Event & Project Management Principles for EAs or PAs
Outline
Most senior Executive or Personal Assistants are essentially managers without specific portfolio, often being required to take on any project or task at the drop of a hat as required by their executive.
Event management involves the project management of a specific event or specific project. It is therefore essential that EAs and PAs understand the principals of effective Project Management and the unambiguous steps needed to ensure projects are effectively managed if they are to have the desired outcomes.
Develop a strategic approach to considering all projects plus learn key principles for delivering on any initiative that has a set timeframe and costs. Identify the true needs and intended benefits of the project. Learn how to set down unambiguous steps that will deliver results but require time and commitment. Understand how to gain essential buy-in across different business units and functions by learning about project management teamwork and leadership. Finally, learn principles for evaluating the cost and time benefits for the effort, commitment and resources utilised by the project.
Who Should Attend
This workshop is designed for all EAs who manage event or other projects or tasks on behalf of their company or executive and want to ensure they run more smoothly, meet all deadlines and get better results more closely aligned to the objectives of the project.
Course Objectives
By the end of the program, you will be able to:
§ Understand the role of the project manager
§ Know the different stages of the project life cycle
§ Have tools and techniques to manage each stage of the project life cycle
Course Content
Best Practice in Event and Project Management
§ What is a project? What is an event?
§ What is event management? What is project management?
§ The triple constraint
§ Why manage projects?
§ Project life cycle
The Role of the Project or Event Manager
§ Project management competency
§ Professional responsibility
Project Planning
§ The planning and the estimation
§ Planning the risks
§ Planning the quality
§ Planning the projects
Implementation
§ Make it all happen – authorising the work
§ Development – delivery
§ Roll-out review – installation
Monitoring and Change Control
§ Reporting status and progress
§ Risk and Quality monitoring
§ Change management
§ Continuous Improvement
§ Feedback
Creativity and Innovation
§ Understanding the role of creativity in event management
§ How to manage innovation throughout the project
§ How to keep an event fresh and continue to have the ‘WOW’ factor year in – year out.
Introducing Your Workshop Presenter
Katrena Friel
Principal Consultant, Learning and Development
Details
Duration: 3 Hours
Dates & Venues: Refer to EAN Website ExecAssist.com.au
EAN Members: $445 plus GST
EAN Associate Members & Non-Members: $595 plus GST
For more information or to book this program with BSI Learning:
02 9215 0196 
katrena.friel@bsilearning.com.au