PM Insight Foster City
PM Insights Foster City -
Branding your PM Career: take charge of your future!
In 2023, project management keeps expanding and changing at an ever-rapid pace. Changes in technology and business, the explosion of Agile techniques and the increase in virtual collaboration, all provide both increasing opportunities but also challenging for both experienced professionals and the many newcomers to stay on top of these trends.
In the midst of change, to be successful, we need to RETHINK our careers and TAKE CHARGE of branding ourselves for the future. Learn what you need to know to survive and thrive in the ever changing-world of project management. In this interative session, you will come away with tools, resources and most importantly a MINDSET to handle what’s coming your way.
| Event Date | 06-21-2023 6:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 06-21-2023 8:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 06-20-2023 11:55 pm |
| Individual Price | 5.00 |
| No. of Power Skills PDUs | 2.0 |
PM Insights Foster City -
Managing cyber security projects with ease
The presentation begins with an introduction to the role of a project manager in an information security organization and highlights the significance of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) as the foundational principles of information security. It further explores the importance of IAAA - Identification, Authentication, Authorization, and Accountability - in securing information systems. The speaker's extensive experience in the industry is showcased through a detailed exploration of the expectations from a successful project manager. Technical knowledge, leadership, and communication skills are identified as critical attributes necessary for overseeing security-related projects. The presentation delves into project planning and execution, risk management, compliance, vendor and stakeholder management, budgeting, and resource allocation, as well as incident response and business continuity. A significant portion of the presentation is dedicated to the salient features of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0. Attendees gain insights into the risk-based approach, improved supply chain risk management, integration of privacy and data protection, self-assessment methodology, emphasis on authentication and identity management, and enhanced metrics and measurement provided by CSF 2.0.
In summary, this presentation serves as a comprehensive guide for PMP certified project managers, equipping them with the knowledge and tools necessary to excel in managing security-related projects within information security organizations. By combining technical acumen, leadership qualities, and adherence to industry frameworks such as CSF 2.0, project managers can effectively protect organizational assets and ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information systems.
| Event Date | 07-26-2023 6:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 07-26-2023 8:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 07-25-2023 11:55 pm |
| Individual Price | 5.00 |
| No. of Ways of Working PDUs | 2.0 |
PM Insight-Foster City Virtual Meeting:
Driving Outcome-Driven and Sustainable Change
Does your team suffer from unpredictable and disruption-filled work environment? Do cross-dependencies create obstacles that are too difficult to handle? Are you eager to address these obstacles but do not know how to do it?… or where to begin?
In today's demanding market, it requires the whole organization's synchronized effort to stay ahead of the competition. Unfortunately, many organizations run the risk of obsolescence. These companies suffer from some form of misalignment and lack of transparency. Making it difficult to meet its customers' needs. This session will dive deep into how a fintech company embarked on their transformation journey. Learn what compelled them to change and how they combined internal and external expertise to develop an internal (and repeatable) model that led to concrete and transformative outcomes. Learn about the organization’s challenges, successes, and how they continue their journey of continuous growth.
Takeaways:
- How to initiate and manage a sustainable transformation model within their organization
- Identify techniques to align teams within the organization
- How to get buy-in from management to support the transformation initiative
About the Instructor:
Rochelle Tan
Rochelle Tan is an Agile Evangelist like no other. With over two decades of experience driving transformation initiatives with prominent corporations in North America, Europe, and Asia, including Oil and Gas, IT, Finance, Insurance, Government, and Healthcare industries. Rochelle has facilitated organizations towards digital transformation success. As a Digital Transformation Leader advocating the highest value for customers, her infectious enthusiasm fuels the work she does to develop agile mindsets through intrinsic motivation.
Recently founding her own consulting practice known as RTculate. Rochelle's mission is to enable mid-sized to large organizations to achieve business agility that is centered around customer-centric products and services that deliver maximum value. When she's not steering businesses toward success, you will find Rochelle adventuring with her family or sharing her insights on her blog, InBiteSize.
Online Registration
PMI Silicon Valley Members: 5.00
Non-Members: 5.00
Students & Veterans: Free (Please contact Meeting Leader for the discount code)
Cancellation Policy
This event is a professional society meeting, held for the benefit of its members. The Plan Ahead registration fee paid is based on the registrant's ability to commit to attendance, ahead of time. The Plan Ahead registration fee will not be refunded for any reason, other than event cancellation, after normal business hours (5:00 PM, Pacific) on the registration deadline day. The PMI - Silicon Valley Chapter reserves the right to make last-minute changes to program content and speakers, as circumstances dictate.
| Event Date | 02-28-2024 6:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 02-28-2024 8:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 02-27-2024 10:00 pm |
| Individual Price | $5.00 |
| No. of Ways of Working PDUs | 2.0 |
| Location | Virtual Event |
PM Insight-Foster City Hybrid Meeting:
Great User Stories
Unlocking the Power of Agile: Crafting User Stories that Deliver Value Do your user stories leave you feeling like a lost adventurer in a story-less land? Are they vague, uninspired, and failing to guide your agile journey? Fear not, fellow developers and product owners! This presentation will be your compass, leading you through the art of crafting user stories that ignite your projects and deliver real value.
