Electronic Project Management

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Electronic Project Management


Dates:

2-3 October 2008 (a two-day course)

 

Price:

£689+VAT (a number of discounts are available)

 

Venue:

The Publishing Training Centre in Wandsworth, London (see a map and a list of local hotels)


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"Greater understanding of the issues and processes involved in developing electronic materials. The course was well paced and I welcomed the use of examples to support points made."

Edexcel delegate



Many publishers have discovered that taking advantage of the publishing opportunities offered by CD-ROM and Internet technology is more difficult than it may at first appear. But help is at hand! This much needed course will help you to:

 

  • understand the fundamental differences between managing the design and delivery of offline, online and printed publications
  • choose appropriate suppliers and team members and get maximum value from them
  • monitor the development of the project and produce documentation to aid communication
  • acquire and manage assets to maximise future opportunities
  • take advantage of rapidly changing technology.

Programme

Day one

  • The Big Picture
  • Are you ready to start?
  • The development team
  • The development lifecycle
  • Project documentation
  • Product design methodologies
  • Case study
  • Target platforms
  • Information architecture
  • Screen design for non designers
  • Estimates
  • Schedules and budgets

 

Day two

  • Accessibility
  • Reading from the screen
  • Asset management
  • Software development
  • The principles of writing for the web
  • Prototypes
  • Suppliers
  • E-commerce
  • Servers
  • Facilities and technology
  • Clients and stakeholders
  • Risk management
  • Testing
  • Project closure
  • Common mistakes

 

Who will benefit from this course?
Anyone involved in managing electronic projects


Your tutor
Gordon Plant is a project manager and information architect with nine years' experience of developing for CD-ROM, web and intranets. He is the founder of User Analytics, a web usability and accessibility consultancy, and has worked with many educational and government clients, including the Arts Council, Screenlearning, HarperCollins and Pearson Education. Gordon is also a part time lecturer in usability and project management at Bath Spa University.


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Dates: 2-3 October 2008

Price: £689+VAT (a number of discounts are available).

Venue: The Publishing Training Centre in Wandsworth, London (see a map and a list of local hotels).

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Course title:
Electronic Project Management
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2-3 October 2008