"Motivating Project Teams" by Andy Crowe, CEO and founder of Velociteach

Best-selling project management author Andy Crowe explores the topic of motivating project teams to operate at their peak performance. In his high-energy style, Crowe weaves existing motivational studies with cutting edge behavioral research to unlock how project managers can channel the underlying motivation of individuals and teams. By exploring such topics as contingent, intrinsic, and extrinsic motivators, managers will be exposed to techniques they can immediately put into practice to help their teams operate at their full capacity.

Participate in our Newcomers Meeting or Professional Growth Session: "US Government CIO requiring Agile Practices" by Jann Thomas, Enterprise Agile Coach - LeadingAgile

Date: Monday, September 8, 2014
Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North

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The Atlanta Project for a Day event training breakfast is scheduled for September 30th and the Project for a Day event is November 6th (see flyer below).   
 
PMI Atlanta Chapter has participated in the event for the past two years and it was great!  The PMI Atlanta Chapter is a sponsor for the event this year.  Please visit this website for more information on the past events.
 
PROJECTS

Elementary School
United Way of Greater Atlanta – 3rd Grade Reading Project
Anti-Defamation League Reading Project – Elementary Soft Skills Reading Project
Science Project - Marketing/Entrepreneurial Product Development Project
Career Awareness Project – Talk to a group of students about what you do and how you prepared for that career

by John A. Salguero, PMP, Athens Committee Chair

The second Athens-based meeting of PMI Atlanta was hosted by PMI Athens Committee Chair, John A. Salguero, at the Foundry Park Inn & Spa. Salguero's goal is to develop an active Athens chapter to bring networking and professional workshops to the community of Athens. He aims to establish relationships with organizations in the Athens area by hosting panel-type career fairs, recruiting exciting speakers, and starting a student chapter at Saint Leo University in Duluth.

This dinner meeting featured Brad Hunt, Executive Director of IT at the University of Georgia Terry College of Business, as the
keynote speaker. Though not a member of PMI himself, Hunt is active in the Technology Business Schools Roundtable, an organization similar to PMI with a focus on technology management. In the late '80s, Hunt was active in Chevron's project management development, helping the initiative grow into widespread practice. He emphasized honing meeting facilitation skills in order to find the right approach to achieve efficient and successful team meetings.

by Mike Ososki, PMP, Communications Committee

You may call it a road, but to Georgia DOT, it's "horizontal transportation." Last Monday, three of GDOT's best graced our dinner meeting with a comprehensive case study summary of one of their largest projects: The Northwest Corridor, which is 30-miles of road starting at I-75/I-285, heading north to I-575 and a little more. Definitely not a commuter favorite during rush hour—and that's why our heroes are working hard to come to the rescue! Thank you to GDOT's Albert Shelby, John Hancock, and Albert Welch for
representing.

Project benefits include more travel options, time-saving and reliable trip times, better transit service support, and enhanced economic growth for the area.