Chapter Virtual Meeting: "Technology Delivery in a DevOps Organization: The role of an evolving PMO" - 200921

Webinar

"Technology Delivery in a DevOps Organization: The role of an evolving PMO" presented by Elizabeth Coffey, Executive Director at Cox Communications

Presentation

Technology Delivery organizations have been adapting their PMOs to actively seek ways to improve overall organizational performance and ways to communicate performance improvements through the use of new technologies and flexible operating models.  In this talk, you will hear about Cox’s journey in achieving an evolved PMO within a DevOps environment.

 

Technology (Virtual) Forum - 200922

Webinar

"The Criticality of Solid Project Management throughout the Data Science Process"
presented by: Beverly Wright, Chief Analytics Strategist

PMI Atlanta Technology Forum provides an environment for Project Managers to adopt and benefit from the latest technology in their professional life and career. The forum also plans to bring speakers to discuss & share the best practices in technology.

Presentation

"The Criticality of Solid Project Management throughout the Data Science Process"

- The relationship between data science and project management
- Nuances of data scientists that make the project management process particularly challenging
- How to best collaborate with highly technical projects and team members

Governance Forum (Virtual) - 200923

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"Turning your PMO into a Lean Portfolio Management Organization"
presented by Jean Dahl, Practice Lead

The Governance Forum provides value to the PMI Atlanta community by offering participants:

Discussion of field-tested best practices, Decisions frameworks to assess culture and apply optimal strategy, Key takeaways to “take to work tomorrow” to maximize realization of value through introduction and standardization of best practices in the oversight and execution of projects, programs, and portfolios.

Presentation

Adding Lean and Agile ways of working to the delivery mix of 21st century organization requires changes to many of the PMO’s processes, such as in how strategic planning, funding, intake, governance, and oversight capabilities are performed. And, more times than not, these new ways of working must coexist with the more traditional or waterfall method of delivery that is already in use. A multimodal, “fit for purpose” delivery mechanism must be built using Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) capabilities, to ensure the organization is delivering on its strategic objectives. In this session, we will discuss how legacy PMOs must undergo a modernization process to embrace Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) capabilities to ensure the amount of Variability, Uncertainty, Change, and Ambiguity (VUCA) is taken into consideration when determining the best delivery method. Then, be able to effectively move the work to the right delivery teams, while providing the appropriate level of oversight, governance, and reporting necessary to understand and monitor the flow of work to produce value through achieving it business outcomes.

 By attending this session, participants will be able to:

 1. Explain the changes that must be made in your organization’s operating and funding model at both the enterprise and business unit levels to support the fast, flexible flow of work that achieves agility or the ability to rapidly respond to change
2. Reexamine your key PMO processes and retrofit them to include Lean and Agile ways of working in support of Lean Portfolio Management best practices
3. Shift your PMO from an order taker to a trusted advisor by changing its role to strategic partner

 Please join us for an informative and interactive session on turning your PMO into a Lean mean portfolio machine!

Due to coronavirus concerns, we will be hosting this event through webinar. Because of this change, member rate is now $8 and non-member rate is $10.    

PMI Atlanta Toastmasters (Virtual) Meeting - 200924

Webinar

If you would like to earn PDUs while improving your communications and leadership skills, this opportunity is for you! PMI Atlanta has teamed up with Toastmasters International to offer you a chance to hone your public speaking, critical listening, and leadership skills in a supportive environment. You will also have an opportunity to practice speaking off-the-cuff, giving and receiving feedback, emceeing a meeting, and many other valuable business skills. Since this club is exclusively for PMI Atlanta members, you will also have an opportunity to develop bonds within the PMI community.