The PMI Atlanta Dinner Meeting schedule will continue its bi-monthly schedule in 2016. Come for networking, two presentations, and dinner.

Stenbeck 01   Hand on chin 1Keynote Presentation - 6:30pm - 8:00pm

"Unlocking Your Leadership DNA – Time-tested Keys for Professionals!" presented by John G. Stenbeck, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSP, is the Founder of GR8PM, Inc.

Join us before the keynote presentation for these optional meetings and networking:

  • Newcomers Meeting:  5:00pm - 6:00pm

If you are a new member to PMI Atlanta, you do not want to miss this opportunity to hear how PMI Atlanta can help you achieve your goals and meet members of the leadership team.

  • Gatlin-SheilaProfessional Development Session:  5:00pm - 6:00pm

Topic:  "OCM for Project Managers: Focusing on the Critical Path" presented by Sheila Gatlin, Executive Director in the Advisory Services practice at Ernst & Young


Date:  Monday, May 9, 2016
Time:  5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:  The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North, 7 Concourse Pkwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30328

Earn up to 2 PDUs while building your professional network, viewing new products and services, and enjoying dinner.  Earn 1 PDU for attending the Professional Growth event and 1 PDU for attending the dinner meeting.  

Keynote Presentation Details:

Have you ever wished for the opportunity to lead projects with the WOW! Factor? Would you like a career that reaches beyond success to achieve significance? Then this Keynote has answers for YOU!!

He’s back! John Stenbeck spent decades distilling the high-octane quantitatively proven keys that will unlock your personal powerhouse. He will show you how to define the roadmap that unlocks all of your leadership potential. He will share the unexpected resources that exponentially improved his results, and, if you’ve been subjected to sales-leadership training, you’ll find out why it didn’t work for you! Professionals demand results because they know improving results is the key to career opportunity!

The information in this presentation gets to the point with focused answers to your challenges. It is designed to be applied in your environment and accelerate your career!

Talent Triangle: Leadership


Stenbeck 01   Hand on chin 1John G. Stenbeck, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSP, is the Founder of GR8PM, Inc. (pronounced “Great PM”). John is an Amazon #1 Best Selling author. His first two books achieved over $1 million in sales and his most recent one – 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.

John is a sought-after Keynote speaker delivering over 50 events a year. His programs engage hard-to-impress technical and engineering professionals with unique Keynote-Workshop style that enables participants to be powerfully productive!

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.

A partial list of John’s clients includes Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. – Defense Information Technologies Group; County of Orange; Guinness Bass Import Company; Hewlett-Packard Company; Lucent Technologies; Nike Corp.; Oracle Corp.; Qualcomm, Inc.; U.S. Army – Space and Terrestrial Communications Directorate; U.S.D.A. – National Finance Center; Visa – Smart Cards.

He recently recorded 71 video lectures in Agile Government Contracting and Agile Project Management for Villanova University’s online certificate and degree programs. He was an Adjunct Instructor for the University of California San Diego where he taught project management in the Systems Engineering Certificate program before relocating to Spokane, Washington.


Professional Development Session Details:

Organizational Change Management (OCM) is a critical component of the success of any project. We will discuss the people and organizational reasons why projects struggle or fail, and how project managers can oversee key OCM activities to avoid these pitfalls. During the session we will discuss the following:
• Project managers’ and project leadership’s role in OCM
• Critical path OCM activities throughout a project
• Metrics that gauge OCM effectiveness

Talent Triangle: Strategic & Business Management

Gatlin-SheilaSheila Gatlin is an Executive Director in the Advisory Services practice at EY. Sheila has over 18 years of professional experience working with companies in the US and Canada to design and implement organizational change management and training programs for large technology transformations. Sheila’s work includes implementing blended learning programs, communications, learning technologies, and business process improvements Sheila partners with client leadership to identify strategic goals and align organizational change programs to achieve those goals.

Please Note:  Early Bird Registration ends Monday, April 18th.   Read More About the Policy Changes Here

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