Community Economic Development Fund

Plan It. Do It. Grow It: Smart Project Management Skills

Live webinar

Free but registration required.

Dr. Tamara Smith
       Dr. Tamara Smith

Running a small business often means juggling many moving parts — customers, deadlines, finances, and new ideas. Find out how to bring order to the chaos through simple, effective project management strategies grounded in recognized principles. Learn how to plan projects that stay on schedule through confident progress tracking and deliver results that strengthen your business foundations and fuel growth.

You’ll discover how you can:

  • Create clear project plans that align with your business goals, timelines, and available resources.
  • Apply practical tools to organize work, manage priorities, and track performance.
  • Communicate effectively with team members, clients, and partners to maintain alignment.
  • Evaluate results and use lessons learned to strengthen future projects and business processes.
  • Use project management frameworks to support business growth and day-to-day decision-making.

Dr. Tamara B. Smith, DM, PMP, is an accomplished executive leader and project management professional with more than two decades of experience in the infrastructure industry. As an Associate Vice President and Senior Project Manager at AECOM, she oversees the planning and delivery of multi-million-dollar projects from concept to completion. She is also the founder of ADIRA Enterprise LLC, a management consulting firm that focuses on leadership development, professional growth, and organizational success.

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