Upcoming Events

Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - Thursday, September 27, 2018
Time: 8:30am - 5:00pm
Location: Hampton Inn & Suites – Atlanta-Galleria, 2733 Circle 75 Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339

Earn 16 PDUs!

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) is an in-depth two day immersion into the world of Agile Product Management. The class is full of practical, real world techniques, which can be implemented immediately at your workplace. This class will allow your organization to enjoy the many advantages Scrum has to offer. Hands-on exercises demonstrate key concepts and let you experience the benefits of Scrum firsthand.

The Governance Forum provides value to the PMI Atlanta community by offering participants:

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:

"Dealing with high scale, fast paced, projects in the cloud era" by Kevin Herrin, CEO, Technology Pathfinders Consulting

Speaking Topic: Dealing with high scale, fast paced, critical projects in the cloud era. The speaker will cover stories from the trenches related to the delivery of large projects in pressure-packed environments.

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, September 29, 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.

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.

Presentation

"The Impromptu Speaker" by JD Clocksdale, Speakerworks, Chief Development Officer & Coach

"The Impromtu Speaker” focuses on communicating effectively in less formal, unplanned business situations such as company meetings, project updates, visits with clients, and impromptu Q&A. All of these scenarios demand the ability to think on your feet, quickly organize a message, and deliver it in a way that conveys confidence   

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: Friday, October 12 - Saturday, October 13, 2018
Time: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Location: Hilton Suites Atlanta Perimeter, 6120 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, GA 30328

Earn 16 PDUs!

Great solutions effect lasting results. Every project is an investment to enhance the state of a business. In order to deliver the best solution to a business challenge, you need to be very clear on the desired outcomes.

To secure funding for a project, you need to quantify benefits and justify the investment. To expedite project delivery, you need to steer team members away from irrelevant and insignificant issues that gobble up time and effort. To transition with clear ownership upon project completion, you need to provide the operations team a clear mandate with the proper tool to monitor the outcomes.

In this 2-day course, you learn a deliberate process to articulate results and develop relevant performance measures that help to ensure the project has a clear line-of-sight to the corporate goals. The rigor establishes clarity on the desired outcomes, enabling you filter noise and focus on the critical things that matter. You learn about the discipline necessary to measure and monitor pertinent performance, as well as the culture that fosters embracement at all levels, driving execution alignment and accelerating results delivery.

You will work on different exercises to practise what you learn so that you would be ready to apply the techniques upon returning to the office.

Date: Monday, October 15, 2018 - Thursday, October 18, 2018
Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Location: In-Person - 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.).

“You’re Hired the Agile Way" -- A Recruiter Panel Discussion

Moderator: Joshua Jacks

Panelists: Chris Gegoudas (Recruiter), Brandon Goodson (Recruiter), Nicole Plaisted (Business Manager), Dalas Burns (Recruiter), Rachel Howard (HR professional), Lisa Leff (Director of Recruiting)

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.                                                      

Presentation

We will be hosting a career-oriented forum featuring a panel of important key players (i.e. corporate recruiters, HR professionals, placement companies, and hiring corporations) that specializes in the Project Management and Agile placement and opportunities. This panel will focus on providing tips and pointers to professionals looking to obtain positions in agile project management, scrum, or similar.

Date: Wednesday, October 17 - Thursday, October 18, 2018
Time: 8:30am - 5:00pm
Location:  Hilton Garden Inn, 3045 Windy Hill Rd., Atlanta, GA 30339

Earn 16 PDUs!

Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) is an in-depth two day immersion into the world of the ScrumMaster role. The class explores Agile Facilitation and Agile Coaching and how the ScrumMaster uses these skills to support the team, the Product Owner and the Organization. The class is full of real world examples from the attendees’ experiences and coaches attendees through practical tools and techniques that can be implemented immediately at your workplace. The class is a deep dive into your role as a ScrumMaster and the hands-on activities and exercises demonstrate key concepts and let you experience the next level of Scrum firsthand.