Graphic Design, Project Management, and Conference Organizing

Our project management team efficiently and skillfully provides professional administrative services to support training, applied research, technical assistance, and program evaluation activities. This ensures the highest quality services for our stakeholders.

Project management services include but are not limited to:

• Planning and ongoing monitoring of project progress
• Developing and managing vital reports and documents including quarterly and final project reports as well as curricula
• Document control services (i.e., proofreading, formatting, editing, branding, version control)
• Essential records retention (e.g., quarterly reports, training rosters, curriculum, proposals, travel reimbursement records, budgets)
• Utilizing learning management systems (LMS) to manage training registration, course creation, course schedules, and track training related data
• Cost estimating as well as budget development and monitoring
• Procurement and monitoring inventory of project materials/supplies
• Securing and maintaining copyright permissions and licenses
• Time management control
• Organizing and supporting project teams
• Shipping of project materials/supplies

Our Project Management Team makes certain that LEADS staff are able to effectively provide services to our stakeholders by ensuring that all logistical needs have been met and that materials and supplies are in place to support training, applied research, technical assistance and/or program evaluation activities. Additionally, our collaborative approach to project management ensures customer satisfaction.

Stepping away from the workplace to focus deeply on learning and growth is at times necessary. Our diversely skilled staff can oversee all aspects of offsite initiatives, from managing logistics during the planning process, assisting on-site during the event, and providing timely data once the event has concluded. LEADS has organized events ranging from departmental retreats to multi-day conferences.

Conference organization services include but are not limited to:

• Synergize with stakeholders to identify a theme for the conference, and pinpoint graphic criteria/needs
• Space procurement
• Event planning – create and manage full timetable from save-the-date announcement to last minute updates
• Collaboratively identify core topics while aiding in selection and recruitment of Keynote Speakers and Workshop Facilitators (note that we also have skilled facilitators within our organization)
• Registration management including being the liaison with site representatives, identifying participants’ meal needs and coordinating hotel registration for overnight stays
• Creation and assemblage of text and graphic materials including:
  • Event Program/Brochure
  • Workshop Materials
  • PowerPoint Presentations
  • Event Posters and Signage
  • Name Tags
  • Certificates
• Ship conference materials to approved conference designation—coordinating this effort with site representative
• On-site support, as needed, to assist with check-in, attendee wayfinding, and keynote and workshop delivery
• Event evaluation and analysis