KDCS training courses focus on the creation, delivery and preservation of
digital resources from cultural and memory institutions. Our training courses
are aimed at managers and other practitioners from the library, museum,
heritage and cultural sectors looking to understand the strategic and
management issues of developing digital resources from digitisation to
delivery.
3rd March
Fundamentals of managing digital projects
Focused upon delivering digital resources and digitisation (the conversion to
digital formats) this one day course will inform managers and project staff
about how to approach digital projects.
Starting with effective project management through fundraising and
budgeting/costing issues the course will offer real life examples and tools to
enable effective management. The afternoon will focus upon writing requirement
specifications, tendering and selecting service providers. The course will
encourage discussion, questions and debate plus provide a structured
environment to learn about the management tools of the digital project trade.
Sessions:
* Planning and project management
Introducing the fundamentals of project management to enable effective planning
and risk management
* Fundraising and budgeting
Transforming plans into costed proposals for raising funds. How to work with
funding bodies to get what you both want.
* Writing requirement specifications and requests for proposals (RFP)
How to write a functional description of what is needed (whether service,
system or software oriented) to enable external service providers to
achieve the
desired outcomes.
* Tendering and selecting services
How to tender for and select services. Whether to work in-house or outsource
and how to use a decision matrix.
If you wish to attend any of these courses or events then see more details and
complete our online booking form at:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/content/training.htm
Courses will be charged at £90 (ex VAT) to all non-profit organisations and
current KDCS clients.
Registrations from the corporate sector will be charged at £180 (ex VAT).
All events are held in our London offices and usually begin at 9:30am and
finish by 4pm.
All 1-day courses include a buffet lunch and refreshments within the price.
Summer 2005 course schedule under development, contact KDCS to register
interest.
Regards,
Simon Tanner
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Simon Tanner
Director, King's Digital Consultancy Services
King's College London
Kay House, 7 Arundel Street, London WC2R 3DX
tel: +44 (0)7793 403542
email: [log in to unmask]
www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/
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Simon Tanner
Director, King's Digital Consultancy Services
King's College London
Kay House, 7 Arundel Street, London WC2R 3DX
tel: +44 (0)7793 403542
email: [log in to unmask]
www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/
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