You’ve heard that a technology plan can help you budget and better plan for future technology acquisitions, but with everything else you do all day, who has the time? Come to this TechSoup and WebJunction presentation where we’ll share tips, tools, and tales from folks who’ve crafted their own tech plans without too much discomfort. In this webinar, you’ll: Hear about best practices for technology planning Get tips for writing clear and manageable goals and objectives Learn about tools that can help you through the planning process This webinar is best suited for folks at libraries and nonprofits who are getting started with technology planning or would like some help with existing technology plans.

1. Tips and Tools for Technology Planning July 20, 2010 Audio is only available by calling this number: Conference Call: 866-740-1260; Access Code: 6339392 Sponsored by

4. Tips and Tools for Technology Planning Sponsored by Presenters: Kendra Morgan & Elliot Harmon

5. Today’s Speakers Facilitator: Kami Griffiths, TechSoup Assisting with chat questions: Kevin Lo, TechSoup Elliot Harmon TechSoup Kendra Morgan WebJunction

9. Dangers of Poor Technology Planning flickr.com/ inky

12. Inspired by Ed Granger-Happ

16. Your Technology Team flickr.com/ dunechaser

18. A major issue the Accidental Techie has with her responsibilities (however informal they may be) is that they conflict with her core job function. Not everyone is a natural born multitasker, but the Purposeful Techie puts in place parameters that allow her to balance competing needs. It’s basic, but scheduling time in her calendar for maintenance and individual computer-user assistance at appropriate intervals in the day, week, or month will bring order to the support role and create boundaries. - Mark Shaw http://bit.ly/purposefultechie

21. What is the current workflow? What need is not met by the current workflow? Who is impacted? flickr.com/ mandyxclear

25. Get SMART! Write SMART goals and objectives to create a clear plan.

26. pecific : is it clear what needs to be done? easurable: are there specific measurements to gauge success? ttainable: are there sufficient resources, staff time, budget to achieve? elevant: does it support the library’s mission? imebound: when should it be completed or measured?

29. Implementation (the three P’s) flickr.com/ jinglesthepirate

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36. TechAtlas

37. One of the most critical purchases that we made was the Data Protection Manager (DPM) software for doing shadow copy/replica backups of our files … This advantage became especially important during the September 2008 windstorms when our Liberty Street location was without power for four days. We were still able to be partially operational because the site's data was protected at another location and was restorable to another server. http://bit.ly/foodbankplan

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