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Ignite Project Management Excellence Virtual Development Day
Dec 6, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
THIS IS A 1 DAY VIRTUAL TRAINING EVENT!
PMI Baltimore Chapter – Virtual Training Session, Development Day
Title: Ignite Project Management Excellence
Date and Time: Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Cost: $50 for members; $60 for non-members.
You must be logged in as a member to receive the member discount; no credits will be provided if you are not logged in. There will be no refunds or credits issued for this meeting.
PDUs: This educational event qualifies for 6 PDUs.
Online Access: On December 5, 2023 you will be sent the URL to join the meeting from VP.ProfessionalDevelopment@PMIBaltimore.org. If you don’t receive the login info, please check your spam
Meeting: 8:45am: Log in and join the session — 9:00am – 5:00pm: Ignite Project Excellence
Abstract:
Learn, get inspired by others, and earn PDUs at our first multi-chapter cooperative Professional Development Day! Eight chapters have combined their resources to create what promises to be an exciting and educational one-day, virtual event.
The packed agenda includes:
- Keynote Address from David Barret, founder of ProjectBites.com, on “Strategic Thinking for Your Work, Your Career, and Your Life”
- Three tracks to choose from with nine speakers covering all sides of the Talent Triangle
- An Executive Panel Discussion
- Event-wide coffee chat sessions covering fifteen different discussion topics
The nine speakers include:
- Eric Bloom on “What Project Managers Should Know About Strategic Development” (Business Acumen)
- Nan Gesche on “Managing Difficult Conversations” (Power Skills)
- Panayiotis Melas on “Change Begets Change” (Ways of Working)
- Jenny Fowler on “How to Build Your Project Management Influence” (Business Acumen)
- Eric Bloom on “Brainstorming Techniques That Get Great Results” (Power Skills)
- Amber McMillan on “The Transformative Influence of AI on Project Management” (Ways of Working)
- Sinikka Waugh on “Empowering Changemakers” (Business Acumen)
- Lisa DiTullo on “The Project Coach: How to Stretch and Develop Others While Getting Work Done” (Power Skills)
- Aina Alive on “Agile Portfolio Management: Transforming Business Strategies into Client-Centric Outcomes” (Ways of Working)
There will be two Discussion Group Sessions of 25 minutes each covering the following topics:
- How to Manage Projects When They Don’t Value Project Managers?
- What are the essential elements of Project Leadership?
- Where do PMs fit into Scaled Agile Framework?
- What are the key steps to a successful agile implementation?
- How do you manage difficult stakeholders?
- What is the secret to a strong Project Sponsor Relationship?
- How can we add a fun element to our Project Team?
- What is next – after Project Management?
- What is the secret to great Communication with a Project Team?
- How does a Project Manager lead up to Senior Management?