Many assistants also play the role of project managers for their employers.
You need to understand the basics of project management to be successful. The five steps of project management are: start, plan, execute, manage, and end. The start does not include you because it involves choosing a project and project manager.
At this phase, you determine that steps that are necessary for the project. This includes a risk analysis, estimate of resources, Work Breakdown Structure, activity sequence, schedule, budget, risk analysis, and communication systems. Much of this will be decided for you.
At this phase, you are responsible for making sure that the tasks for the project are completed on time.
You manage a project by creating status reports on the progress. The status reports are sent to the manager.
Complete the project by writing a summary of the project that includes its scope, changes, lessons learned, impact, and successes.