Want to learn more about project management in the sign & graphics industry? From overcoming challenges to increasing efficiencies, the below industry-specific resources will help elevate your project management skills.
Click on the name of each resource below to read a description, see the cost, and register. Reach out to education@signs.org with any questions.
Note: Courses are accessible only by the purchaser. Digital certificates are assigned to the purchaser.
ISA online learning courses in PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Project managers must be able to assess situations quickly and accurately to maximize project resources and minimize project threats as each project raises new challenges and requires a different approach. Leadership is about change and moving forward, and successful project managers are effective communicators that know when and how to be leaders. This session will focus on identifying what leadership is, developing and sharpening those leadership skills and understanding the impact of soft skills that leaders today must have to drive their teams to success.
- Speaker: Betsy Swan, Allen Industries
- Price: $35 for ISA members; $100 for nonmembers
- Estimated time to complete course: .5 hours
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Learn the top challenges project managers face in the sign, graphics and visual communications industry and how to reduce the risk of projects going astray.
- Speaker: Karen Vanhoy,
- Price: $35 for ISA members; $100 for nonmembers
- Estimated time to complete course: 45 minutes
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Why study project management? Well, the main purpose of initiating any project is to accomplish a goal. Good project management techniques increase the likelihood of accomplishing that goal. Project management also gives us someone – namely the project manager – to spearhead the project and to hold accountable for its completion.
There are two modules in this course that will introduce you to the role of project and program management in the sign and visual communications industry.
Project Management, Part I
Project Management, Part II
- Price: $35 for ISA members; $100 for nonmembers
- Estimated time to complete course: 1.5 hours
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Countless challenges and obstacles face project managers in the signage industry today. This course will identify some of those stumbling blocks and prepare participants to tackle or eliminate these issues from arising during the life of the project.
Learning Objectives:
Identify risk factors during the early phases of the project
Develop a plan of action to reduce or eliminate challenges with the project
Understand the importance of post project review
- Speaker: Yaron Lew, Lauretano Sign Group
- Price: $35 for ISA members; $100 for non-members
- Estimated time to complete course: 1 hour
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Are you utilizing project management at your sign shop? If not, this session will give an overview of what project management is, why you should be using it and, if you are already using it, why you need to be automating the process.
- Speaker: Dave Lechleitner, KeyedIn Solutions
- Price: $35 for ISA members; $100 for non-members
- Estimated time to complete course: 1 hour
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Good program management techniques increase the likelihood of completing the project on time, on budget and with high quality results. Learn the differences between a project and a program, the responsibilities associated with each and explore having a blueprint to handle to handle a new program.
- Speaker: Karen Vanhoy
- Price: $35 for ISA members; $100 for non-members
- Estimated time to complete course: 1 hour
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The successful completion of projects is the primary responsibility of the Project Manager. Each project raises new challenges for project managers and the skills, talents and diplomacy that will help them tackle its challenges. Good Leaders are not born. In this seminar you will examine the qualities needed to be an Exceptional Project Manager and how those qualities can be developed.
- Speaker: Karen Vanhoy
- Price: $35 for ISA members; $100 for non-members
- Estimated time to complete course: 1 hour
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