http://McKenna.jiscinvolve.org What You Always Wanted To Know About JISC Programmes and Projects - But Where Too Afriad To Ask Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:19:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 'a temperamental person; a person who takes adulation and privileged treatment as a right and reacts with petulance to criticism or inconvenience' Sure we all come across these people in general work place, life and when running projects. The world of academia tends to have its fair share of 'donna's' but ... http://McKenna.jiscinvolve.org/2008/07/08/prima-donna/ It does matter how many projects or programmes you have managed the adage is true. It couldn’t me more true today. For over 12 months planning had gone into organizing the JISC Innovation Forum 2008. We covered all the risks and planned ahead.Then the unexpected happened. The Universities and Colleges Union ... http://McKenna.jiscinvolve.org/2008/06/06/all-ways-expect-the-unexpected/ For those who are not familiar with JISC it is useful to explain that JISC is not a single entity but consists of numerous projects, services, innovation centres and the executive each with varying degrees of autonomy. Like any family there is the caring but strict parents, the youthful and ... http://McKenna.jiscinvolve.org/2008/04/16/a-family-affair/ I have been recently asked to advise the VC and senior staff of a leading UK University on adopting programme management across the institution. Which has lead me to reflect on my experience of how Universities manage change, the reasons why it’s difficult to deliver and not always successful. Universities, colleges ... http://McKenna.jiscinvolve.org/2008/04/13/managing-change-%e2%80%98growing-pains%e2%80%99/  'everything must start somewhere'   The phrase comes to mind when writing the first entry in a blog. So where do I start? With me I guess. Well it is my blog. My role with JISC is to ensure that the programmes and projects are well managed and the benefits are shared and felt as widely as ... http://McKenna.jiscinvolve.org/2008/04/11/everything-must-start-somewhere/