Event Calendar

Sunday. 16 February, 2020 - Saturday. 22 February, 2020
WEEK 08
Monday. 17 February, 2020
9:00 am

PMI Certification Exam Prep Course for the PMP-2020217

DeVry University

This 4 day course provides a comprehensive review of the PMBOK areas covered in the PMI Project Management Professional Exam. It includes 28 hours of classroom instruction (7 hours per day) as well as at least 7 hours of non-classroom assignments and activity (ex… homework to include sample test taking, reading assignments, etc.).

Tuesday. 18 February, 2020
6:00 pm

Agile Forum - 200218

Motion Recruitment

Culture and Outcomes in the Digital Age 

presented by Eric S. Norman, PMP, CSM, PgMP, PMI Fellow

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.            

PresentationNorman-Eric

In today's rapidly moving business environment, project, program and portfolio managers are finding that the approach, skills, processes and tools they once relied on to be successful are no longer working effectively. While organizations transform themselves into fluid, adaptable businesses that continually sense what is happening in their markets and then respond with products and services that directly meet their client’s needs, they demand the same from their initiative leaders. It will now be the initiative leaders' ability to sense what is happening in the business environment around them and then act upon this new understanding that will enable them to succeed, applying what they know in new and creative ways, moment by moment.

This discussion provides practitioners with a fresh approach for applying their experience, knowledge and training in creative ways. Together, we will enhance the practitioner’s ability to apply a mix of sensing, perceiving, engaging and leading to the work, with a variable assortment of process elements and approaches – enabling them to tailor their leadership style and process methodology to align with the job to be done and the evolving business context. Gone are the days of rigid process models. The watchword for success in today's world is adaptability. In fact, in this session we'll demonstrate a new tool practitioners can use to determine which process mode fits the true nature of the work they take on.

Wednesday. 19 February, 2020
6:00 pm

Healthcare Forum - 200219

Philips Healthcare

Emotional Intelligence

presented by Mark Higham

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.

PresentationHigham-Mark

The use and application of emotional intelligence is rated a top five soft skill according to a recent published survey from LinkedIn based on an assessment of thousands of job postings in calendar year 2019. By definition, emotional intelligence is the ability to perceive, evaluate and respond to both your own emotions and those of others, yet this skill is composed of several components which you have an opportunity to develop and improve over your career. Developing and improving your emotional intelligence can bring personal rewards, but also foster strong relationships with peers and leadership who collectively help to achieve your shared goals.


In this presentation, you will learn three important attributes of developing emotional intelligence: its definition, its relationship to your psychological profile and the reason for developing it. In addition, you will learn about the four components of emotional intelligence that you will leverage along with a few techniques for developing

Thursday. 20 February, 2020
6:00 pm

Networking Event: Risk and Disaster Communications for the Project Management Professional - 200220

ROAM Innovative Workspace - Alpharetta

"Risk and Disaster Communications for the Project Management Professional" 
presented by Hannah Booker, PMP

Join us for the February Networking event at ROAM Alpharetta.  Featuring a structured networking activity and an opportunity to chat with peers and PMI Atlanta leaders, this event also provides a presentation to improve your project management and professional skills.

Presentation Details 

Booker-HannahMost projects start with a problem. There is a bad situation and a team is assembled to solve the problem. Other projects meet disaster midstream. In either scenario, project managers need to be adept at handling risk and crisis communications.

The need to manage communications amid risk and disaster is becoming more and more pervasive in this age of cyber treats. Supposed you are on a project when there’s a security breach. Or what if you’re staffed to a project in a disaster recovery area? How about your company stocks crash and you now are going out of business?

How do you talk to the stakeholders? How do you manage your team? How do you manage communications to get the town back up and running?

Who can forget the Atlanta Ice Storm of 2014 that stranded thousands on frozen highways for hours and drew questions for city leaders about the apparent lack of preparedness? This crisis also impacted projects in companies around the city. Learn how to handle communications in a situation like this with out-of-your-seat activities.