Tips on Implementing an Agile Transformation in a Small Organization

presented by Tim Thomas, Director, Product Management

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

Implementing an Agile Transformation in a small organization can be very tricky. To be successful requires patience, planning, as well as the ability to adapt well, and iterate. Lessons learned as well as tips will be shared in this session.

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.

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TBA 

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.

The PMI Atlanta announces a new forum in 2019 - Auto & Transportation Forum. The Auto & Transportation forum provides the project management professionals working in automotive, transportation and ancillaries to share knowledge of how they employ the principles of project management.

Presentation Details

TBA

Date: Monday, October 7, 2019 - Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm, with an hour for lunch
Location: DeVry University – Cobb-Galleria Center, 100 Galleria Parkway SE, Atlanta, GA 30339

Earn 21 PDUs!

This 3 day course provides a comprehensive review of the agile areas covered in the PMI-ACP Exam. It includes 21 hours of classroom instruction (7 hours per day) as well as at least 5 hours of non-classroom assignments and activity (ex… homework to include sample test taking, reading assignments, etc.).

Lessons in Crisis and Challenge Management
presented by Neville Anderson, President, Basha Services, LLC

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 Details

Crisis Management is defined as the process by which an organization deals with major unpredictable events that threatens to harm the organization, its stakeholders, or the general public. Basha Services often takes on its client’s crisis to lessen the stress on the customer, minimize risk, to restore normalcy, and to protect the life and health of those involved in and affected by the work. Project Management and Incident Command Structure are key to creating an integrated organizational structure that allows for assessing the problem, planning for a desired outcome, bringing the right resources to the project, and achieving success.

The presentation will show examples of how Project Management and Incident Command Structure was used to solve major crisis and challenges in the following projects:

1. Deepwater Horizon – Scaling from a 400-person firm to a 4,000-person organization in two-months.

2. Atlantic Steel – Removing more than 12,000 truckloads of contaminated soils from Atlantic Steel without significant effect on Atlanta downtown traffic, Georgia Tech, and without a vehicle or personnel accident.

3. Train Derailment Graniteville, SC with 9-fatalities – Assessing and cleaning up in the aftermath of a Chlorine gas release where 9-people were killed after exposer to the gas.

4. Hurricane Katrina – Managing a response where no housing is available for a team of 400 workers.

Join us in Marietta for the Clinical Research Forum! We will discuss the current trends and best practices along with the opportunity to network with your peers.

Presentation

TBA

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.

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.                                                       

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TBA

"Positively Resilient"
presented by Buck Davis

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

In his dynamic keynote, Positively Resilient, buck Davis draws from evidence-based research on positive emotions and resiliency while sharing his own insights as to how to remain centered and retain perspective, even when anxiety, burnout, cynicism, self-doubt and exhaustion threaten to turn motivation on its ear.

Through the adept use of interactive group activities, multi-media visuals, real-time polling and engaging lecture and storytelling, he delivers a practical and compelling message with insights that can be implemented immediately. Audience members will leave feeling inspired, empowered and reinvigorated – ready to manage the chaos that gets in the way of bringing their most authentic and brilliant selves to work.