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Project Management for Administrative Professionals

Enhance your project management skills and take on new challenges as an administrative professional. Gain confidence, learn effective strategies, and complete projects from start to finish.

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Description

What you'll learn in this project management training:

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.

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

Course Outline

Learning Objectives

  • Plan and Control Projects of Any Size Using the Proven Techniques of Successful Project Management
  • Focus on Results and Meet 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 Time 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 Responsibility 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

Remote Learning

This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.

Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.

Refund Policy

For Classroom, Live Online, Express Skills Courses and Webinar programs, you may transfer to a future session, send someone to take your place, or cancel for a 5% fee up to 23 days prior to your program.

If you provide AMA with less than 23 days’ notice, or fail to attend, you will be liable for the entire program fee.

Programs included in AMA On Demand offerings are not eligible for substitution, transfer, cancellation, return, or refund. We appreciate that this is an important investment for you and your company and would like to accommodate your needs the best we can.

Please email us at [email protected]

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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