Project management with limited resources Program SCRATCH

Project Management with Limited Resources Presented by: Lisa DiDonato Project Manager for Basic Skills Research, Research and Institutional Effectiveness at Mt San Antonio College About the Presenter • 17 years experience as a researcher – 1st professional position as a survey interviewer for the U.S Forest Service – Additional research experiences • Institutional researcher positions – Richland Community College in Dallas – Rowland Unified School District – Mt San Antonio College Introductions Name? College? Title/Position? Microsoft Office with Excel? Funds for new software? History of Basic Skills Initiative at Mt San Year Antonio College Pilot projects began Feb 2007, ended June 2007 Limited participation and project completion Year full-time, part-time, and half-time researchers were hired to provide research support for all funded projects, but especially those over $20,000 Year full-time permanent and full-time hourly researchers provide support for BSI funded projects Year ? Project Management • Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives Challenges of Project Management • The primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goals and objectives while honoring the project constraints Typical constraints are scope, time, and budget The secondary—and more ambitious—challenge is to optimize the allocation and integration of inputs necessary to meet pre-defined objectives Discover the Goals & Objectives Stated Goal Provide measureable outcomes for all Basic Skills Initiative funded projects over $20,000 Our Challenge • Complete the following in less than months – Understand the goals and objectives of the Basic Skills Initiative (Poppy Copy) – Determine who and what projects were funded – Assist in the development of measurable outcomes for all projects funded over $20,000 – Measure the outcomes – Report the outcomes Our Challenge • Complete the following in less than months Understand the goals and objectives of the Basic Skills Initiative (Poppy Copy) – Determine who and what projects were funded Database Our Challenge • Complete the following in less than months Understand the goals and objectives of the Basic Skills Initiative (Poppy Copy) Determine who and what projects were funded – Assist in the development of measurable outcomes for all projects funded over $20,000 BSI PIE formerly Known As PEO • Contacted all managers, met with over 80% • Different flavors of PIE (Excel or Word) • Linked to database Database Our Challenge • Complete the following in less than months Understand the goals and objectives of the Basic Skills Initiative (Poppy Copy) Determine who and what projects were funded Assist in the development of measurable outcomes for all projects funded over $20,000 –Measure the outcomes Measure the Outcomes • Conduct research outlined in column • Variety of programs used to accomplish this goal – Microsoft Office, SPSS, Remark OMR & Web Survey • Linked to database $ Open Office, Microcase, Survey Monkey Database Our Challenge • Complete the following in less than months Understand the goals and objectives of the Basic Skills Initiative (Poppy Copy) Determine who and what projects were funded Assist in the development of measurable outcomes for all projects funded over $20,000 Measure the outcomes –Report the outcomes Final Reports • Binder of all BSI PIEs and their associated reports Final Reports • Binder of all BSI PIEs and their associated reports • Annotated Bibliography • Highlights Article • PDF File on CD with hardcopy to each committee member Modifications • Entering the five column model data into tables • Tracking contacts • AUO, SLO, SA tracking • Expected completion dates • Next year rubric for evaluation? Programs Used with Free Counterparts • Microsoft Office with Access • Open Office • Adobe Acrobat Professional • PDF Creator • SPSS • Free stats program • Remark Web Survey • Survey Monkey Discussion ... funded projects, but especially those over $20,000 Year full-time permanent and full-time hourly researchers provide support for BSI funded projects Year ? Project Management • Project management. .. organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives Challenges of Project Management • The primary challenge of project management is to... Microsoft Office with Excel? Funds for new software? History of Basic Skills Initiative at Mt San Year Antonio College Pilot projects began Feb 2007, ended June 2007 Limited participation and project