Tech Project Management
Posted on September 18, 2013 by Servant | Reflections| Tags: project management, technical project
In the SW industry, projects are managed to completion. They have well thought out goals and objectives. There is a defined budget providing resources. People, equipment, and services are thus available to make the project succeed. And the project gets managed on a day to day basis.
In the Church, there might be a long term technical project – such as upgrading our Video Equipment to High Resolution. Some of the same principles can and should be applied. The differences are in terms of time scales and resource allocation. Instead of buying everything at one time, equipment may need to purchased piecemeal. Instead of hiring someone to come in and set it up, you may need to motivate your volunteers to learn how to set it up themselves. In the end, the project can succeed, but it may never be a top priority of the Administration of the Church.