Paper submitted to 2016 IFLA CPDWL Satellite Conference (cancelled)This paper presents the story of the implementation of a complex open-source
IT application at the University of Toronto Libraries. The success and failures of the management of this project are highlighted, with a focus on the project management methodologies and skills that, if employed, may have altered the path of the project’s delivery. The paper also examines various project management methodologies as used at other libraries, and will focus on how each can be adopted and adapted for projects and within organizations. The paper examines the state of project management training within North American iSchool curricula, and offers suggestions for how project management skills can be integrated into a library staff member’s skill sets through workplace professional development and/or outside formal education
