Administrative professionals now handle many tasks once done by specialists, and much of that work is really a project. Because it is rarely recognized as such, few receive the training or tools to manage it well, and the work lands on a full schedule with decisions made elsewhere and no team to help.

This 90-minute project management webinar for administrative professionals adapts widely used methods so you can deliver results on time and on budget while avoiding the biggest pitfalls. You'll cover project initiation and stakeholder analysis, requirements and scope, a work breakdown structure, the critical path, scheduling and tracking, budgets, risk, communication, monitoring and control, and closure with lessons learned.

You don't need the title of project manager to succeed as one.

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?

A large, unfamiliar assignment can shake anyone's confidence, especially when roadblocks appear or risks become real. The fundamentals of project management, used on projects around the world, give you a reliable way through.

This session suits administrative professionals, executive assistants, office managers, supervisors and small business owners who want to manage projects well, build on their current performance and prepare for more advanced work.

AREA COVERED

The context for project management

• What projects are and where they fit
• Project success factors and pitfalls

Project initiation

• Articulating the project's business problem
• Performing a 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 proactively escalating risk

Human resource and communication plan

• Managing people and communicating effectively

Execution, monitoring and control

• Managing and monitoring scope, schedule, cost and quality

Project closure

• Applying lessons learned for continuous improvement

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Articulate the business problem your project will solve
• Replace your to-do list with a plan that groups tasks logically
• Manage your project team of critical 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