The Project Minders

by Naomi Osborn
Activ Web Design

Your business is thriving and you are busy. Things are going well and you’ve got plans, big plans. Those plans translate into projects. Those projects translate into tasks. Those tasks sit on your to-do list gathering dust and getting replaced by seemingly more pressing new tasks. If only there was someone there to help mind those projects; a business nanny, if you will. Someone who likes to mind your business!

Where does one find a business nanny; someone to help take care of and nurture those all important, but not always pleasant, aspects of growing your business? Consider for a moment those biggies on your to-do list. Are there lots of undesirable administrative tasks that sit on that list, day in and day out?

And those un-minded projects are so frustrating. You want to do them, you really do because you know of the benefits that they will bring. You start off with good intentions; clear scope and deadlines, SMART objectives, measurable deliverables. But then running your business day to day just gets in the way! And those un-minded projects nag. A lot! You are not alone and help is at hand.

A good, experienced virtual assistant (V.A.) can assist with those undesirable admin tasks on your to-do list as well as minding those projects. It is just a part of what they do best.

A project is classed as anything that has more than one action; organising an event, an annual coaching schedule, planning a trip, arranging meetings. In fact anything that takes more than a few minutes to complete needs to be minded to ensure it stays on-track. Give it to your virtual assistant and they will mind it for you. They like minding your business!

An experienced virtual assistant will have a proven track record with project management and a keen eye for detail. When looking for a project minder, check out their credentials and find out who they have successfully managed projects for.

Once you have outlined your project, your V.A. will provide a project management solution ensuring time and cost tracking and providing key management information so that you can understand and control how your projects are progressing.

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What’s more, because your chosen V.A. has a great eye for detail and the ability to turn your admin to-do’s into to-done’s, they are best placed to take the agony out of data collection, data management and report creation.

A beautifully crafted PowerPoint report is a great way to deliver key findings to a client but producing them can be a time consuming affair. Nancy Duarte, author of ‘slide-ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations’, states that to design a 30 page deck can take up to 60 hours. If you include writing content, you could be up to 90 hours.

Your skilled V.A. will take your qualitative data and create charts that are well designed and which use interesting graphical elements to interpret data so that you don’t have to. Sorting through reams of quantitative data to create an informative and professional presentation quickly and with attention to detail should be a breeze for a seasoned V.A. as they do this a lot (and rather enjoy it!).

So, if you have a project, and no one else can help, maybe you can hire…a V.A. team!

Saunders and Lee Biography:

Nikki Saunders and Louise Lee, founders of Saunders and Lee Virtual Assistants have in excess of 38 years experience in both the private and public sectors.

Saunders and Lee can assist you with all administrative tasks, from word processing and document management to diary management and events planning. Buying time on an ad hoc basis or more regularly, to suit your requirements, Saunders and Lee can help you grow your business by lightening your administrative load.

Contact them on 020 3355 5389 or visit their website at www.saundersandlee.comto find out how to buy time and save money!

Article submitted Thursday, January 05, 2012 & read 9 times.

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