Digital Project Management
Digital project management can be challenging. You may have to deal with mixed teams, all with different roles and responsibilities, and manage tight budgets and deadlines. The fluidity of the digital landscape and having to cope with the expectations of others add even more layers of difficulty.
Applying the approaches and methods of other industries to the problems specific to digital publishing requires thought, skill and a process of continuous improvement. This two-day course provides the skills needed to manage digital projects using Agile and other iterative techniques, through both classroom-based learning and follow-up coaching by email.
You’ll find that it’s relevant to all products requiring the writing of custom software and the machine-readable mark-up of content and metadata.
Learn how to…
- understand the difference between tackling print and digital tasks
- undertake complex projects using interactive project management techniques and Agile, Lean and Kanban methodologies
- select the best suppliers and put together effective teams
- deliver fit-for-purpose digital projects within required time scales and budgets.
This course contributes to PUB 15, PUB 22 and PUB 23 of the Book & Journal Publishing National Occupational Standards.
Who will benefit from this course?
Those involved in the management and delivery of digital projects, including editors, commissioning editors, web managers, project managers and publishers.
Programme
Day 1
Differences between digital and print publishing projects
Nature of the digital medium
Immaturity of mobile and internet publishing in terms of team structures, best practice and business models
Approaches to managing digital projects
The iterative model (Agile)
Benefits of an iterative method
Day 2
Managing a digital project
Effective framework for management and delivery
Case study: hands-on experience of using the framework
Beyond iterative approaches – using Lean and Kanban methodologies
Soft skills
The need for communication skills
Emotional conflicts and how to diffuse them
Practical questions and exercises to identify points where conflicts might arise.
Note that most of our short courses can also be run as In-company courses.
- Dates: 06 October 2015, 07 March 2016, 07 June 2016, 22 November 2016
- Duration: A two-day course
- Price: £795+VAT
- A number of discounts are available
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