Administrative professionals now handle many tasks once done by specialists, and most of these are really projects. Because management rarely labels them that way, few admins get project management training or tools, even as work piles onto a full schedule with no team and key decisions made elsewhere.
This 60-minute project management webinar for administrative professionals adapts widely used methods to that reality. You'll move through initiation, planning and scheduling, cost and risk management, people and communication, execution and control, and closure, while steering clear of the biggest project pitfalls.
You don't need the title of project manager to succeed as one, and these skills carry into every assignment and prepare you for more advanced work.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
A large, unfamiliar assignment can shake anyone's confidence, especially when roadblocks appear or risks come true. The fundamentals of project management, used on countless projects worldwide, give you proven techniques to get the results you need and show your value.
This session suits administrative professionals, executive assistants, office managers, supervisors and small business owners.
AREA COVERED
The context for project management
- What projects are and where they fit
- Project success factors and pitfalls
Project initiation
- Stating the business problem
- Stakeholder analysis
Planning and scheduling
- Discovering requirements
- Analyzing scope, constraints and assumptions
- Creating a work breakdown structure and tactical plan
- Managing the critical path
- Scheduling, assigning responsibility and tracking
Cost management
- Managing your budget
Risk management
- Defining risks in a risk impact matrix
- Tracking, managing and escalating risk proactively
Human resource and communication plan
- Managing people and communication effectively
Execution, monitoring and control
- Monitoring scope, schedule, cost and quality
Project closure
- Applying lessons learned for continuous improvement
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- State the business problem your project will solve
- Replace a to-do list with tasks organized into a logical plan
- Manage your project team of key stakeholders
- Track progress and recover quickly when work slips
- Demonstrate successful project completion
- Apply lessons learned to your next project
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
- Administrative Professionals
- Executive Assistants
- Office Managers
- Supervisors
- Small Business Owners
A large, unfamiliar assignment can shake anyone's confidence, especially when roadblocks appear or risks come true. The fundamentals of project management, used on countless projects worldwide, give you proven techniques to get the results you need and show your value.
This session suits administrative professionals, executive assistants, office managers, supervisors and small business owners.
The context for project management
- What projects are and where they fit
- Project success factors and pitfalls
Project initiation
- Stating the business problem
- Stakeholder analysis
Planning and scheduling
- Discovering requirements
- Analyzing scope, constraints and assumptions
- Creating a work breakdown structure and tactical plan
- Managing the critical path
- Scheduling, assigning responsibility and tracking
Cost management
- Managing your budget
Risk management
- Defining risks in a risk impact matrix
- Tracking, managing and escalating risk proactively
Human resource and communication plan
- Managing people and communication effectively
Execution, monitoring and control
- Monitoring scope, schedule, cost and quality
Project closure
- Applying lessons learned for continuous improvement
- State the business problem your project will solve
- Replace a to-do list with tasks organized into a logical plan
- Manage your project team of key stakeholders
- Track progress and recover quickly when work slips
- Demonstrate successful project completion
- Apply lessons learned to your next project
- Administrative Professionals
- Executive Assistants
- Office Managers
- Supervisors
- Small Business Owners