By: Shannon Kraiger

For over thirty-nine years Doug Jones of Doug Jones & Associates has been assisting client change initiatives aiding organizations to diagnose business problems and assisting in prescribing and implementing real solutions. A tall, distinguished looking man with a spattering of gray hair, silver framed glasses and a smile that tells audiences he’s happy to help and that’s he’s passionate about what he does. 

Jones exhilarated that passion to the PMI Atlanta Members at the October 7th Alpharetta Luncheon held at The Metropolitan Club.  As members sauntered their way into the event Jones made a point to ask, “I could be more effective in my job if (fill in the blank)…”  He then used the responses from participants in his presentation to relay what is often missing in organizations. Answers included change management, communication, decent management, one project manager to report to and more effective communication with one’s superior. 

PMI Atlanta Chapter brings to you another great opportunity to network and participate in a Project Management Seminar hosted by Rick Morris, Owner and President of R2Consulting, in collaboration with CA Technologies, on October 22, 2013 from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM. You get up to 3 PDU’s for attending. This invitation is on a first come first serve basis. So act fast before time runs out!  

Driving Innovation with Existing Human Capital

It seems that one of the toughest issues for companies today is to understand how to innovate without impacting their bottom line.  Unfortunately, many organizations do not fully understand the current capabilities of their existing workforce to tap in to their potential as well as maximize their efficiencies. 

7-10 October 2013, Hyatt Regency Atlanta

A career-building experience: focus on Risk Management, Change and more at SeminarsWorld Atlanta

SeminarsWorld returns to Atlanta in October- with an amazing opportunity for knowledge and PDUs. In just 3 days, take a deep dive into a hot topic with an expert instructor who will help you take your knowledge to the next level. Focus on key areas of program and project management, including Risk Management and Managing Change. While you're there, be sure to enjoy the history and culture that make Atlanta a world-class destination: museums, historical sites and plenty of local flavor.

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Presented By: J.D. Clockdale, Co-founder, City of Brookhaven
Written By: Ronke Oyemade, PMP MBA CISA CRISC

J.D. Clockdale was the speaker at the PMI Dunwoody Dinner Meeting held at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Atlanta on September 9th, 2013.  He spoke about how the city of Brookhaven was created in a month after voters successfully voted during the elections held in November 2010, that the city of Brookhaven should be created. He explained the challenges faced by his team when creating the Brookhaven City. These challenges included the following – Different sets of expectations held by the Brookhaven City’s 50000 new stakeholders had to be met, the city hall had to be set up, roads had to be maintained, the municipal court had to be created, and business and other licenses had to be issued. He said the successful creation of Brookhaven city was due to the Threshold Rule which he implemented. According to Mr. Clockdale, the implemented Threshold Rule comprises of 3 concepts which are:

Concept 1 – Perspective
Concept 2 – Communications
Concept 3 – Collaboration