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Project Manage like a pro

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Project management is a key skill for PAs these days. So many organisations are recognising that PAs are natural project managers – we are organised, we structure our work in a way that lends itself well to project work and actually we’ve been managing projects for most of our working life!

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Project Management 101: Getting to grips with MS Project

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At the recent Future Assistant conference we held a session on Project Management for beginners. It was a really popular session and it made me think that we could do a lot more blog posts on project management, particularly as so many of you are working on your own projects and in supporting project teams.

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Managing multiple projects

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Managing multiple projects Managing multiple projects can be challenging for Assistants, requiring effective juggling and prioritisation to ensure all projects move forward smoothly. By mastering these skills, Assistants can [.]

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Practical Project Management

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After speaking at the Assist Conference Heather Dallas from Dallas Development has written a great follow up blog on her popular Project Management for Assistants session… Taking on a project is a great way of raising your visibility and getting you the recognition you deserve. Finally the Dependency Sequencing model.

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Project Management: Not my circus

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Not my circus, not my monkey (Original Polish translation: Nie mój cyrk, nie moje malpy) In simple terms this means ‘Not my problem’ but let’s be honest, ‘not my circus, not my monkey’ is a whole lot more colourful to say and will get you noticed when you say it. This thought or attitude draws […].

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How to help your Executive allocate resources on projects

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Like most senior level Executives, your boss will be involved in lots of different projects, making the decisions and driving these initiatives forward.

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EA to Project Support Manager

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Back in April 2011 I started as a team assistant to an office of 25 people but as time went on I started to get involved in finance, human resources and marketing along with the office management. Since 2011 there have been several structural and management changes. Transition from an EA to a project support manager….watch