Productivity Architect Sprint

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A live online programme for Executive Assistants and senior support professionals who want to use Microsoft 365, Copilot, AI and automation to redesign how work gets done. Delivered by Paul Pennant, Microsoft MVP, former Executive Assistant and founder of Today’s PA. View dates and book Enquire about team delivery Five live daysMonday to Friday 9:30am to 4:30pmUK time, live online Applied projectImprove one real workflow EAPA SprintIntensive format, same outcome Five days. One transformation. Not a tour of Microsoft apps. EAPA Sprint is the intensive version of the Executive Assistant Productivity Architect programme. Over five consecutive days, you will learn how Microsoft 365, Copilot, AI and automation connect across real EA workflows. You will analyse how work currently happens, identify friction and redesign one practical process from your own role. The goal is not simply to work faster. It is to become the person who improves how work happens. From reactive support to Workflow Architect Most EAs are not short of effort. They are working inside systems that were never properly designed. Requests arrive through email, Teams, forms, meetings and conversations. Files live in different places. Actions are tracked manually. Follow-up depends on memory. Information is copied from one tool into another. EAPA Sprint helps you redesign those systems so work becomes clearer, more visible and easier to manage. What changes after EAPA Sprint Build practical capability that improves how work gets done. Build better workflowsConnect Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Lists, Planner, Forms, Excel and Power Automate around real EA work. Reduce manual workIdentify duplication, delays and repeated tasks before deciding what to automate. Use AI with judgementApply Copilot and AI with stronger decisions around permissions, risk and organisational guardrails. Create better visibilityMake requests, actions, files, decisions and priorities easier to track and communicate. Support leaders strategicallyMove beyond task execution and advise on how work should happen. Prove the valueComplete a real project showing time saved, risk reduced or value created. “We were mind blown within about five minutes, but in a really good way. Paul showed us what would be useful in our working lives and gave us a strong grounding in a phenomenally fast-growing area.” Sue and Jenny, University of Exeter Your five-day journey One focused week from task execution to workflow design. Day 1: From Busy EA to Workflow Architect Understand how to analyse work, identify friction and move from reactive support to workflow design. The Productivity Architect mindset Task thinking compared with workflow thinking Finding duplication, delays, risk and unnecessary effort Mapping one real process from your own role Day 2: AI, Copilot, Prompting and Agents Use AI with greater confidence, structure and judgement across real executive support work. Microsoft Copilot and Copilot Chat Stronger prompting techniques Meeting preparation, summaries and decision support Agents, reusable instructions and safe AI use Day 3: SharePoint, Teams and Information Architecture Create better structure for files, ownership, permissions and collaboration across Microsoft 365. SharePoint sites and document libraries Teams, Groups and connected services File architecture, metadata and information ownership Creating a trusted source of information Day 4: Outlook, Forms, Planner, Lists and Excel Redesign communication, intake, actions, priorities and reporting around clearer workflows. Outlook and Teams as part of a wider system Forms for structured requests Planner and Lists for visible work management Excel for analysis, evidence and reporting Day 5: Power Automate, Power Apps and Your Project Bring everything together through practical automation and workflow redesign. Power Automate triggers, actions and conditions Automating approvals, notifications and file processes Simple Power Apps opportunities Designing and presenting one real workflow improvement Your Productivity Architecture Project Complete one practical workflow improvement. Your project brings the week together and demonstrates that you can apply what you have learned to a real workplace process. Your project could focus on: Executive requests Meeting actions and follow-through Travel or event coordination Expenses or approvals Client onboarding Information and document management You will demonstrate: The current process and its friction The redesigned workflow The Microsoft tools selected The AI or automation applied The time saved, risk reduced or value created The relevant permissions and guardrails What is included Everything you need to learn, apply and continue implementing. Five live full-day sessionsExpert teaching, demonstrations, discussion and practical exercises from Monday to Friday. EAPA Implementation PlaybookWorkflow audits, design tools, AI guardrails and practical implementation guidance. Workflow templates and examplesPractical starting points you can copy, adapt and use in your own role. Session recordingsRevisit the teaching after the live programme to review and implement. Private EAPA communityContinue sharing ideas, questions and workflow improvements with other participants. EAPA Sprint certificateRecognition of successful completion and your applied Productivity Architecture Project. Who this programme is for For support professionals ready to modernise how they work. Executive Assistants and Senior EAs Personal Assistants Chiefs of Staff Business Support Managers Office and project professionals responsible for improving workflow You do not need to be an advanced Microsoft user before joining. What matters is that you are willing to learn, challenge existing processes and apply the tools properly. Why learn with Paul Pennant Microsoft expertise grounded in the reality of executive support. Paul Pennant is a Microsoft MVP in Microsoft 365 and Copilot, founder of Today’s PA and a former Executive Assistant. He has spent more than 20 years helping assistants and office professionals master Microsoft tools and improve the way they work. Today’s PA has trained professionals from more than 4,000 organisations worldwide and has been recognised as Best Assistant Training Provider in the UK for seven consecutive years. This is practical Microsoft 365 transformation delivered by someone who understands both the technology and the pressure of the assistant role. For organisations Develop support professionals who improve workflows, reduce manual work and use AI more safely. Better executive support and follow-through Fewer manual hand-offs and duplicated updates Stronger use of existing Microsoft licences More confident AI and automation adoption Support professionals who advise leaders, not simply react to them Enquire about team delivery Ready to become a Workflow Architect? Five intensive days. One real workflow. A completely different way of working. Join EAPA Sprint live online, Monday to Friday from 9:30am to 4:30pm UK time. Become the person who does not simply complete the work. Become the person who improves how the work happens. View dates and book Ask a question Places are limited to maintain interaction, practical support and accountability.