Dinner Meeting - 190513

Roam Innovative Workspace

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.  

Please note the event begins at 6:00pm

Newcomers Meeting - 6:00pm - 6:45pm

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 - 6:00pm - 6:45pm

"Tips to Better Public Speaking: Practical Tips to Help You More Effectively Communicate Your Message" presented by Fred E. Walker, MBA, PMP®, CSM®, DTM

Communicating your message in a clear and concise manner is more important than ever in today’s fast paced and constantly changing business environment. Whether presenting to small or large groups, public speaking skills play a critical role in helping you achieve success in delivering your content. In his presentation, Fred Walker will cover a variety of topics that include practical tips, suggestions, and best practices to help you take your communication skills to the next level and more effectively convey your message. Select topics include, engaging with your audience/team, techniques for improving your speaking delivery, ways to make your message impactful and clear, and more.

Keynote Presentation - 7:30pm - 8:30pm

"Agility, Innovation & Project Management in this age of Digital Transformation" presented by Shobhna Raghupathy MS, PMP, CSM, SAFe Agilist

Delivering increased customer value is at the heart of every company’s digital transformation strategy and what constitutes “customer value” depends on the industry. The presentation will begin with an interactive discussion on how digital age is transforming business and technology. Although digital transformation will vary widely based on organizations' specific challenges and demands, this presentation will outline the common themes that all business and technology leaders consider. The top 10 trends for digital transformation in 2018 will be presented. The presentation will also share the important digital transformation statistics that the businesses can no longer ignore and how the digital integration and engagement throughout the organization is a priority.

To win in the digital marketplace there is a need for ‘innovation’ and ‘agility’ in this age of converging technologies in the areas of content, computing and communications. In the presentation, we will explore how embracing Agile as a mind-set and a work methodology is important to drive innovation during digital transformation. The changes to leadership and project management for the digital frontier will be presented. Also, we will discuss the principles of AI/Blockchain/IoT and how project/program/portfolio managers can contribute and lead these efforts based on innovation and time-to-market key performance indicators.

Architectural, Engineering, & Construction (AEC) Forum - 190514

"Construction Cost Management: Plan It, Budget It, Build It!"

Presented by Burt Jenkins,CPE, Costing Services Group, Inc. Sr. Cost Analyst

The PMI Atlanta AEC Forum is a focus group that hosts regular events with ranging topics in the architectural, engineering, and construction fields. We will show the importance of solid project management in these related fields of study.

Presentation

During this session you will learn what the role & responsibilities of an estimator is on any given project. Why cost management is important? How a cost estimate can be used as a vital project management tool to save time and money through out the project life cycle.

You will see examples of different types of estimate formats showing examples with the final cost vs estimated cost variances.

PM in the AM Breakfast (Alpharetta) - 190515

J Christopher's

"Developing a Cohesive Team"
Presented by Perry Anne Scott, Converge Coaching & Consulting

We are bringing back PM in the AM in Alpharetta!  Join us at J. Christopher's as we start the day off right with a thought-provoking presentation.  Come order off the menu and network with your PM and community peers.

Presentation

Teamwork: the cooperative effort by members of a group to achieve a common goal. Have you ever had associates you were excited to have join your team, only to find out 3 months later they drove you crazy and you felt like tearing out your hair (or theirs)? Do you think some people just say "yes" to placate you, but really have no commitment to your project? Then this presentation is for YOU!

You've probably heard of Patrick Lencioni’s international best-seller, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. But did you know there's an online assessment you can use based on Lencioni’s model? Perry Anne has worked with some great teams and some not-so-great ones. And she's here to share with you her 20 years of lessons learned in building a cohesive team and the tool that will help YOUR team get business results!

You will leave with:

• An understanding of the 5 behaviors that effective teams exhibit
• A brief experience of what the assessment and teambuilding program can deliver
• A proven tool you can use to get your team more productive and higher-functioning - making better, faster decisions, and tapping into the skills of all its members

Healthcare Forum - 190515

"Customer Success Journey in Healthcare Technology Projects"

presented by Rupa Pradhan, GE Healthcare

The PMI Atlanta Healthcare Forum has 9 planned sessions throughout 2019. 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

Customer success is like the mandala, the circle of life! A continuous journey. There are a lot of players in this journey from the end users, makers, regulators, sellers, providers, listeners, problem-solvers, forward-thinkers and givers. All players are connected by a common thread called a relationship based on collaboration, trust and transparency. Who runs this thread across all the players? I would like to share my experience managing customer readiness project management in Healthcare Technology solutions Upgrades and Implementations projects.  A well planned and thoughtful readiness checklist, close and continuous collaboration, listening and circling back to the tribe can make this a happy journey – Customer Success!

Entertainment Forum - 190516

"Making A Career Change to the Music Industry"

presented by Leslie M Greene, RtSE Casting Company

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

Leslie Greene will discuss how marketing helped her transition into an exciting career in consulting and creating content in the music and film industry.