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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!
