Managing People and Projects in Museums - Strategies That Work

Managing People and Projects in Museums is a practical guide about the intersection of projects and individuals in the museum workplace. Chapters contain the experiences of the author and other museum professionals and literature from the field. Case studies and an Appendix with templates, tools, and hypothetical class exercises are included.

List of contents

1 Introduction

2 The Big Picture: Strategic Planning and Organizational Development

3 Managing People in Museums

4 Leadership in Museums

5 Project Management in Museums

6 Creating the Project Plan

7 Creating the Project Team

8 Successful Team Dynamics

9 Evaluating the Project

10 Project Teams in Action: Case Studies

Appendix A Exhibit Plan Template
Appendix B Exhibit Postmortem Results
Appendix C Committee Charter Template
Appendix D Accountability Chart
Appendix E Exhibit Project Charter
Appendix F Project Proposal Form
Appendix G Hypothetical Project Planning Exercise
Appendix H Hypothetical Team Planning Exercise

About the author

By Martha Morris

Product details

• Authors: Martha Morris, Morris Martha
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.07.2017
• EAN: 9781442273665
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-7366-5
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: American Association for State and Local History
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Museum Administration & Museology, Business & management, Museology & heritage studies