four things learned: project management

1. One key question in all projects should be: Why? That is, what is my motivation? Whom am I affecting and how?

2. Definition of scope is crucial. Which elements need to be functional online for the initial launch? Which elements could be considered desirable but regarded as optional add-ons for after the site is launched?

3. In addition to our public-facing Developing Librarian blog, we should create for ourselves a behind-the-scenes site (on Google Site, for example) where we can hold informal conversations about work-in-process.

4. Excel can serve as a clear, dependable project-management tool.

John L. Tofanelli

Author: John L. Tofanelli

John is Columbia’s Librarian for British and American History and Literature. His research interests include literature and religion in 18th- and 19th- century Great Britain, textual criticism, and book history. He has enjoyed the chance to explore the early architectural history of the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine.