Agile (Virtual) Forum - 200616

Webinar

"Put the Fantastic back in Facilitation"
presented by Kate Megaw, President of The Braintrust Consulting Group

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

Whether you are a trainer, coach, leader or team member - facilitation is key to the success in an Agile environment.

“Winging It” is NOT a good strategy for facilitation!

This session will explore:
• Group dynamics – Are you developing trust, teaming, and authentic collaboration among the group?
• Active listening – Are you really hearing what others are really saying?
• Critical thinking – Are you using your critical thinking skills as a facilitator?

This hands-on session will explore these 3 things you MUST understand to be a GREAT facilitator!

Learning Objectives
• Recognize the importance of group dynamics
• Learn the skill of Active Listening and identify types of listeners
• Explore critical thinking skills as a team

Healthcare (Virtual) Forum - 200617

Philips Healthcare

Why Risk Management Needs to be a Team Game
presented by Bill Richardson, PMP, PgMP, CSM. Cert APM, ACC

The PMI Atlanta Healthcare Forum has 9 planned sessions throughout 2020. 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

Project managers, as vanguards of change, are one of the few professions who have the ways and means of effectively responding to today’s volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (often referred to as VUCA). As humans, we have a choice in how we respond to VUCA – be paralyzed or be energized. How risk is managed in a project determines which of these two outcomes unfold for stakeholders.

In this presentation, Bill provides an entertaining and inspiring look at why project managers need to learn how to better mobilize their stakeholders to embrace shared ownership of risk management. The Project Management Institute (PMI) in their publication of PMBOK 6.0 elevated the need for this shift by clearly stating that risk is no longer considered something PMs control but rather something that PMs monitor and prepare for (page 648 section X1.19 Section 11). The bottom line is that shared ownership among all stakeholders needs to become the new normal for risk management to be effective in times of calm or crisis. Remember, good risk management fosters vigilance in times of calm and instills discipline in times of crisis.

Entertainment (Virtual) Forum - 200618

Webinar

"New Era of Film Safety Management"
presented by Desiree Connell, Producer & Production Management

The PMI Atlanta Entertainment Forum is focused on 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

Presentation

As we’ve seen over the past several months, industries around the world have experienced unprecedented change faster than anyone could have imagined.

Supply chains, revenue streams, and business operations have all been disrupted resulting in turbulent market conditions and the need to adapt to an unstable,unpredictable working environment.

The entertainment industry is facing a multitude of variables to cover without any prior experiences to learn from or base strategy on.

The Producers, Unions, and Production Management all take health and safety standards seriously, and while our financial side projects estimates, we cannot guarantee outcomes on costs or legal necessities on day to day operations.