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Project Management for Executive Assistants

Gain practical knowledge and current thinking to manage projects with confidence and ease.

Project Management for Executive Assistants

Course Overview

This course will provide insight into the mix of skills and techniques required by an Executive Assistant to work around project management. By the end of the course, you will be able to deal with any sort of project with a clear and efficient step by step methodology. You will return to work with a clear understanding of how to apply the techniques learnt.

What You'll Learn

  • An understanding how projects work
  • How to build a realistic project plan
  • The importance of defining your project’s specifications
  • The stages of the project life cycle and how they connect
  • Techniques for managing competing priorities and multiple demands
  • Practical negotiation and influencing skills to support project outcomes
  • Strategies for overcoming challenges, barriers and project dynamics
  • How to confidently present and communicate your ideas to stakeholders

What's Covered

  • The practical workings of projects
  • The full project life cycle:
    - Initiation and conceptual phase
    - Planning phase including tracking tools
    - Executing and controlling phase
    - Closing and project review phase
  • Developing project charters and vision statements
  • Managing multiple priorities and aligning goals
  • Working productively with your manager and key stakeholders
  • Maintaining momentum when collaborating with others
  • Key project management methodologies
  • Let’s put it into practice
  • Key take aways and personal action plan

Format & Inclusions

Our training programs are engaging and reflective of current best practice in the subject matter delivered. All of our sessions are practical with lots of individual and group activities, skills practice, role plays and a personal action plan.

We have activities and small group work throughout the session so participants are actively engaged which makes the learning transfer easier. Participants also receive individual attention from our expert facilitator who will gauge the pre-knowledge of the group, so they are able to target the content to their needs.

In addition to the workshop, participants undertake a pre-course survey (to determine individual needs), receive a Certificate of Attendance, free access to our online toolkit and follow-up email boosters.

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