Project Management for Small and Rural Departments: Getting a Project from Idea to Reality

Sunday, October 15, 2023

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM PST

Location: Room: 2

Speaker(s)

David Lewis

Senior Policy Advisor
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Maria M. Cardiellos

Executive Director
IJIS Institute
Ashburn, Virginia, United States
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Ashwini Jarral

Director
IJIS Institute

There are numerous great ideas by smaller and rural police departments to improve the way they do business. These ideas can include progressive ways to address violent and local crimes, technology, or equipment for the agency and community. Bringing these ideas to fruition takes a project plan, identifying funding avenues, posting achievable requests for proposals (RFPs), and managing the project from the planning stages to implementation. Once implemented, the evaluation process is just as important and viable statistics. This workshop will address these items on a scale that police executives from smaller or rural agencies can use to bring their projects home.