It's Now A Project
Start-Up & Planning
Business Case Template
Project Initiation Document
Stakeholder Analysis Template
Roles & Responsibilities Template
Space Data Sheets - Guidance, Template and Examples
Learning Spaces Examples
Examples of 'Internal' Stakeholders
Examples of 'External' Stakeholders
Managing Phases
Status Report Template
Controlling The Project
Change Control Form
Project Closure
Post Project Review Form
It is likely that in a major new build you will employ third party project management support. New College Durham allocated £200k of its £30 million budget to this activity. It was a decision that had to be fully justified to the governors and this justification was the comparative cost of getting things wrong! New College Durham did however adopt a hands-on approach and believes much of its success was down to the active involvement of the Principal and Project Sponsor. However good your Project Manager it is nonetheless the case that all staff involved in the project need a threshold level of understanding of project management as a discipline.
There are many ways you can bring staff up to this threshold level and one of the most cost effective is to use the JISC infoNet Project Management infoKit. The infoKit gives an overview of the topic suitable for all staff involved in projects and is regularly updated with more in-depth resources so it can serve as a refresher for more experienced project managers. Most of project management is plain, common sense and a lot of what we describe is simply a structured approach to what you would do instinctively. Many staff may have already carried out many project management activities but view this as simply 'getting things done' whilst recognising that they also rely heavily on luck, perseverance and strength of will. What we are offering is a structured approach and a set of tools that help you to 'get things done better'.
The infoKit offers various tools and templates that you can download and use for your own project. Links to example templates available are highlighted on this page. We have also included some worked examples from a learning spaces context such as the Space Data Sheets needed for this type of project.
