Agile Forum - 230516

Motion Recruitment

"Agile & Cybersecurity" presented by Andrew Gurbaxani, vCIO at Assessivate LLC

The Agile Forum is meeting in-person this month! Our 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

In the IT world, there are few subjects with more buzz and importance than agile and cybersecurity. Agile techniques have transformed how we work, and cybersecurity has enabled dramatic changes in where we work. Both subjects have deep ties to the software development world, which pioneered the use of agile, and fostered the technologies behind cybersecurity, cryptography, wireless, web design, etc. We can see how these subjects separately influence our world and how we manage projects in it. However, what is the intersection, or better said, interaction between the two?

We will come at this subject through two different ways:

1. How have agile methodologies influenced the delivery of cybersecurity services such as simulated phishing, penetration testing, ethical hacking, incident response, etc.
2. How has the widespread adoption of agile working methods and processes posed a unique, unprecedented risk (and opportunity) to the enterprise from a cybersecurity operations and compliance perspective.

As project managers become more involved in agile processes (e.g., sprints, continuous integration and continuous delivery/continuous deployment), they will need to add cybersecurity-related risk to their project risk logs. As they work on cybersecurity-related efforts (e.g., SOC 2 Compliance), they will benefit from agile techniques to make the projects more efficient. Also, with advances in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (e.g., ChatGPT), we expect the overlap between agile and cybersecurity processes to only increase in time. 

Presentation Outline:

• Agile and Cybersecurity (overview)
• The Use of Agile Techniques in Cybersecurity Operations
• Unique Challenges that Agile Processes Present from a Cybersecurity Perspective
• Summary and Conclusions
• Q&A

Healthcare (Virtual) Forum - 230517

Webinar

"Be the Change You Want to See" presented by Dr. Tanika J. Kyle, CEO and Chief Solutions Strategist at TB & J Solutions, LLC

The PMI Atlanta Healthcare Forum has 9 planned sessions throughout 2023. 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 Details   

The most challenging part of facilitating transition or striving for efficient business processes isn't the tools, techniques, or processes you choose to use. It all comes down to understanding that this mindset change requires strategic, future-thinking leaders to provide and welcome opportunities to engage their teams in conversations and activities that start to lay the foundation, which can make or break this new voyage. This experience is empowering and anticipated for everyone impacted. It requires time to plan, communicate, and consider continuous improvement from a people focus perspective and not to react to everything from a "company is on fire" way!

By attending this session, you will learn how some practical tools and strategies are more purposeful and proactive in leading and empowering your teams, such as: 

• Tips to strategically live authentically as yourself while leading and facilitating teams through transition
• Ways to empower and equip the team with purpose and goals
• Strategies for understanding and working better with your team
• Benefits of adjusting your leadership style
• Strategies for communication effectively
• Other tips like systems thinking, getting comfortable with the uncomfortable, etc.