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Project Management: Beyond the Basics

Project Management: Beyond the Basics

Build advanced project management skills for administrative professionals. Master flexible methodologies, cost control, team influence, and tools to deliver successful projects.

Read on for the latest tips, tricks, and skills that are most in demand for today's executive assistants and administrative professionals.

Project Management: Beyond the Basics

Build advanced project management skills for administrative professionals. Master flexible methodologies, cost control, team influence, and tools to deliver successful projects.

What's Included?

  • Four live sessions with Q&A and the on-demand recordings, approximately 75 minutes each
  • Four bonus resources
  • An exclusive Circle space for interacting with the instructor and course participants
  • A course certificate

Administrative professionals are increasingly called upon to manage projects, coordinate teams, and deliver results, often without formal project management training or authority. Shifting priorities, tight budgets, competing personalities, and evolving technology can make success even more challenging.

This practical four-part series will help you take your project management skills to the next level. You’ll explore flexible approaches for managing projects, strategies for controlling costs, techniques for leading teams without authority, and tools to streamline your work. You’ll walk away with greater confidence and practical strategies to manage projects of all sizes more effectively.

Who Will Benefit?

This series is ideal for administrative professionals who already have some experience coordinating or managing projects and (preferably) some foundational training and who are ready to take their skills to the next level.

Level of Difficulty/Prerequisites: 

This is an intermediate-level course. Participants should have a foundational understanding of project management concepts and experience coordinating or managing projects. No specialized software or technical expertise is required to participate.

Course Schedule

Session 1: Understanding Agile Methodology: A More Flexible Approach to PM

Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 1-2:15pm ET

If you’ve ever struggled with rigid project expectations that don’t match shifting realities, this session is for you. Traditional project management methods can leave little room for change, but purely adaptive methods may feel too loose without the right framework. When you understand both methodologies, you’ll be equipped to choose, adapt, or blend strategies to suit your project’s unique needs. This session empowers you to manage evolving priorities without losing direction, making you a more effective and adaptive project leader.

In this session, you will learn how to:

  • Compare the core principles, strengths, and limitations of different project management approaches.
  • Identify real-world scenarios where each methodology works best and where they may fall short.
  • Implement a hybrid model that leverages structure and flexibility.
  • Use practical strategies to integrate flexible practices into your current project workflows.

Bonus Handout: Predictive vs. Adaptive Comparison Table

Thursday, December 3, 2026, 1-2:15pm ET

A key factor in project success is staying on (or under) budget. If not properly managed, project costs can quickly and easily skyrocket out of control. If you’re not keeping a vigilant eye on spending, you could put your entire project at risk. Learning how to effectively manage the financial aspects of your projects will help increase your chances of success as a project manager and prepare you to confidently take on bigger, more complex, and higher profile projects in the future.

In this session, you will learn how to:

  • Accurately estimate costs and negotiate for the budget you need before the project even starts.
  • Monitor spend along the way and make appropriate adjustments to stay on track.
  • Communicate tactfully to push back on requests that cause negative financial consequences.
  • Manage company resources carefully and ethically.

Bonus Handout: Project Budget Template

Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 1-2:15pm ET

Successful project management isn’t just about tasks and to-do lists. Much of the time, you have a team to wrangle as well. As an unofficial project manager (without the formal PM title), this can be especially difficult as you may lack direct authority over the individuals on whom you’re relying. As a result, you can’t impose consequences on team members for failure to do what’s asked of them. To be a successful project manager, you have to learn how to leverage your influence to direct your team, keep them focused, and inspire them to get things done.

In this session, you will learn how to:

  • Explore strategies to help establish your authority as project manager, even without the official title.
  • Leverage specific language to use (and not use) to communicate assignments clearly and confidently to anyone.
  • Understand how to help team members stay on track with their commitments and hold them accountable.
  • Discover tactics to keep stakeholder expectations in check so the project doesn’t grow unwieldy.
  • Understand how (and when) to escalate team issues to leadership.

Bonus Handout: Stakeholder Analysis Worksheet

Thursday, December 10, 2026, 1-2:15pm ET

When it comes to project management tools and technology, you have a lot of choices. In fact, it can be overwhelming to consider the vast array of options available. And once you’ve made a decision, there’s more work to do! Setting up and learning how to use a new tool or software takes time (which is already in short supply). This session will save you time, energy, and stress! You’ll discover simple ways to leverage the tools and tech at your disposal and how to evaluate new options quickly. With this information, you’ll be able to take advantage of the latest and greatest PM tools and tech (without letting it overwhelm you!).

In this session, you will learn how to:

  • Identify the right tools for your unique style, preferences and situation.
  • Explore the pros and cons of different systems and features.
  • Test out new tools and technology without wasting time.
  • Use the tools and tech you already have more effectively by leveraging best practices.
  • Encourage your team to leverage the technology and overcome resistance.

Bonus Handout: PM Software Evaluation Worksheet

  • About Chrissy Scivicque
Collaborator

Chrissy Scivicque is an experienced trainer and speaker who helps ambitious professionals create nourishing and enriching careers. Her popular website, EatYourCareer.com, is devoted to this mission.

As a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), certified Professional Career Manager (PCM), and Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP), Chrissy offers a unique perspective to the world of professional development. As a proud former executive assistant, she has a deep understanding, admiration, and appreciation for the world of admin and its unique challenges.

She is the author of three books: “The Proactive Professional,” “The Invisibility Cure,” and “ELEVATE Admins” (all available on Amazon).

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