Nonprofit Project Management Tips and Tools
23@4: October 2012
Paul Clarke
Nonprofit
Resource Center
Lettice Haver-Torres
About the 23@4
0 Brief
0 Fast
0 Not subject matter experts
0 Resources for further study
Today’s Objectives
0 Overview of Project Management
0 Basic understanding of key parts of cycle
0 Tips and tools
0 Resources for further study
Emerging Leader attendance: 72Nonprofit attendance (individuals): 81Nonprofit participation (organizations): 79Programs: 13
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Project Management History
0 Since
0 1969– PMI
0 PMBOK
0 PMP
The National Archives UK on flickr
Project Management Lifecycle
Image by Ivan Walsh via Flickr
Define Phase
0Community need Goals What do we do?
0Why you? Why me?
0What does success look like?
0How are decisions made?
0What are our filters?
Defining to Planning0scope0time0cost0human resources
0procurement 0quality 0communication 0 integration
By J’Roo on Flickr
Implementation
0Feedback loop
0Define phase shows!
0Communicate clearly
0Track progress
0Rule your emotionsBy Pennstatealive on Flickr
Tips
0 Emotional needs and motivations
0 Collaboration invites conflict
0 Projects bring change
0 Celebrate success!
By hasmil on Flickr
A Little EQ in the Afternoon0 To be competent, and respected as such0 To belong to something larger than self
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4 Questions0 Do I have something to
contribute?
0 Is this project important to me?
0 Are we making progress?
0 How will this project support/threaten my core needs or interests?
By Clarkston SCAMP on flickr
What does EQ have to do with Project Management?
- recorded webinar by Lou Russell
0 “4 Hour Hangover”
0 Recognize Triggers
By anitafrances on flickr
Tools0File sharing
0 Google Docs0 Dropbox
0Training
0 Jing0 YouTube/Vimeo By Eva Funderburgh on flickr
https://www.dropbox.com/
http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html
More Tools0 Project Management0Basecamp0Big Picture0Trello
0Communication0Webex0Skype0Wordpress, etc. By Nick Johnson on flickr
http://basecamp.com/
https://trello.com/tour
Project Management Games0Task Dependencies to begin plan – Lou Russell0From Discover to Shape to Prioritize to Act:
http://innovationgames.com/
http://pcnrc.org/2011/03/30/collaboration-tools-and-resources/
http://vimeo.com/43928319
Russellmartin.ning.com
http://www.pmi-neic.org/web/index.php
Thank you!
Fensterbme on flickr
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