Overview

The PMI Atlanta Healthcare Forum promotes the art and science of the project management industry best practices. This Forum provides continuing education with cutting-edge project management topics specific to the Healthcare industry, with emphasis on improving the delivery and efficiency of health services. The ultimate goal of this Forum is to share ideas, thoughts and concepts, while promoting leadership opportunities with the Healthcare project management discipline.

Value Statement

The PMI Atlanta Healthcare Forum promotes the art and science of the project management industry best practices. This forum provides continuing education with cutting-edge project management topics specific to the Healthcare industry, with emphasis on improving the delivery and efficiency of health services. ​

The ultimate goal of this forum is to share ideas, thoughts and concepts, while promoting leadership opportunities with the Healthcare project management discipline.

Special Thanks to Our Sponsor

Industry Resources

TAG Health

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@PMIATLHealth

Overview

The PMI Atlanta Governance Forum provides an opportunity for project managers to learn about governance and advanced topics, including program management and portfolio management in a small group setting of similar minded professionals.

This 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. Please find some helpful links below for additional guidance related to governance.

Value Statement

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

• Decisions frameworks to assess culture and apply optimal strategy
• Key takeaways to “take to work tomorrow”
• Discussion of field-tested best practices in the oversight and execution of projects, programs, and portfolios

 Special Thanks to Our Sponsor

Frameworks

Calder Moir
COBIT 
Agile/Lean Path

Certification 

ISACA.org

Standards

ISO.org

Industry Resources

Disciplined Agile Delivery
OECD Principles of Corporate Governance
Gartner Webinars

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@PMIATLGov

by Mike Ososki, PMPOn June 7th, about 250 gathered at Brook Run Park in Dunwoody for the annual picnic, included PMI Atlanta leaders, volunteers, members, and families. Weather was perfect, as we managed to slot in between all the rain of surrounding days—great timing, planners! All the rest of the affair was also impeccably planned and pulled off swimmingly, as one might expect from a group of professional project managers. Check out our Photo Gallery!

Upon arrival, first stop was the registration table to get names checked off the list, and claim lanyards and tickets for lunch, a King of Pops treat, and the raffle. Next, SWAG time, (all PMI Atlanta-branded, of course :) ... full-size insulated backpacks containing a classy ball cap, frisbee, luggage tag, and wildflower seeds. Then the volunteers got to claim their light blue T-shirts, emblazoned with the confident “You’re Following a Leader” wording on back.

The ambiance was a typical large gathering summer picnic vibe, under a big pavilion with plenty of big picnic tables. A pro DJ was pumping out the groovy tunes, old and new, with occasional dancing by the more bold and free-spirited/less self-conscious and mostly ladies. Plenty of games were available throughout, like jumbo Jenga blocks, 3D tic-tac-toe, and big Connect4 panels. Expert face-painters adorned both kids and adults with a nice variety of artful designs. Balloon twisters concocted creative forms that everyone enjoyed.

There were three upscale food trucks serving up delish offerings. Our “Patty Wagon” choice hit the spot with mouth-watering burgers (veggie patty choice, too!), super flavor fries, cole slaw and soft drinks by the can. I’m confident that the other two trucks—luau bowl from Hapa Kitchen and chicken and waffles from Flavor on the Fork—delivered equally mouth-watering lunches.

Lucky raffle prize winners made their claims, and, of course, our hard-working volunteers were honored for their invaluable contributions that make PMI Atlanta Chapter wheels spin in good directions. Thank you one and all!

By Mike Ososki, PMP

This is how BrewDog Atlanta’s front door entry floor welcomes all patrons into their fine establishment—a funny irony for project managers! Nevertheless, we welcomed our new members here, and had a great time. The venue-provided food was excellent, along with a free drink ticket, 3 separate subgroup meetings, and everyone enjoying plenty of friendly networking.

One of the 3 subgroup meetings was “How I Used PMI to Grow My Career,” an activity in which nearly everyone has great interest. Joe Sisto (Chair-Elect of PMI Atlanta’s Board of Directors) led this one with great encouragement to new members. When Joe first became a PM in 1998, some discouraged him, saying that the profession was “like being a secretary.” (No disrespect to secretaries! :), but Joe didn’t see it that way. He states that project management is his passion, and knows that good PMs have great impact to drive success for projects, people, and companies. When Joe asked, “Why do you want to be a project manager?,” new member Ken Ellzey had a great answer: “It’s the way my brain works.”

Another subgroup was “Getting the Most Out of Your Membership.” This one, led by Allison Gardner (AVP New Membership) covered all the many offerings and ways PMI can be an invaluable resource to advance people, the profession, and their employers. Between education, events, networking, volunteers, job searching, mentoring, and the list goes on, please consider to participate and to give and receive the many resources that makes our organization great.

Finally, the Bingo Networking group rounded out the subgroups, with strong emphasis on the networking part, as there were less playing the game while everyone just kept talking with each other—and that’s what it’s mostly about, right?—good communication! Making new friends, building relationships, and helping each other as able seemed to be the general theme of the evening in this fun-driven atmosphere.