Upcoming Events

Join us for the Joint Healthcare/Technology Forum this month!  We combine forces to bring you the best in HIT topics.

Presentation

To continue the drumbeat of July being career month.  You will hear from a panel of recruiting firms who will address recruiting concerns such as:

• 2018 IT Hiring and Compensation Trends
• Professional Networking Tactics for Success
• How to Land your Next Job
• Working Happy – secrets of happy employees and companies
• Resume tips and tricks

 Bring your resumes and business cards to the meeting.  When you check in, be sure to pick up a question card and indicate any specific questions you might have for the panel. 

 We will have recruiter tables with information and brochures.  Please note that this forum may go beyond 8:00pm.

The PMI Atlanta Chapter invites you to be a part of our annual signature ‘Career Month’ events this July. We will again have three events this year on July 9th, 19th and 26th 2018!

We are seeking sponsors to partner with PMI Atlanta and support the Career Month events: You can choose between the Gold Package ($850.00) for all the three (3) events, the Silver Package ($650.00) for any two (2) events or the Bronze Package ($400.00) for any one (1) event.

Join us in Alpharetta for the 2nd of our Career Month events.  Enjoy an extended networking session with recruiters, your peers and PMI Atlanta leaders. 

Presentation Details

Lisa Leff, Director of Recruiting and Partner at Genuent, will walk you through managing your career through effective resume writing, interview preparation, interviewing tips, social media best practices, etc.  Come with your questions ready!

You will also have an opportunity to speak to our recruiter sponsors!

Date: Saturdays, July 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2018
Time: 10:30am - 2:30pm ET
Location: Online! WebEx Virtual Class (Note: PM Enterprises will provide the URL and Dial-In information in advance of the session.)

Earn 35 PDUs!

PM Enterprises (a PMI Registered Education Provider) is proud to partner with the PMI Atlanta Chapter to offer an online, instructor-led PMP/CAPM Exam Preparation Boot Camp. This high-quality course is unique in its level of participant interaction, activities, and exercises that engage participants and ensure understanding and retention of all exam concepts. The course is delivered via WebEx allowing you to conveniently participate from your home or office. In addition, all sessions are recorded and can be reviewed for up to four weeks after the last class. 

Discussion of field-tested best practices, Decisions frameworks to assess culture and apply optimal strategy, Key takeaways to “take to work tomorrow” to maximize realization of value through introduction and standardization of best practices in the oversight and execution of projects, programs, and portfolios.

Presentation

"Lighten up! How to right-size program management processes to fit your organization" by Lauren Abraham Mahoney, Lubna Memon, Danal Slay from Jabian Consulting

As a project manager within your organization, you participate in project management processes and governance every day. Do these processes ever feel like more of a burden than a tool? Join us to learn how to use process optimization principles to better design project management processes. In this presentation, you will learn key elements of what makes a strong process, and basic elements of process improvement. We will talk about how to apply these principles to facilitate more effective project management.  

Even for organizations that already have good processes in place, governance is key to making sure those processes are followed, and checks are in place along the way to mitigate risks and prevent issues. We will compare process governance to project governance. Are you right-sizing the level of governance that is needed for your project? We will talk about key factors to determine the right level of rigor and governance needed for your organization and how to optimize project management governance. We will use current events examples of how project management processes and governance can drive failure or success.

This will be an interactive presentation to share a process approach to project management and governance. Our aim is to raise your awareness and understanding of process optimization principles and how you can apply them in your role as project manager.

Join us in Norcross for the 3rd and most popular of our Career Month events!  The evening is full of opportunity as you network with our recruiter sponsors, your peers, and PMI Atlanta leadership. 

Be sure to sign-up for our Speed Networking with Recruiters session, providing 3-minute one-on-one conversations with recruiters.  Instructions for speed networking sessions will be provided upon sign-up. 

If you would like to earn PDUs while improving your communications and leadership skills, this opportunity is for you! PMI Atlanta has teamed up with Toastmasters International to offer you a chance to hone your public speaking, critical listening, and leadership skills in a supportive environment. You will also have an opportunity to practice speaking off-the-cuff, giving and receiving feedback, emceeing a meeting, and many other valuable business skills. Since this club is exclusively for PMI Atlanta members, you will also have an opportunity to develop bonds within the PMI community.

Date: Saturday, July 28, 2018
Time: 8:00am to 4:00pm
Location: Hilton Suites Atlanta Perimeter, 6120 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, GA 30328

Earn 8 PDUs!

Both traditional (Waterfall) methodology and Agile methodology have pros and cons and can be effective ways to structure a project. For teams that are not practicing Agile, there are still Agile practices that can benefit them. Daily standups, retrospectives, and many other key Agile practices and ceremonies can benefit even a Waterfall team. For many, the most arduous part of transitioning to Agile in a waterfall environment happens at the beginning—in the uncertainty of how to put the initiative into motion. 

In this seminar, strategies and best practices to begin incorporating Agile practices are revealed. Real-world experiences working with existing project teams to begin incorporating Agile practices and ceremonies are shared. By initiating practices, teams start to understand Agile principles and mindset and become better prepared to take the next steps on their Agile journey. Specific Agile practices, and how to adapt each one to a traditional environment, are covered.

Dates: Friday, August 3, 2018 - Saturday, August 4, 2018
Time: 8:30am to 4:00pm

In the current global economic climate, organizations are forced to "innovate or die." Only innovative organizations can survive the highly competitive global market. As organizations utilize programs and projects to achieve their strategies and goals, program and project managers have a major role to play in driving an organizational culture of creativity and innovation.

If you would like to earn PDUs while improving your communications and leadership skills, this opportunity is for you! PMI Atlanta has teamed up with Toastmasters International to offer you a chance to hone your public speaking, critical listening, and leadership skills in a supportive environment. You will also have an opportunity to practice speaking off-the-cuff, giving and receiving feedback, emceeing a meeting, and many other valuable business skills. Since this club is exclusively for PMI Atlanta members, you will also have an opportunity to develop bonds within the PMI community.