--- title: "Think Clearly: The Lucidea Blog | Project Management" description: Project Management | Discover the how-tos, issues, ideas, challenges and solutions special librarians, knowledge management professionals, and museum managers need to know. --- [![Lucidea](https://blog.lucidea.com/hubfs/Lucidea_October2018/Images/lucidea-main-logo.png)](https://lucidea.com/) - Software Solutions - Integrated Library Systems - [SydneyEnterprise](https://lucidea.com/sydneyenterprise/) - [GeniePlus](https://lucidea.com/genieplus/) - Knowledge Management - [Inmagic Presto](https://lucidea.com/inmagic-presto/) - [Inmagic DB/TextWorks](https://lucidea.com/inmagic-dbtextworks/) - [LawPort](https://lucidea.com/lawport) - Museum Collections Management - [Argus](https://lucidea.com/argus/) - [ArgusEssentia](https://lucidea.com/argusessentia/) - Archives Collection Management - [CuadraSTAR SKCA](https://lucidea.com/cuadrastar-skca) - [Eloquent Archives](https://lucidea.com/eloquent-archives) - [ArchivEra](https://lucidea.com/archivera) - [ArchivEssentia](https://lucidea.com/archivessentia) - Electronic Resource Management - [LookUp Precision](https://lucidea.com/lookup-precision/) - [Eloquent Records](https://lucidea.com/eloquent-records/) - Resources - [Resources](https://lucidea.com/resources/) - [Upcoming Events](https://lucidea.com/events/) - [Think Clearly Blog](https://blog.lucidea.com/) - [Technical Support](https://lucidea.com/technical-support/) - About Lucidea - [Our Story](https://lucidea.com/about-lucidea/) - [Our Partners](https://lucidea.com/partners/) - [Press Room](https://lucidea.com/press-room/) - [Careers](https://lucidea.com/careers/) - [Contact Us](https://lucidea.com/contact/) # Think Clearly: The Lucidea Blog # We've Moved! **Think Clearly has a new home! [Click here](https://lucidea.com/blog) to see our latest posts.** **\***If there’s older content you’d like to catch up on, you can browse right where you are, **until Friday, April 5th**. We know it takes a minute to get used to change! ## [How to Define Archival Project Roles](https://blog.lucidea.com/how-to-define-archival-project-roles) Posted by [Margot Note](https://blog.lucidea.com/author/margot-note) on 3/11/2019 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Define Archival Project Roles](https://blog.lucidea.com/hubfs/define-archival-project-roles.jpg)](https://blog.lucidea.com/how-to-define-archival-project-roles) Projects enable archivists to undertake roles that differ from their usual positions and are training grounds for leadership. Team members likely have other responsibilities in addition to their work on the archival project. Identify gaps in skills or resources, and then begin to locate people to resolve staffing issues. Determining basic team member roles up front allows projects to move forward with vision and vigor. [Read More](https://blog.lucidea.com/how-to-define-archival-project-roles) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.lucidea.com/how-to-define-archival-project-roles#comments-listing) Topics: [Archives](https://blog.lucidea.com/topic/archives), [Project Management](https://blog.lucidea.com/topic/project-management) ## [How to Build a Successful Archival Project Team](https://blog.lucidea.com/how-to-build-a-successful-archival-project-team) Posted by [Margot Note](https://blog.lucidea.com/author/margot-note) on 3/4/2019 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Successful Archival Project Team](https://blog.lucidea.com/hubfs/successful-archival-project-team.jpg)](https://blog.lucidea.com/how-to-build-a-successful-archival-project-team) Archival project managers can create highly functional teams that embrace change, honor individual diversity and contributions, and demonstrate good faith and goodwill. There are many aspects of team-building to consider, including the fundamentals of team size and composition. [Read More](https://blog.lucidea.com/how-to-build-a-successful-archival-project-team) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.lucidea.com/how-to-build-a-successful-archival-project-team#comments-listing) Topics: [Strategy](https://blog.lucidea.com/topic/strategy), [Archives](https://blog.lucidea.com/topic/archives), [Project Management](https://blog.lucidea.com/topic/project-management) ## [Managing Expectations for Archival Projects: Tips for Archives Project Managers](https://blog.lucidea.com/tips-for-archives-project-managers) Posted by [Margot Note](https://blog.lucidea.com/author/margot-note) on 2/25/2019 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Tips for Archives Project Managers](https://blog.lucidea.com/hubfs/tips-for-archives-project-managers.jpg)](https://blog.lucidea.com/tips-for-archives-project-managers) Delivering a project on time, on budget, and with quality doesn’t always mean it’s successful. And even if expectations of cost and speed are met—or were unrealistic—stakeholders are the final judges of the project. In their eyes, the project may be late, over budget, or inferior quality. [Read More](https://blog.lucidea.com/tips-for-archives-project-managers) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.lucidea.com/tips-for-archives-project-managers#comments-listing) Topics: [Strategy](https://blog.lucidea.com/topic/strategy), [Archives](https://blog.lucidea.com/topic/archives), [Project Management](https://blog.lucidea.com/topic/project-management) ## [2019 Master Plan for Museum Professionals](https://blog.lucidea.com/2019-master-plan-for-museum-professionals) Posted by [Rachael Cristine Woody](https://blog.lucidea.com/author/rachael-cristine-woody) on 11/28/2018 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![2019 Master Plan for Museum Professionals](https://blog.lucidea.com/hubfs/musuem-planning.jpg)](https://blog.lucidea.com/2019-master-plan-for-museum-professionals) Winter is my favorite time to prepare for the year ahead. Regardless of when the fiscal year ends, the end of the calendar year is a natural point in time for us to take stock of the year that’s passed and prepare for the next twelve months. This is an opportune time to review goals for the year ahead and what it will take to get there. [Read More](https://blog.lucidea.com/2019-master-plan-for-museum-professionals) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.lucidea.com/2019-master-plan-for-museum-professionals#comments-listing) Topics: [Museums](https://blog.lucidea.com/topic/museums), [Professional Development](https://blog.lucidea.com/topic/professional-development), [Project Management](https://blog.lucidea.com/topic/project-management) ## [Museum Project Break Down—A Template](https://blog.lucidea.com/museum-project-break-down-a-template) Posted by [Rachael Cristine Woody](https://blog.lucidea.com/author/rachael-cristine-woody) on 7/25/2018 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Museum Project Break Down—A Template](https://blog.lucidea.com/hubfs/project-plan.jpg)](https://blog.lucidea.com/museum-project-break-down-a-template) Whether you’re undertaking a grant-funded project or a project being done in-house, project management principles should be applied. Most museums and other historical organizations don’t have a project manager on staff, and the idea of project management can seem overwhelming. 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