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.
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Successful sign projects depend on more than schedules, drawings, and installation plans. They depend on Project Managers and Installers working together with a shared understanding of the job. When important details are missed, assumptions replace communication, or teams lose alignment, projects can experience delays, rework, added costs, and frustration. This course explores the common gaps that create problems on sign projects and provides practical strategies to close them. You’ll learn how to improve communication, build trust, share critical information, align expectations, and create stronger collaboration between the office and the field. Through real-world sign industry examples, you’ll discover how cross-training, better communication habits, structured meetings, and shared accountability can help teams work more effectively together. By the end of this course, you’ll have practical tools you can use right away to reduce misunderstandings, strengthen teamwork, and help every project run more smoothly.
- Estimated Time: 45+ minutes
- Price: $60 for ISA members; $80 for nonmembers
Successful sign projects depend on more than schedules, budgets, and deadlines. They depend on strong leadership, clear communication, and the ability to bring people together around a common goal. Project managers must balance competing priorities, build trust, manage expectations, and keep projects moving when challenges arise. In this course, you’ll explore the leadership skills that help project managers guide projects from kickoff through installation and completion. You’ll learn practical strategies for communicating effectively, building credibility, strengthening teamwork, leading through change, and influencing others even when you don’t have direct authority. You’ll also discover how to create alignment across departments, navigate difficult situations, and help teams work together more effectively. Whether you’re new to project management or looking to strengthen your leadership approach, this course provides practical tools and real-world sign industry examples that can help you become a more effective leader and deliver stronger project results.
- Estimated Time: 45+ minutes
- Price: $60 for ISA members; $80 for nonmembers
An in-depth educational covering various aspects of project and program management. It includes modules on the importance of management, steps in the planning process, and the use of forms and charts. The course differentiates between programs and projects, outlines the responsibilities of program and project managers, and highlights the elements of a project plan. It also discusses the tasks common to all management types, the special demands on program managers, and the project process flow from pre-project planning to post-project follow-up.
- Estimated Time: 45+ minutes
- Price: $60 for ISA members; $80 for nonmembers
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.
- Estimated Time: 45+ minutes
- Price: $60 for ISA members; $80 for nonmembers
Countless challenges and obstacles face project managers in the sign, graphics and visual communications industry. 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.
- Estimated Time: 45+ minutes
- Price: $60 for ISA members; $80 for non-members
Every sign project starts with good intentions. Then the permit gets hung up. The survey turns up something unexpected. Production gets backed up. The customer changes their mind. Suddenly you’re spending more time reacting to problems than moving the job forward. This course focuses on the practical project management skills used every day in sign companies. You’ll learn how to better define project requirements, organize the work, manage competing priorities, communicate with customers and internal teams, and keep projects moving from kickoff to completion. The course also explores common reasons projects go off track and provides simple strategies to help prevent delays, confusion, and rework. Whether you’re managing a single project or juggling dozens of jobs at once, the concepts in this course will help you stay organized, make better decisions, and maintain visibility into what’s happening across your projects. If you’ve ever felt like you’re busy all day but your projects still aren’t moving forward, this course is for you.
- Estimated Time: 45+ minutes
- Price: $60 for ISA members; $80 for non-members
Project managers in the sign industry face unique risks that can derail timelines and budgets. This course empowers you to identify, assess, and mitigate those risks proactively—across every phase of a signage project. Learn how to prevent costly errors, manage stakeholder expectations, and protect client relationships through smart planning and communication. Take control of your projects and deliver with confidence.
- Estimated Time: 45+ minutes
- Price: $60 for ISA members; $80 for non-members
Master the essentials of project management tailored for the sign industry! This interactive course guides sign professionals through proven project management phases, tools, and best practices to deliver projects on time, within budget, and with less stress. Learn to apply PMBOK® principles, manage scope, schedule, and risk, and improve team coordination and client communication. Explore real-world scenarios, practical tools, and knowledge checks designed for sign shops of all sizes. By course end, you’ll be equipped to run smoother projects, avoid costly mistakes, and build lasting client trust. Start your journey to project management excellence today!
- Estimated Time: 45+ minutes
- Price: $60 for ISA members; $80 for non-members
Are you utilizing project management in your company? If not, you should be. Gain an overview of what project management is, why you should be using it and how to automate the process.
- Estimated Time: 60+ minutes
- Price: $60 for ISA members; $80 for non-members
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.
- Estimated Time: 60+ minutes
- Price: $60 for ISA members; $80 for non-members
The successful completion of projects is the primary responsibility of the Project Manager. Examine the qualities needed to be an Exceptional Project Manager and how those qualities can be developed.
- Estimated Time: 60+ minutes
- Price: $60 for ISA members; $80 for non-members
On-Demand Webinars
Expanding on one of the most talked-about and top-rated education sessions from ISA Sign Expo 2025, this webinar offers a deeper dive into the proactive risk management strategies that resonated with sign industry professionals. Whether you joined us in person or are engaging for the first time, this session, led by Identiti’s, Jake Kowalczyk, delivers actionable insights to help you anticipate challenges, streamline execution, and lead signage projects with greater confidence and control. From site release to project closeout, you’ll gain tools to manage risk at every step.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify common risk points across the signage project lifecycle – step by step
- Apply proactive planning techniques to help reduce delays in permitting, fabrication, and installation
- Evaluate and coordinate vendor and stakeholder inputs to reduce change orders and rework
- Implement documentation and communication strategies that support compliance and client satisfaction
- Revise & optimize project processes and procedures to minimize disruptions from shipping, site access, and inspections
Live Webinar Date: July 2025
- Price: $0 for ISA members; $15 for non-members