Upcoming Events

"Leadership and Governance within Demand Management" presented by Eric Klein, General Manager of Demand Planning, Delta Airlines

The PMI Atlanta Governance Forum has established a premier collaboration and networking experience for Project/Program Managers and those involved with PMOs – to share challenges, trends, leading practices, and thought leadership.

Governance practitioners typically include members from strategic, corporate, and operational management. Attendees will find this forum beneficial and should gain invaluable, just-in-time insight for existing business challenges.

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Eric will speak about the core values and a clear set of unifying behaviors that provide a solid foundation for Delta’s culture. Eric will walk through examples of how to put these core values to use. Each of us has the opportunity every day to be a leader in how we represent our organizations, how we handle difficult and unpredictable situations, how we use our resources and how we take care of our customers, our shareholders and each other.  So clearly, being a leader is not confined to those who hold a certain title.

The “Rules of the Road” outlines expectations of what it means to live out these values and leadership behaviors every day. While some of this content is originally intended for those who formally lead teams, in today’s business environment we all have a responsibility to protect and preserve our organizations culture. The Rules of the Road reflects what is expected of people and those who are privileged to lead them. Our “rules of the road” are timeless and are the backbone of everything we do.

Date: Thursday, August 24, 2017 - Friday, August 25, 2017
Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Location: Atlanta Botanical Gardens, 1345 Piedmont Anenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

Earn 17 PDUs!

Certified Agile Leaders™ are inclusive, democratic, and exhibit a greater openness to ideas and innovations. With a passion for learning, a focus on developing people, and a strong ability to define and communicate a desired vision, they possess all of the tools necessary to successfully inspire others and become a change agent within any organization. Available only through The Center For Agile Leadership™, a Certified Agile Leader™ is an individual who has proven expertise in the area of leadership agility.

“All Roads Lead to Project Manager”
presented by Tom Bentz, Senior Project Manager, CNN Turner Broadcasting

The PMI Atlanta Entertainment Forum is launching this Spring! Our focus is expanding knowledge and appreciation of Project Management and its benefits in unconventional fields by providing informational, educational, and networking events for individuals in various roles in the entertainment industry.

Entertainment Industry are those businesses involved in providing entertainment: Media – film, television, radio, theater; Music; Sports; Fine arts; and Digital - Gaming.

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My Journey from Event Producer to Television Director to Animator to Coder to Engineering Manager to Project Manager.

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, August 26, 2017
Time: 8:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Hilton Suites Atlanta Perimeter, 6120 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Atlanta, GA 30328

Earn 8 PDUs!

Did you know that you can achieve 15-40% efficiency gains and cost savings in 4-8 weeks using Lean/Agile? And that most of the time, these gains also lead to generating additional revenue? Other organizations and teams have experienced this phenomenon, and you can too if you invest a day in learning how. It doesn’t matter whether your process is technical such as software development or business focused such as issuing an insurance policy; all processes can be improved significantly using Lean/Agile practices.

In RefineM’s Lean/Agile Process Improvement Workshop, you will learn about process flows and optimization using concepts such as value stream mapping, WIP limits, Kanban boards, and Agile. You and your team will identify areas of improvement, organize them into themes, visualize the current process, and build a Kanban board to identify opportunities for immediate improvement. You will leave the course with the ability to optimize and improve upon critical business and technical processes demonstrated by key metrics. By implementing Lean/Agile training and process improvement, you could increase business efficiency by as much as 15-40% within 4-8 weeks.

The benefits of the workshop are increased exponentially when more than one individual from your team or organization participates. This allows you to not only learn the Lean/Agile concepts but apply those to your specific technical/business processes during the workshop and walk away with a value stream map and Kanban board that you can start using right away.

Date: Monday, September 11, 2017 - Thursday, September 14, 2017
Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Location: DeVry University – Cobb-Galleria Center, 100 Galleria Parkway SE, Atlanta, GA 30339

Earn 35 PDUs!

This 4 day course provides a comprehensive review of the PMBOK areas covered in the PMI Project Management Professional Exam. It includes 28 hours of classroom instruction (7 hours per day) as well as at least 7 hours of non-classroom assignments and activity (ex... homework to include sample test taking, reading assignments, etc.).

Join Us for our bi-monthly dinner meeting! Earn up to 2 PDUs while building your professional network, viewing new products and services, and enjoying dinner.  Earn 1 PDU for attending the Professional Growth event and 1 PDU for attending the dinner meeting.  

Newcomers Meeting - 5:00pm - 6:00pm

If you are a new member to PMI Atlanta, you do not want to miss this opportunity to hear how PMI Atlanta can help you achieve your goals and meet members of the leadership team. 

Professional Development - 5:00pm - 6:00pm

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Keynote Presentation - 6:30pm - 8:00pm

"Project Leadership: Moving to a Higher Level" presented by Michael Wilkinson, Leadership Strategies, Inc. 

As a project manager, you already know how to develop a work breakdown structure, create tasks, assign resources, monitor progress, and adjust timelines. So rather than project management, this workshop is about moving your project leadership skills to a higher level.

What is the difference between a manager and a leader?  How do you inspire your team members to excel to the best of their abilities?  How do you build trust and empower the team to higher levels of success? In this highly engaging and dynamic workshop, Michael Wilkinson, the founder of Leadership Strategies and author of The Secrets of Facilitation, will review the seven principles for taking a facilitative approach to project leadership and share key strategies you can use immediately to raise your leadership skills to a higher level.

"LinkedIn: Personal Branding - Professional Success"

presented by   

Personal Branding Coach    LinkedIn Training | Speaker

The PMI Atlanta AEC Forum is a focus group that hosts regular events with ranging topics in the architectural, engineering, and construction fields. We will show the importance of solid project management in these related fields of study.

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About the Spearker

Gregg Burkhalter is a recognized authority on Personal Branding and LinkedIn.  

He has helped countless professionals in the U.S. and abroad define and grow their Personal Brand using LinkedIn.                                                                 

Gregg spent the first part of his professional career behind the microphone at radio stations in Savannah, Jacksonville, Charleston, and Atlanta. Following his radio years, Gregg worked in national music marketing and distribution.

Today, he is known by many as "The LinkedIn Guy", Gregg offers one-on-one and group training sessions, corporate presentations and webinars. He is also a frequent speaker at civic and chamber events and area universities.

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.

The Agile Forum meetings offer an opportunity for professional networking and knowledge sharing with other agile practitioners as well as provide a learning environment for professionals interested in learning about agile techniques. Everyone is welcome to participate.

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