Project Management for Administrative Professionals

Executive assistants, office administrators, administrative assistants, coordinators, and other administrative staff.

• Make sound decisions about how and where to direct your time and energy
• Take better control by differentiating project tasks from daily ongoing tasks
• Build skills in planning, prioritizing, monitoring, controlling and evaluating projects and timelines
• Apply project management and communication processes for supporting multiple people and projects in a team setting
• Overcome common project challenges and avoid getting overwhelmed
• Manage project workloads more efficiently, and lead projects for maximum results

• Project management terminology
• How to develop a project kick-off document that captures goals, deliverables and completion criteria
• Identifying and communicating with project stakeholders
• Using a work breakdown structure to better plan project tasks and check points
• How to generate a realistic project schedule
• Data sources and tools for tracking and controlling projects
• Responding proactively to project risks and changes
• Improving your team leadership skills in a project environment
• Practical solutions to common project challenges
• How to properly close out project activities

Special features

You will work on a variety of project scenarios, applying what you are learning to real-world situations. You will leave with a reference guide and templates to support ongoing learning back at work.

Note:  participants in this program may qualify for up to $10,000 in funding through the Canada BC Job Grant program. Find out if you qualify.