Project Management Masterclass | Online

About this class series

Digital Producers and project managers work in one of the most fast-paced and ever-changing industries and with every project we are being introduced to a new piece of technology, development tool, CMS or complex creative idea that need to be executed in almost no time and within limited budgets. The ongoing flood of requests, tasks and responsibilities that comes with the role of leading people and being responsible for desired project outputs can be quite overwhelming at times and it is critical for your team, your health and happiness to stay calm and solution focused. But what are the right steps to take and tools to use to get a project set up and under way? How do I deal with demanding clients or account service teams?

Our course will focus specifically on the essentials of project management for beginners; whether you’ve recently found yourself cast in the role of producer or project manager by your company, looking to make a career transition or are looking for ways to manage your workload a little bit more efficiently.

We will cover everything from project scoping, planning and utilising chore principles of agile project management methodology including “soft skills” needed to successfully facilitate a project.

Takeaways

• Get projects scoped, broken down into tasks and dependencies and documented
• Create feasible timelines and accurate budgets
• How to take your Account management team and clients onto a journey to get their ‘buy in’
• Successfully juggle and deliver multiple projects at the same time
• Stay sane, have lots of laughs and feel a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day

Prereqs & Preparation

This workshop is for anyone looking to: - get a head start and trying to avoid any of the typical pitfalls that come with managing any project - improve their way of scoping and managing projects and expand on their ‘tool kit’ - learn how to dial up the fun of being a producer or project manager