Dinner Meeting - 180514

The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North

Join Us for our bi-monthly dinner meeting! 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.  

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. 

Professional Development - 5:00pm - 6:00pm

"Mind Mapping for Project Managers" presented by Brandon Conrad, Matchware

Tired of sticky notes and whiteboard sessions? Mind Mapping is an effective way to gather requirements for both BAs and PMs. A mind map is a diagram used to visually organize information. Project managers can use mind mapping to visualize and streamline their work load, list objectives of the project, and stay focused on outcomes. Mind mapping as a tool helps project managers consider multiple facets of the project plan in simple easily digestible diagrams.

Primarily used for the construction of the WBS, advanced uses of this technique also simplify the complex process of communicating the project plan. When Mind Mapping is coupled with technology it simplifies the process and enhances communication.

During this presentation, Brandon Conrad will explain the mind mapping theory and how that theory can be applied to BAs and PMs. He will also demonstrate best practice techniques in mind mapping and how it relates to technology.

Participants will learn how to simplify the project life cycle and improve communication for their project plans.

Keynote Presentation - 6:30pm - 8:00pm

"Rapid Teamwork – How to Create a High-Performing Team Culture" presented by Sean Glaze, Great Results Teambuilding

Are you experiencing problems with employee engagement or morale? If you are in a position of leadership and responsible for improving productivity and connecting your people to a purpose, this entertaining message shares a powerful five-part recipe that leaders can use to inspire unity and transform any group into a GREAT team.

Culture trumps strategy, and this interactive talk provides actionable steps team leaders can take to create a more positive, cohesive and profitable culture.

Agile Forum - 180515

"Agile vs. DevOps - What’s the difference?"

Presented by: Jeremy Pullins, Principal / Polodis

The Agile Forum meetings offer an opportunity for professional networking and knowledge sharing with other agile practitioners as well as provide a learning environment for professionals interested in learning about agile techniques. Everyone is welcome to participate.                                                         

Presentation

As companies pursue the Holy Grail of better, faster, and cheaper software, they inevitably run into the challenge of how to optimize deployment and operations.  While the solutions vary by the situation, the principles remain the same.  Software is a fundamentally a complicated, and often complex, product that is costly to develop and difficult to operate.  While DevOps has been in existence for a long time, the term has recently emerged as a key element to scaling software development in a reliable and economically viable way.  

We will discuss the roots of DevOps in traditional software development and configuration management, describe the emergence of DevOps as a fundamental organizational pattern in “next generation” internet companies, and chart the course for the future in areas such as DevSecOps and Internet of Things (IoT).  In the process we’ll touch on topics such as organizational culture, organizational design, software architecture, project management metrics, and continuous improvement.  

Be sure to bring your questions for the Q&A section at the end, and get ready for a deep dive into one of the hottest areas of software development today!

 

Healthcare Forum - 180516

Healthcare: Let’s get personal….It’s all about you!
Get ready. Genomic data and precision medicine are redefining the point of care presented by Bud Zborowski

The PMI Atlanta Healthcare Forum has 9 planned sessions throughout 2018. Proposed topics include IT & IT PMO in Healthcare, Healthcare SME/Domain Forums such as Clinical, Laboratory, Research, Tomorrow's Healthcare & Government practices/law, Thought Leadership in Healthcare, and Innovation in Healthcare Technology.

Presentation

Advanced technologies and innovation has clearly impacted the landscape of healthcare delivery over the past ten years… MRI, robotic surgery, retail health, telehealth, wearable devices, mobile apps, electronic medical records, etc. all have improved quality and changed the way we look at care …and just as we start to get accustomed to a new normal enter the science of genomics, the ability to personalize medical treatments, blockchain and AI technology.

In 2007, 23-and-Me began offering direct to consumer (DTC) genetic testing. Today dozens of companies offer DTC globally and the Industry is expected to grow to $350 million by 2022. And that’s just the “consumer” side of the getting to know genomics market. On the scientific side there’s a $23 billion genomic research industry that is advancing growth in a $43 billion precision medicine marketplace.

As precision medicine merges into mainstream care delivery, companies are creating global marketplaces for genomic commerce where science can publish and trade genomic data and Individuals can safely store, then share their genomic information with doctors and even get paid when they participate in medical research. , “It’s all about You!” explores how blockchain technology protects, secures and enables access to valuable genomic data in this new environment. 

PMP Study Group - Spring Session (2)

AT&T Midtown Building

Theresa Brown will mentor the PMP Study Group starting Wednesday, April 4th to June 6th for PMI Atlanta Members only. The class will meet on Wednesdays for 10 consecutive weeks from 6pm-8pm.

Entertainment Forum - 180517

Manuel's Tavern

The PMI Atlanta Entertainment Forum launched in 2017! Our focus is expanding knowledge and appreciation of Project Management and its benefits in unconventional fields by providing informational, educational, and networking events for individuals in various roles in the entertainment industry.

Entertainment Industry = those businesses involved in providing entertainment
• Media – film, television, radio, theater
• Music
• Sports
• Fine arts
• Digital - Gaming

"Production Managers | PM’s of the Entertainment World" by Brandi Harrison, Senior Manager of Production Operations and Crewing, Turner Studios

Every second of television that you see required a team of individuals to create it. And at the head was likely a production manager. While production managers might not have creative control, shows live or die on their ability to anticipate, plan, and communicate what’s necessary for a production to succeed. Take a detailed look into the similarities between managing a major project and a major production.