Implementing the Ferl Practitioners' Programme (FPP)
A version of the core material of 'Implementing the Ferl Practitioners' Programme' is available for download as a printable version in pdf format. (The Adobe Acrobat Reader to allow viewing of pdf files is available for download here).
Introduction
This applied infoKit provides a framework that institutions can follow when considering the implementation of the Ferl Practitioners' Programme (FPP).
As any implementation of FPP will be a very unique one in terms of approach, timescale and scope, the key concern is to highlight:
- The advantages of using a structured methodology
- Some issues you ought to consider
- Ways of breaking down some of the issues into components
- Some practical resources to help you
Particularly with any programme of Staff Development it will be people issues rather than issues with technology that have the potential for impact on what you are trying to achieve. By this we mean that the technology will normally do what it was designed to do but that people's expectations, skills and familiarity with it may cause them to perceive that there are technical problems.
JISC infoNet has published a series of online materials, known as infoKits that provide a general framework for the lifecycle of information systems - Analysis, Planning, Implementation and Review (APIR).
Many of the materials can be useful in a wider context and a number of them have relevance to organisations implementing FPP, in particular the Project Management and Process Review infoKit materials.
