Project Management Certification

AFTER YOU ATTEND THIS COURSE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO:

• Understand how project management applies to libraries
• Understand and apply foundational project management methods
• Create and follow a realistic work plan
• Apply the project management planning method that best suits your library’s needs
• Identify, analyze, and plan for risks
• Develop sustainable and measurable project goals and objectives
• Determine your deliverables and clearly outline the scope of your project
• Document a project and track its progress
• Track budgets and deliverables clearly and efficiently
• Work within institutional constraints and guidelines
• Manage, control, and communicate about changes
• Establish a communication plan
• Manage and engage a project team
• Lead with clarity and kindness
• Communicate with project stakeholders and leaders
• Communicate with team members to solve problems efficiently
• Conduct efficient and effective meetings
• Create efficient processes for closing and reflecting on projects
• Collect data to demonstrate project impact and success
• Create processes for managing change and transitions
• Build and maintain meaningful relationships
• Iterate on processes and make improvements for future projects

THIS COURSE CONSISTS OF 4 ON-DEMAND COURSES:

Course 1: Project Management Part 1: Plans That Actually Get Used (4 modules)

Project management skills and strategies are useful in all kinds of situations, not just formal projects. This first of four online courses in the Library Journal Project Management Certification will help you understand and apply project management as a mindset that will help the way you approach all kinds of challenges. This course will teach you different methods for how to initiate, plan, and organize projects so that you stay on track and budget. Leave with an understanding of the foundations of project management in a library context to ensure that your future projects are set up for success.

Course 2: Project Management Part 2: Getting Projects Over the Finish Line (4 modules)

Project management skills and strategies are useful in all kinds of situations, not just formal projects. This second of four online courses in the Library Journal Project Management Certification will help you execute, monitor, and control your projects once they’re off the ground. This course will focus on monitoring project progress, managing change and risk, and communicating project status. Leave knowing how to establish a communication plan, document a project and track its progress, manage quality control and changes, and control the project to meet your goals.

Course 3: Project Management Part 3: Teamwork That Won't Make You Pull Your Hair Out (2 modules)

Project management skills and strategies are useful in all kinds of situations, not just formal projects. This third of four online courses in the Library Journal Project Management Certification will help you support and work with all the people involved on your project team. This course will teach you practical tips for how to manage and lead teams and stakeholders, how to conduct efficient and effective meetings, and best practices for clear and compassionate communication. Leave with tools to handle problems that arise with kindness, clarity, and confidence.

Course 4: Project Management Part 4: Maximizing (and then demonstrating!) Your Success (2 modules)

Project management skills and strategies are useful in all kinds of situations, not just formal projects. This last of four online courses in the Library Journal Project Management Certification will help you close, reflect on, and collect meaningful data from your projects. This course will teach you how to close your contracts, conduct performance reviews, and manage transitions. You will learn how to reflect on the lessons you learned alongside your team to build and maintain relationships and establish your desired processes for future projects. Leave with actionable ways to demonstrate your project’s impact and iterate for even more success in the future.

THIS WILL BE A SELF-PACED, ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE COURSE.

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE

This course is for any library worker whose role involves planning and completing mid- to large-scale projects. This course is appropriate for all levels of library staff.

EXPECTED TIME COMMITMENT

This course includes 4 on-demand courses, for a total of 12 modules, each designed to take approximately 4 hours to complete. You can move through the content at your own pace and on your own schedule. You’ll earn 48 hours of professional development credit and a Library Journal certificate of completion.

ON-DEMAND ACCESS

You will have access to the full course for 6 months from the course start date or enrollment date if enrolling after the course begins.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

Complete the course and earn 48 professional development credit hours. We provide a certificate that is emailed to you.

SUPPORT

For support with online courses, please contact course-support@libraryjournal.com .

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