Project Management

The article Standard Methodology in Digital Library Project Management stressed the importance of implementing a project management process. When reading "How Not to Run a Digital Library Project,” I was reminded of when I didn’t place much importance in project management details. The project managers at one of my previous jobs were always stressed out and sometimes yelled at by the principal of the company and I certainly did not want that. I also remember when project managers would add more personnel to a project if it was falling behind schedule. The project was finished but for the most part the quality was poor due to lack of communication and employees wanting to do things their way. The Project Risk Management article was helpful in identifying that there are risks in the majority of projects. This article teaches the reader the importance to identify the risks and addressing possible solutions beforehand in order to be prepared if such risks would occur so damages and costs can be minimized. I have always been interested in business, maybe not initially project management, but the more I read about it the more I am interested so it’s a treat to have project management information in the DigIn courses.