Project Management for Administrative Professionals

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Detailed Overview/Outline

Is there an advantage to learning project management for administrative professionals? Yes!

If you’re looking to take on the added pressure and challenges associated with projects, the techniques of project management for administrative professionals will give you the confidence you need to get the job done.

Whether you’re an administrative assistant, secretary, executive secretary or another member of the administrative support staff, now you can get the skills that spell project management success—scheduling, budgeting and planning. Learn how project management for administrative professionals will help you take a project from conception to completion.

Who Should Attend

Executive secretaries and assistants, administrative assistants and administrative support personnel, office managers, sales assistants and any administrative professional who is responsible for projects.

The Institute for Certification, a department of International Association of Administrative Professionals™, will grant 18 points towards CPS® recertification to qualified individuals who attend this seminar.

HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT:

• Learn the project management for administrative professionals skills to plan, organize and control projects of any size
• Organize and track all project resources to maximize productivity
• Anticipate problems or solve them as they arise
• Manage time while juggling multiple projects with ongoing daily responsibilities
• Gain the ability to exert influence without authority

WHAT YOU WILL COVER:

• Defining project management
• Planning and controlling projects
• Meeting project objectives
• Solving project problems
• Managing time and priorities
• Learning from each project
• Coordinating work done by others
• Improving communication skills

Extended Description

Learning Objectives

• Plan, Organize and Control Projects of Any Size, Using Proven Project Management Techniques of Successful Project Management
• Focus on Results and Meet All Project Objectives and Timetables
• Organize and Track All Project Resources to Maximize Productivity
• Report Progress of Plans to the Satisfaction of Management
• Solve Problems As They Arise and Anticipate Problems Using Simple and Effective Problem-Solving Tools
• Manage Them While Juggling Multiple Projects and Ongoing Daily Responsibilities
• Learn to Use Influence and Clear Communication to Get Cooperation and Coordinate the Work of People Who Do Not Report to You
• Deal with Complexity and Conflicting Demands on Your Time and Talent
• Gain Confidence and Increase Your Responsibly By Validating Your Experience and Skills

What Is Project Management?

• Understand the Definition of " Project"
• Create Problem Statements
• Understand the Difference between a Project and Ongoing Work
• Be Aware of the Variety of Projects Administrative Professionals Are Asked to Complete
• Understand the Roles and Responsibilities of a Project Manager
• Understand the Basic Project Life Cycle

How Do We Manage Projects?

• Plan and Control Projects
• Meet Project Objectives
• Organize and Track Resources
• Use Basic Project Management Tools

How Do We Work with Others Successfully?

• Use Influence without Authority
• Recognize and Use Different Communication Styles
• Use Active Assertive Communication
• Communicate Effectively Across Organizational Boundaries
• Organize Effective Project Team Meetings

How Do We Meet Project Challenges?

• Solve Project Problems Effectively
• Avoid Disasters
• Learn from Every Project

How Do We Apply Project Management Knowledge and Plan For the Future?

• Apply Your Learning to New Projects
• Plan Your Progress More Effectively

Sponsor Background:
The American Management Association was founded in 1923. They have built a content control check into every one of their professional seminars. Plus a series of checks and balances to ensure that the content of every AMA seminar is precisely targeted to:

• provide comprehensive, hands-on training that is of practical use when you return to the job
• focus on need-to-know specifics, relevant to the demands of global business today
• offer the expertise and personalized attention of top-ranking instructors
• facilitate your career development and business savvy

Whether you're looking for a solid foundation of business fundamentals or strategies to help you seize growth opportunities for your company, AMA offers expert instruction to help you:

• manage your priorities effectively
• cultivate more productive working relationships
• increase your on-the-job value
• align your skills with marketplace demands
• bring out the best in people, processes and yourself

Cancellation and Refund Policy

If you cannot attend a seminar you may contact AMA in advance to transfer to a future session, or can send someone to take your place. If you need to cancel your attendance, AMA will give you a complete refund if you cancel more than three weeks before your seminar begins. To cancel, simply call. If you cancel with less than three weeks' notice, you will be liable for the entire seminar fee, however you may request a courtesy transfer to use at any future AMA seminar of equal or lesser value. The courtesy transfer must be used within one year of the date of your originally scheduled seminar. In fairness to all attendees, if you do not attend a seminar session for which you are confirmed, and do not cancel with a minimum of three weeks’ notice as described above, you will be charged the entire seminar fee.

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