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Volunteer of the Month - March 2016

Jessie Stanton Announcements March 02, 2016

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PMI Atlanta is pleased to announce March’s Volunteer of the Month – congratulations, Glenn Boylan!

For several years Glenn has served as a sedulous volunteer for the PMI Atlanta Chapter. He serves primarily on the Technology Forum Team where he writes up all the summaries of Forum Events for the PMI Atlanta newsletter and website. However, due to Glenn being such a "Herculean" volunteer and always willing to help and assist wherever needed, he's frequently a speaker not only for the Technology Forums, but also for other Forums and the PMI luncheons as well, that's simply PRIMO.

Boylan Glenn Moving forward, he's excited about PMI Atlanta's new initiative to help military veterans get into project management roles. He sees this as a win-win-win……..for the veterans, the project management profession and our PMI Atlanta organization. With this type of foresight, it's no accident that Glenn believes the sharing of ideas and knowledge of the PM process with new and seasoned "PMI'ers" is constitutive to help further the project management professional's individual growth, as well as continuing to help grow the Technology Forums and PMI Atlanta organization as a whole.

In addition to being a consummate PMI Atlanta volunteer, Glenn has to be one of the "Bravest or Battiest" volunteers our chapter has known. Why you may ask? Well you certainly have to exhibit one or both of those qualities to be a college kid, while on breaks from college, deciding to drive a quintessential "Big Yellow Checker Taxi Cab Sedan", in and around New York City. This further explains Glenn's success as a project management professional and PMI Atlanta Volunteer………."If He Made It There, He Could Make It Anywhere!!" :)

Read and learn more about Glenn below and what he enjoys about volunteering for PMI Atlanta.

"Grady Facilities Supply Project": February Healthcare Forum Summary

Jessie Stanton Announcements March 01, 2016

By Glenn Boylan, PMP

PMI Atlanta’s February Healthcare Forum featured a great presentation by Michael Cooley about the Facilities Supply Lean Kaizen project he completed at Grady Hospital in Atlanta.

Andrew Gurbaxani opened the meeting welcoming everyone and thanking our Alpharetta hosts Phillips Healthcare. Andrew also reviewed upcoming PMI Atlanta events, and reminded everyone the chapter has numerous volunteer openings where folks can help out… and earn PDUs!

Andrew then introduced the evening’s speaker, Michael Cooley from Grady Healthcare. Mr. Cooley is a Senior Remodeling Project Manager for Grady. His responsibilities include remodeling projects and minor repairs throughout Grady’s facilities.

Michael completed his Bachelor’s degree at Capella University in Business Administration with a specialization in project management, graduating Magnum Cum Laude. Michael is also a journeyman carpenter with Carpenters Local 225 in Atlanta, and has worked on many commercial healthcare construction projects. At the Healthcare Forum, he reviewed his Facilities Supply Lean Kaizen project, which had significant positive impacts for Grady.

The Facilities Supply project addressed the problem of Grady’s maintenance staff having to spend a great amount of time looking for tools and equipment in order to complete work orders, resulting in wasted time. Michael’s team felt that streamlining the process of obtaining supplies and equipment would increase quality and customer satisfaction, as well as decrease costs.

PMP Study Group Beginning March 2nd

Jessie Stanton Announcements February 14, 2016

PMP exam preparation through study group sessions led by peers and facilitated by a PMP certified mentor

Each participant will be required to present at least one knowledge area and should have applied to take the exam or plan to complete the exam application within 8 weeks of the study group start date.

Who should attend:

PMI Atlanta members who are interested in sitting for the PMP exam. This study group is for PMI Atlanta members only.

Mentor: Ravindra Matta, PMP
Date: Wednesdays beginning March 2, 2016
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Manheim, 6325 Peachtree Dunwoody Road NE, Room 125, Atlanta, GA 30328
Required Material: PMBOK 5th Edition and Rita Mulcahey's PMP Exam Prep Study Guide, 8th Edition-updated

Learn to Lead Agile Projects in the Real World with Amazon Best Seller John Stenbeck

Jessie Stanton Announcements February 10, 2016

Stenbeck 01 Hand on chin 1 PMI Atlanta is excited to offer 2 courses by Amazon #1 Best Selling author John G. Stenbeck, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSP, Founder of GR8PM, Inc. (pronounced “Great PM”). His most recent book – The Agile Almanac – was ranked the Amazon #1 Best Seller in Agile Project Management and the Amazon #2 Best Seller in Project Management, where it trails only the PMBOK Guide. He has been a guest on Good Morning America, the Today Show and the Oprah Winfrey Show. He has been featured on the front page of the Los Angeles Times and the San Diego Union.

John begins with Agile 201 - Advanced Agile Best Practices (2/25), an advanced-level seminar for Project Managers with a solid Scrum or Agile foundation seeking a demanding, interactive exchange on leading the enterprise-level agile environment. This class is completely focused on successfully scaling and applying agile project management in the real world.

In his Crash Course in Leadership (2/26), you will learn the quantitatively-proven keys that unlock the combination to your personal powerhouse. You will also learn how to define the roadmap that unlocks the full development of all your potential and write the code that harnesses all of your resources to exponentially improve your results.

Don't miss out on these courses! Visit each event page to register.

Volunteer of the Month - February 2016

Jessie Stanton Announcements February 03, 2015

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PMI Atlanta is pleased to announce February’s Volunteer of the Month – congratulations, Doris Dade!

For over 13 years Doris has served magnanimously as a volunteer for the PMI Atlanta Chapter. She has served in several key roles for several years, the Programs Team previously, and currently the Certification & Education Team. With Doris' infectious positive personality and energetic leadership, she was able to successfully plan and execute the first "Professional Development Day", that the PMI Atlanta Chapter hosted. Moving forward, she's excited about the progress the chapter is making in growing it's digital footprint in multiple areas and further continuing to find new and innovative courses to offer the PMI community online.

Doris' personal catchphrase……."Teamwork Makes the Dream Work"…... fully embodies her superlative commitment to the project management profession and has undeniably contributed to her continued level of success within the PM field and throughout her tenure of volunteering at PMI Atlanta.

In addition to being an exemplar PMI Atlanta volunteer, in her leisure time she enjoys gourmet dining experiences, reading and watching television shows and movies that pique her interests. Doris encourages members to volunteer to share their time, skill and knowledge with others because, as she states "because it feels good". With that attitude, Doris is certainly a paragon of volunteering we should all strive for.

Read and learn more about her below and what she enjoys about volunteering for PMI Atlanta.

1. What has been your favorite or most rewarding volunteer experience with PMI Atlanta?
My favorite and most rewarding experience was planning and successfully executing the first Professional Development Day the chapter hosted. This event required many volunteers - the ATL PMI community, including friends and family contributed. At that time, it was the largest PMI event I’d been involved in. “Teamwork makes the dream work”