Project Management for PAs

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PAs and administrators are increasingly being asked to support projects and/or manage their own projects. This seminar has been designed to help you to manage your projects with confidence and provide valuable support for others.

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Project Management for the PA

Emma AltmanEmma Altman

Project Manager, Trainer (and former PA)

• Projects are a normal way of allocating

work

• Events, small changes etc.

You’re already running projects…

• But how do you run projects you’ve no

previous experience in running?

Project Framework

PrepareTest & Trial

Deliver EvaluatePlanStart

FinishGateway reviews

A process for everything you’ve never done before…

Trial

Business Case

Definition

Plan & Budget

Communication

PID

Risk management

Business Case

Monitor & control

Communication

Review & revise

Risk management

Monitor & control

Communication

Risk management

Evaluate

Close

Why? How? Can we do it better?

Lets do it! How did we do?

Risk management

Project Framework

Start

FinishGateway reviews

A process for everything you’ve never done before…

EvaluateDeliverTest & Trial

PlanPrepare

Business Case

Definition

Plan & Budget

Communication

PID

Risk management

Business Case

Monitor & control

Communication

Review & revise

Risk management

Monitor & control

Communication

Risk management

Evaluate

Close

Why? How? Can we do it better?

Lets do it! How did we do?

Risk management

Trial

You’re already organised…

Project

Framework ..

Your

organisation

skills

Your

communication

skills

skills

Understanding your team…Outgoing

Task People

Reserved

Understanding your team…Outgoing

D ITask People

Reserved

D I

C S

Business Case• What’s your background?

• Why did you come up with

this?

• Did you look at any other

way of doing this?

� Background

� Reasons

� Options

• Who are your competitors?

• Do you own the patent?

• How will you use the

money?

• What does it cost to

make?

• What are your numbers for

the next three years?

� Risks

� Risks

� Approach

� Costs

� Return on

investment

3 rules of project management…

• There is no problem so big it

• If it works, steal it!

• There is no problem so big it cannot be solved with enough post-it notes and calories!

• Prepare, plan – you can do it!

Emma Altman

reedlearning.com

0800 170 7777

Thank you and good luck!

Emma Altman

more.info@reedlearning.com

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