LegitimacyAuthoritySets ExpectationsDocumentationCommunicationProcess for ChangeMitigates Risk Recovery OptionsLessons for Future

Written Documents with Formal Approval

https://www.srpl.net/why-do-you-do-what-you-do/

WHYPurpose

Outcomes

WHATGoals

HOWObjectives

Project Plan

• Access•Confidentiality/Privacy•Democracy•Diversity• Education & Lifelong Learning• Intellectual Freedom

•Preservation• The Public Good•Professionalism•Service•Social Responsibility

Adopted June 29, 2004, by the ALA Councilhttp://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/corevalues

Core Values of

Librarianship

Community Values, Vision

Library Mission, Vision, Values

Core Values of

Librarianship

Community Values, Vision

Front: A New Service at Your Library

Back: Up to 3Core Values this service supports

• Access•Confidentiality/Privacy•Democracy•Diversity• Education & Lifelong Learning• Intellectual Freedom

•Preservation• The Public Good•Professionalism•Service•Social Responsibility

Adopted June 29, 2004, by the ALA Councilhttp://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/corevalues

WHYPurpose

Outcomes

WHATGoals

HOWObjectives

Project Plan

GOALS

OBJECTIVES

WHAT should this project accomplish in order to get us to that WHY?

HOW are we going to go about making those thing happen?

Look at your group’s Purpose

Statement for this Project.

What are some Goals we can define for the

Project?

WHYPurpose

Outcomes

WHATGoals

HOWObjectives

Project Plan

Remember:

Objectives are the specific things that are

going to be done in order to meet our

project goals and fulfill the purpose of the

project.

Specific

Attainable

Measurable

Relevant

Time-Bound

Purpose

Goal

Objective Objective

Goal

Objective

Specific

Attainable

Measurable

Relevant

Time-Bound

Purpose

Goal

Objective

Task Task

Objective

Task Task

Goal

Objective

Task

Do no more, no less.

Purpose Statement

Scope Definition

Project Requirements

Resource Roles &Responsibilities

Project Timeline

Budget

Communication Plan

Extremely simple, clear statements

summarizing the WHY, WHAT and HOW of

your Project.

Address specifically WHO will be impacted

and involved in the Project and set up

some clear expectations.

A tool for beginning to organizing the people involved in a project.

List EVERYONE impacted by the project in ANY WAY, and begin to define the ways they are involved.

A tool for defining Roles & Responsibilities in a Project.

Helps set Expectations within a project team.

•Responsible• Who will actually DO this task? • Who is assigned to work on this task?

R•Accountable• Who’s head will Roll if this goes wrong?• Who has the authority to make a decision on this?

A•Consulted• Who can provide more information about this part of the project?• Who has expertise or insight to share about this?

C•Informed• Who should be kept in the loop about this?• Who should get updates about this?

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Include a clear Project Timeline indicating the major Project Milestones.

This should be based on a detailed Project Schedule.

Forward Scheduling

Reverse Scheduling

PURPOSE

GOALS

OBJECTIVES

TASKS

SCHEDULE, RESOURCES

BUDGET

PURPOSE

GOALS

OBJECTIVES

TASKS

SCHEDULE, RESOURCES

BUDGET

VERSION A VERSION B

A strong Communication

Plan is ESSENTIAL

Account for EVERYONE

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Who - To, From

How - Medium

What - Content, Detail

When - Frequency

Why - Purpose

Evaluation