by: Jacqueline Grant, MBA, PMP, VP of Professional Growth
PMI Atlanta members arrived early Friday morning at Lenox Mall to participate in Professional Growth’s first “off-site” meeting at the Microsoft Store. David Huseonica of Cloud AG, a Microsoft partner, sponsored the “Microsoft Solutions for PMPs” event on January 17th. This exclusive event, only for PMI members, occurred prior to the store’s opening, which allowed free reign to test all the store had to offer. We had access to display bars with a full array of active laptops, tablets, and cell phone products. The store’s attentive staff helped to answer questions and even assisted in setting up member’s personal devices.
After a period of hands-on engagement, we shifted to a classroom style area for an engaging presentation by David on cloud-based, Microsoft Office 365. He covered the recent updates and changes to the software, as well as the benefits of use, particularly for project managers. David was later joined by Laura Crawford of PM Resource Group, who covered MS Project within the Microsoft Office 365 suite.
Microsoft and Cloud AG generously provided breakfast, several door prizes, free trials and a discount on all Microsoft has to offer, to the event participants.
