Project Management for Executive Assistants

    

Who is it for?

This workshop is designed for those who carry out assignments, whether or not they are called projects, in any business area or profession, including:

• executive assistants and administrators
• business centre services staff
• project support staff, such as coordinators, project assistants and people performing non-technical assignments and administrative projects.

What business issues will we address?

Learn the skills and the structure that will help you manage longer-term projects; act as a central partner interacting with various departments, and keep an eye on the budget and schedule. This includes: Factors that influence project success, and classic ways of managing them; Understanding the customer's requirements, leading to effective project initiation; Planning, implementing and controlling the project; Dealing with the unexpected; Communicating the right things to the right people at the right time; Closing the project.

What will I be able to do after participating?

After attending this workshop, you will:

• feel more confident about accepting responsibility for new projects
• understand the importance of communication within the project team
• be able to identify and apply useful and appropriate tools that will help you manage the process more effectively
• be better able to stay in control of your projects, however dynamic your business environment may be
• know how to deal with unexpected setbacks.