In this interactive on demand series, you'll explore strategies, techniques, and tools that you can employ to increase your productivity as a project manager. You'll learn how to create organization and structure for your projects, perform systematic updates, organize communication channels, and delegate effectively. You'll complete exercises and activities designed to increase your skills for building clear processes and putting systems in place that will help you move your projects forward.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

• use the Eisenhower Matrix to prioritize tasks;
• explain the relationship between the scope and constraints of a project;
• put a time log into action;
• describe a process for managing meetings effectively;
• develop a tickler system;
• describe effective delegation techniques; and
• list three essential planning tools.

**Instructions to access the course will be provided after you register.**

Target Audience
This presentation is appropriate for public health practitioners with varying professional experiences and diverse educational backgrounds.

Instructor
Daniel Barnett, MD, MPH is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he has a joint appointment in the Department of Health Policy and Management. Barnett's long-standing practice-based and research experiences in public health have included a strong applied emphasis on quality improvement for public health agencies and their stakeholders in the face of evolving challenges to population health.

Level
This course is appropriate for those with no, basic, or intermediate levels of experience with project management.

Length: 1 hour

Technology Requirements
A computer with high-speed internet connection is required.

Continuing Education Credits
Continuing education credits are not offered for this course.

Creation Date: This course was created in December 2019.

For more information about this course, contact Dan Barnett at dbarnet4@jhu.edu. For assistance with registration, contact marphtc@pitt.edu.