Dinner Meeting - 200113

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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 - 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

"Data Quality: The next great opportunity for project managers" presented by Melissa Bader, Microsoft

Data science is an exploding field with tremendous demand that is ripe for project managers. Having high quality data is an absolute must for any business today. It informs every business decision, and it is critical to the success of your projects. But what if you have poor quality data? What if you have large gaps in the data you have vs. what you need? Your organization suffers.

Learn what it takes to be a data quality expert from a project manager who made the shift and learned just how much data matters. Imagine yourself as an experienced IT project/program manager. You have great PM skills, and you run your agenda with the precision of a Swiss watch. But you now have an opportunity to run data quality for your organization. Can you just program manage this and be fine? No.

Wake-up call: Project managers today must acquire new data quality skills as quickly as possible to stay competitive and in-demand. When Melisa Bader (PMP) made the leap from IT program manager to data quality expert, her opportunities exploded. She will share the assessment, gap analysis and mitigation strategy that transformed her into a data quality expert. Learn the possibilities that may exist for you in this important professional specialty. 

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

“How To Sell Yourself Into A Great PM Career” presented by Dan Jourdan

Join Dan Jourdan as he guides the PM professional into:

• Staying ahead of the curve to remain valuable to your real client.
• Learning the magic words that will help you get everything you want in your career.
• Learning how to gain instant rapport with everyone you meet.

A master of confidence, Dan can help project managers incorporate a winning sales attitude into their projects and careers. His methodology comes from his experience as a former financial consultant with Smith Barney; work as a college business management instructor, and his own successful business pursuits. His sales philosophy bridges the gap between “what people think they should do” and “what really works.”

We look forward to learning together with you Jan. 13th at the first PM event of the year!