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The Instructional Designer’s Guide to Project Management
Feeling overwhelmed by everything instructional design now demands, from tight timelines, collaborating with SMEs to evolving tech, and high expectations?
Instructional design is no longer just about knowing theories and practices. It’s about leading people, managing timelines, handling competing priorities, and delivering quality under pressure. Yet, most instructional designers are never taught how to manage projects, navigate stakeholders, or steer course builds through uncertainty.
This book changes that.
It bridges the gap between learning design and project management. Whether you're building your first course or managing a portfolio of courses, this practical guide gives you the tools, strategies, and mindset to thrive in today’s fast-paced learning environments.
Inside, you'll discover how project management principles directly to instructional design.Collaborate more effectively with SMEs and stakeholders.Avoid burnout and prevent common pitfalls like scope creep and poor communication.Lead course builds with clarity, confidence, and strategic insight.You’ll also explore how to manage real-world challenges, from juggling tight deadlines to resolving conflict and staying focused on what matters creating meaningful learning experiences.
If you're ready to feel more in control of your instructional design projects, this book will show you how.
Instructional design is no longer just about knowing theories and practices. It’s about leading people, managing timelines, handling competing priorities, and delivering quality under pressure. Yet, most instructional designers are never taught how to manage projects, navigate stakeholders, or steer course builds through uncertainty.
This book changes that.
It bridges the gap between learning design and project management. Whether you're building your first course or managing a portfolio of courses, this practical guide gives you the tools, strategies, and mindset to thrive in today’s fast-paced learning environments.
Inside, you'll discover how project management principles directly to instructional design.Collaborate more effectively with SMEs and stakeholders.Avoid burnout and prevent common pitfalls like scope creep and poor communication.Lead course builds with clarity, confidence, and strategic insight.You’ll also explore how to manage real-world challenges, from juggling tight deadlines to resolving conflict and staying focused on what matters creating meaningful learning experiences.
If you're ready to feel more in control of your instructional design projects, this book will show you how.
152 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 27, 2025
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September 13, 2025
Bridging the gap
I really enjoyed this book. It is informed, informative and also entertaining. This is especially true in the narrative style story/case study of a team adding project management methodologies and processes to their instructional design knowledge.
The first part is adding psychology to the instructional design process. As an instructional designer myself, I recognise the difficulties highlighted in this book. A big part of the job is dealing with people (stakeholders and SMEs in particular). Sending the right signals, using the right language and checking your/my own ego are a big part of the job.
The second part of the book is written in the narrative of a person Bob being put in charge of an instructional design team. Though not an instructional designer himself he uses his leadership and project management background to get the best out of the team. Internal conflicts, clashing of ideas, familiar problems and adaptation to success follow.
To me telling a story to get the information across really works for my learning style, but the important points are re-highland at the end of every chapter as reflections.
I really enjoyed this book. It is informed, informative and also entertaining. This is especially true in the narrative style story/case study of a team adding project management methodologies and processes to their instructional design knowledge.
The first part is adding psychology to the instructional design process. As an instructional designer myself, I recognise the difficulties highlighted in this book. A big part of the job is dealing with people (stakeholders and SMEs in particular). Sending the right signals, using the right language and checking your/my own ego are a big part of the job.
The second part of the book is written in the narrative of a person Bob being put in charge of an instructional design team. Though not an instructional designer himself he uses his leadership and project management background to get the best out of the team. Internal conflicts, clashing of ideas, familiar problems and adaptation to success follow.
To me telling a story to get the information across really works for my learning style, but the important points are re-highland at the end of every chapter as reflections.
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