Victoria Genealogical Society Workshop - Project Management in Genealogy

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Saturday, November 14th, 2015
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Another in the series of Saturday Morning Workhsops hosted by the Victoria Genealogical Society. Join presenter Kathleen Lowe for the workshop on Project Management in Genealogy.

The primary challenge of any project is to achieve all the objectives. Although genealogy research can go on for years, it is still a project and should have goals and strategies for accomplishing them. Project management is defined as the process of planning, organizing, and controlling resources to achieve specific objectives. As such, project management methodologies can be applied to a genealogy research project. But what if you don’t know what your goals are, never mind how to achieve them? This workshop will discuss the project management tools that can help you define S.M.A.R.T. goals, carry out a SWOT (strengths- weaknesses-opportunities-threats) analysis, and create a plan. If you are working with other researchers, knowing your goals and having a plan can help them help you.

Worksheets provided.

OUTLINE: Introduction: Project management as it applies to genealogy SWOT Analysis: How to determine your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats Exercise: Do a ‘reality check’ of the skills/resources you need for your genealogy project Setting SMART Goals: How to set goals that are Specific, Meaningful, Actionable, Realistic and Tracked Exercise: Using questions to find your goals. Statement of Work: How vision and mission statements can define the scope of your research Exercise: Write a vision statement and a mission statement

Strategies: How to define activities/tasks that serve a purpose or provide an advantage

Exercise: Prepare a list of strategies and complete your project plan Kathleen Lowe is a Victoria-based writer and corporate communicator. In her 25-year career she’s worked as a staff writer for a business publication, a contract writer for a tourist magazine, the managing editor for a career publication, and a radio journalist. Her background also includes reorganizing a West African development agency’s publishing department, and helping establish a pilot Community Learning Centre in Ghana. Kathleen has more than 100 articles published in print publications and on websites.

For more information about her work visit: www.kmlowe.com. For more information about her ancestors visit: lowebaderancestry.blogspot.com

Seating is limited so register in advance by email to [email protected] or phone 250-360-2808