<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri">Register Now for This NISO Training Series!</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><a href="https://www.niso.org/events/2019/02/niso-training-series-project-management-information-community-managing-and" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Project
Management for the Information Community: Managing and Communicating the Process</a></p>

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2019! </i></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><i>While
I have an MLS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, project
management training was not part of the academic curriculum.  Yet there are an increasing number of voices
suggesting that perhaps this should be required professional training. As a
valuable skill for all information industry professionals, project management
skills would be useful to help solve many challenges librarians face working in
large institutions on initiatives that cut across departmental and
organizational lines, especially in these times of rapid change. – Maureen
Adamson</i></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri">For more on Maureen’s background, see <a href="https://www.niso.org/niso-io/2019/01/communicating-effectively-project-management-skills" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><i>Communicating Effectively With Project
Management</i></a>.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b>Scope of This NISO Training
Series: </b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri">There are three major levels of Project Management training:</p>

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 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri">Basic
     understanding of project management goals, terminology, and techniques to
     communicate more effectively with project managers and be a better
     decision-maker and/or team participant.</li>
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     to manage projects using project management principles and tools.</li>
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     and certification as a professional project manager.</li>
</ul>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri">          The
sheer variety of types of projects, organizational settings and environmental
factors means initial exposure is likely to lead some to seek additional
training and “lab work” with a professional, with further training and
explorations of how to best apply to the projects and situations one
encounters.  To effectively manage a project, training usually
requires experience to fully grasp the principles.  Well organized and
executed projects also lay the foundations for future successful cooperative
relationships and initiatives. </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri">         This
introduction provides the attendee with a basic understanding and exposure to
traditional project management techniques and new developments.  The goal
is to familiarize the user not only with basic project management but to also
lay a foundation for future training for those who would like to do a deeper
dive.  Later sessions will include presentations by special guest
speakers in education, technology, and librarianship to further explore how
they have implemented project management principles in different settings,
including for technology projects and in academic libraries.    </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b>Course Moderator/Instructor:</b>  <a href="https://www.niso.org/people/maureen-adamson" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><b>Maureen Adamson</b></a>,
Principal, Adamson & Associates</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri">Maureen Adamson is an information industry consultant
offering business planning grounded in market research and market insights,
optimizing knowledge of appropriate enabling technologies to deliver on
business and organizational goals. Projects often include qualitative and
quantitative market research and analysis of market needs, trends, and value
propositions. Assignments can also include product / service development. Her
approach to business planning and project management focuses on the importance
of understanding goals and context, clear objectives and communications. This
includes bringing marketing and technical knowledge into the planning process
to ensure strategic goals are pre-eminent in development.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b>Course Dates and
Duration:</b>  Friday, February 22, 2019
– Friday, April 12, 2019, The course will consist of eight segments, one per
week and each lasting between 60 and 90 minutes. Sessions are scheduled as a
lunch hour learning opportunity on Friday afternoons, 11:30 – 1:00pm (Eastern).
Registrations include access to an archived recording, distributed within 24-48
hours of the program segment. As per standard NISO practice, a single
registration allows the gathering of an <u>unlimited</u> number of staff from
your organization/institution in a conference room setting to view the event on
the day of the live broadcast.  </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri">Costs for this training series are detailed on the <a href="https://www.niso.org/events/2019/02/niso-training-series-project-management-information-community-managing-and" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">NISO
event page</a>.  Early bird registration
closes on February 8^th. <i>Note
that NISO training series have a history of selling out quickly</i>! </p>

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