Project Management for Creatives
Initial Timings
A course by Layla Boyd , Project Manager and Producer
About the video: Initial Timings
Overview
“Creating a timing plan is an essential element of managing a project and ensuring everyone involved has an idea of how the project will progress. Here I'll show you how to do it! ”
In this video lesson Layla Boyd addresses the topic: Initial Timings, which is part of the Domestika online course: Project Management for Creatives . Learn the tools needed to effectively plan, execute, and deliver creative projects with confidence.
Partial transcription of the video
“Initial Timings In this lesson, we start looking at our initial timings. Timing plans are the bread and butter of project management. I'll be honest, I'm super geeky about my timing plans. I can't relax until I've got a timing plan in place. Now that we've run through the brief, we've interrogated it, and we've got all of the answers to the questions, we are ready to start populating our timing plan. I'll help you create a timing plan either on Google Sheets or Smartsheet. The dates will automatically update if you need to change anything. Let's go. Now that we've interrogated the brief and...”
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Course summary for: Project Management for Creatives
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Marketing & Business -
Areas
Creative Consulting, Design Management, Marketing

Layla Boyd
A course by Layla Boyd
Project Manager and Producer Layla Boyd grew up in a creative family who were always running late, something which inspired her love of organization at a young age. After studying for a BA in illustration in Falmouth University, and starting her career in sales, she was able to turn that passion into a job she loves in project management.
Layla specializes in managing a variety of creative projects from TV adverts to billboard campaigns. She has worked for clients including Compare the Market, Head & Shoulders, Olay, and Mars.
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