effective communicator.

	Project Phases include initiation, planning, implementation, and closing.		Project Phases include initiation, planning, implementation, and closing.

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	This section reviews a few of the basic ~~project management~~ building blocks for the other sections of the toolkit.		This section reviews a few of the basic building blocks for the other sections of the toolkit. Please contribute additional project management fundamentals or other examples to the [[DLF Project Managers Toolkit]].

	A '''project''' must have a defined objective (product, service, result) with a start and a finish. Projects should not be confused with ongoing work.		A '''project''' must have a defined objective (product, service, result) with a start and a finish. Projects should not be confused with ongoing work.
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	Critical to the success of any project is communication. Before beginning a project, consider the frequency (weekly, monthly, quarterly) and methods of communication (email, im, in-person; frequency of meeting). A communication plan should include the who, what, when, where, why & how.		Critical to the success of any project is communication. Before beginning a project, consider the frequency (weekly, monthly, quarterly) and methods of communication (email, im, in-person; frequency of meeting). A communication plan should include the who, what, when, where, why & how.

	References		== References ==

			Project Management Institute. 2018. A guide to the project management body of knowledge: (PMBOK® guide). Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA: Project Management Institute.

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	This section reviews a few of the basic building blocks for the other sections of the toolkit.		This section reviews a few of the basic project management building blocks for the other sections of the toolkit.

			A '''project''' must have a defined objective (product, service, result) with a start and a finish. Projects should not be confused with ongoing work.

	~~Project = defined objective with a start and a finish~~		Project Management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to carry out a project.
	Project Management = application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to carry out a project
	~~Project Manager = person who oversees the full project lifecycle~~

			A '''project manager''' oversees the project lifecycle from planning, scheduling, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. There should only be one project manager in a project. Important characteristics for project managers are to be knowledgeable, performance-driven, and an effective communicator.

			Project Phases include initiation, planning, implementation, and closing.

	~~Project must have a defined objective (product, service, result) with a start~~ and a ~~finish (not ongoing work, not portfolio management or program management)~~.		There are different factors or constraints to monitor and control in a project. Commonly known as the triple constraint, the scope, time, and cost are managed and adjust in a project. Quality and risk should also be considered.
	~~Project Manager oversees~~ the ~~project lifecycle (planning~~, ~~scheduling~~, ~~executing~~, ~~monitoring~~ and ~~controlling, closing)~~. ~~There~~ should ~~only~~ be ~~one project manager per project (vs. teams, functional or operations manager)~~. ~~PM characteristics: knowledgeable, performance-driven, and personable.~~
	~~Project Phases: Initiation, Planning, Implementation, and Closing~~
	~~Triple constraint: Scope, Time, and Cost; also consider Quality and Risk~~

			Project Management provides a framework and best practices for projects.
			Example: The following formula can be used to estimate the time of a task.

	~~Project Management provides a framework and best practices (PMBOK)~~		'''Three-Point Estimate'''


	~~Example: Formula breaks down work into simpler ta~~

	~~Three-Point Estimate = Simple formula to estimate time~~
	Determine:		Determine:
	-optimistic value, D(o)		-optimistic value, D(o)
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	Then:		Then:
	Duration = (D(o) + 4D(r) + D(p)) / 6		Duration = (D(o) + 4D(r) + D(p)) / 6

			Critical to the success of any project is communication. Before beginning a project, consider the frequency (weekly, monthly, quarterly) and methods of communication (email, im, in-person; frequency of meeting). A communication plan should include the who, what, when, where, why & how.

	References		References

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	This section reviews a few of the basic building blocks for the other sections of the toolkit. Please contribute additional project management fundamentals or other examples to the '''[[DLF Project Managers Toolkit]]'''.		This section reviews a few of the basic building blocks for the other sections of the toolkit. Please contribute additional project management fundamentals or other examples to the '''[[DLF Project Managers Toolkit]]'''.

	[[File:ProjectBasics.png\|thumb\|right]]		[[File:ProjectBasics.png\|thumb\|right]]

	A '''~~project~~''' must have a defined objective (product, service, result) with a start and a finish. Projects should not be confused with ongoing work.		A '''PROJECT''' must have a defined objective (product, service, result) with a start and a finish. Projects should not be confused with ongoing work.

	~~Project Management~~ is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to carry out a project.		'''PROJECT MANAGEMENT''' is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to carry out a project.

	A '''~~project manager~~''' oversees the project life cycle from planning, scheduling, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. There should only be one project manager in a project. Important characteristics for project managers are to be knowledgeable, performance-driven, and an effective communicator.		A '''PROJECT MANAGER''' oversees the project life cycle from planning, scheduling, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. There should only be one project manager in a project. Important characteristics for project managers are to be knowledgeable, performance-driven, and an effective communicator.

	[[File:ProjectPhases.png\|thumb\|right]]		[[File:ProjectPhases.png\|thumb\|right]]

	'''~~Project phases~~''' include initiation, planning, implementation, and closing.		'''PROJECT PHASES''' include initiation, planning, implementation, and closing.

	There are different factors or constraints to monitor and control in a project. Commonly known as the '''~~triple constraint~~''', the scope, time, and cost are managed and adjust in a project. Quality and risk should also be considered.		There are different factors or constraints to monitor and control in a project. Commonly known as the '''TRIPLE CONSTRAINT''', the scope, time, and cost are managed and adjust in a project. Quality and risk should also be considered.

	[[File:TripleConstraint.png\|thumb\|right]]		[[File:TripleConstraint.png\|thumb\|right]]

	Project Management provides a framework and best practices for projects.		Project Management provides a framework and best practices for projects. For example, the following formula can be used to estimate the time of a task.
	~~Example: The~~ following formula can be used to estimate the time of a task.

	'''Three-Point Estimate'''		'''Three-Point Estimate'''
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	Duration = (D(o) + 4D(r) + D(p)) / 6		Duration = (D(o) + 4D(r) + D(p)) / 6

	Critical to the success of any project is communication. Before beginning a project, consider the frequency (weekly, monthly, quarterly) and methods of communication (email, im, in-person; frequency of meeting). A communication plan should include the who, what, when, where, why & how. See the '''[[Project Templates]]''' of the '''[[DLF Project Managers Toolkit]]		Critical to the success of any project is communication. Before beginning a project, consider the frequency (weekly, monthly, quarterly) and methods of communication (email, im, in-person; frequency of meeting). A communication plan should include the who, what, when, where, why & how. See the '''[[Project Templates]]''' of the '''[[DLF Project Managers Toolkit]]''' for an example of a communication plan.
	''' for an example of a communication plan.

	== References ==		== References ==

	Project Management Institute. 2018. A guide to the project management body of knowledge: (PMBOK® guide). Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA: Project Management Institute.		Project Management Institute. 2018. A guide to the project management body of knowledge: (PMBOK® guide). Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA: Project Management Institute.