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The five-day Executive Assistant Productivity Architect programme

EAPA Sprint

Become a Workflow Architect in five intensive days.

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.

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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

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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.

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Productivity Architect Sprint

Date: 17-05-2027

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Firstly, we signed up with Paul as we have trained with him before and truly benefit from his targeted and relevant training for us as assistants. Secondly, we had no idea about AI/Chat GPT, and I mean absolutely no idea. We were mind blown within about 5 minutes of this course started (but in a really good way), and stayed totally engaged for the entire duration of the training – there is so much to learn, but Paul helped guide us through what would be useful for us to build into our working lives, and give us a good grounding in what is, and will be, a phenomenally fast growing area. Everyone needs to learn this stuff.

This Minute-Taking Course is an absolute game-changer for EAs. Paul was knowledgeable and engaging, demonstrating the very latest technological insights, and showing us how to use AI to streamline transcription, summarization, and organization to save time and create first class work products. The excellent materials and personalized feedback made this a truly transformative learning experience. Highly recommend!

Paul Pennant's AI online course was truly eye-opening! It revealed a wealth of knowledge that had me so engaged, I was up till 4am reflecting on everything I had learned. As an Office Manager and Events Coordinator for a large property company, I can already envision numerous occassions where AI will simplify aspects of my role - streamlining tasks, improving efficiency, and allowing me to focus on expanding in other areas. The content was insightful, practical, and expertly delivered - I feel empowered and excited to apply these new AI skills. Highly recommend🚀