We'll dive deep into the secrets of powerful user stories, uncovering the "who," "what," and "why" that make them tick. Learn how to speak the language of your users, define success with clarity, and break down epics into actionable adventures. Get ready to say goodbye to meandering epics and hello to focused sprints that deliver tangible results. Join us and unlock the full potential of agile, one user story at a time!
| Event Date | 03-27-2024 6:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 03-27-2024 8:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 03-26-2024 11:55 pm |
| Individual Price | 5.00 |
| No. of Ways of Working PDUs | 2.0 |
| Location | Foster City Community Center - Sail Room |
PM Insight - Virtual Meeting:
Your User Stories Are Too Big!
Product owners often struggle to translate their big ideas into small user stories that the team can deliver in a sprint. When a user story is too big, it is harder to understand, estimate, and implement successfully. Some teams break the ‘business story’ into ‘technical stories’ but this doesn’t solve the problem because most or all of the technical stories need to be completed before there is anything meaningful for the stakeholders.
This experiential session will give you hands-on experience with 4 simple, yet powerful techniques to break big stories into smaller stories that are meaningful to stakeholders and deliver business value. Participants write and split stories in small groups throughout this session. In his years of agile coaching, Chris has never found a story that could not be split using at least one of these techniques.
| Event Date | 04-24-2024 6:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 04-24-2024 8:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 04-23-2024 11:55 pm |
| Individual Price | 5.00 |
| No. of Ways of Working PDUs | 2.0 |
| Location | Virtual Event |
PM Insight - Virtual Meeting:
Designing Project Management Around the Brain
Over the past 40 years tools and techniques have exponentially improved, aiming at efficiency and productivity. Yet, the percentage of projects failing to deliver their expected value has remained high. Leading organizations such as Gartner, CIO, PMI, Harvard Business Review, Forrester, and Standish Group, continue to cite the critical gap: lack and misalignment of essential "skills" in project management.
In this presentation, Bill will share how incorporating neuroscience with our learned tools and techniques results in teams aligned to purpose, reducing the physical and mental errors in project delivery, the major cause of project failures, and value-delivered disappointments.
Takeaways:
- Explore the cognitive behavioral impact on modern project management tools and techniques, and how cognitive biases, decision-making processes, and motivational theories influence the effectiveness of project management methodologies.
- Understanding of key cognitive behavior concepts and their relevance to project and program management
- Insights into how cognitive biases and decision-making processes affect team dynamics, tool selection, and project execution
- Strategies to apply cognitive behavior principles to improve the use of current management tools and techniques, enhancing both individual and team performance
| Event Date | 05-22-2024 6:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 05-22-2024 8:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 05-21-2024 11:55 pm |
| Individual Price | 5.00 |
| No. of Ways of Working PDUs | 2.0 |
| Location | Virtual Event |
PM Insight - Virtual Meeting:
Multiplying the Bang for your Buck: Focusing on Value Delivery
When resources are limited and stakeholder expectations are high, maximizing the value delivered by each project iteration is key. This necessitates a strategic approach to user story selection and maximizing the bang for your buck. To ensure that the efforts expended align with the overarching project goals and yield the highest value delivery. This presentation delves into the user story selection process. Attendees will learn how to identify user story and value points and how to determine which stories to prioritize.
Takeaways:
- Understand the importance of maximizing value delivery to customers.
- Distinguish the difference between story points and value points.
- Learn a strategic approach to user story selection aimed at maximizing the "bang for your buck"
| Event Date | 06-26-2024 6:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 06-26-2024 8:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 06-25-2024 11:55 pm |
| Individual Price | 5.00 |
| No. of Ways of Working PDUs | 2.0 |
| Location | Virtual Event |
PM Insight-Foster City Virtual Meeting:
AI Renaissance: Understanding Forces, Overcoming Limits, and Applying in Your Industry
Zach provides you with resources to thrive in the new economy accelerated by AI. He gives context on the advancements in the industry that are enabling AI to advance so rapidly, as well as an analysis of the kinds of problems AI is suited for, and highlights the opportunities created by this powerful technology. The presentation focuses on practical applications for leadership as well as individual contributors, and a glimpse of where the technology is headed.
Takeaways:
- Understanding of the technical and economic forces causing AI to have a renaissance moment
- Strengths and limitations of AI algorithms
- AI as a force for good
- Practical applications of AI in the project management industry
| Event Date | 07-24-2024 6:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 07-24-2024 8:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 07-23-2024 11:55 pm |
| Individual Price | 5.00 |
| No. of Business Acumen PDUs | 2.0 |
| Location | Virtual Event |
PM Insight-Foster City Virtual Meeting:
Setting up a PMO in 100 Days
This webinar outlines a framework to set up or transform a PMO in 100 days. It will discuss the key skills needed by a PMO leader and how they should progress through various stages of the PMO leader's career, plus a 100-day PMO transformation roadmap with the top three key items to be completed in each stage of the roadmap. Finally, Bandukwala will reveal the top reasons why PMOs fail and how you can avoid them. Register now to set yourself up for success in setting up a new PMO or transforming an existing PMO!
Takeaways:
- Understand the Critical First 100 Days: Learn how to effectively utilize the first 100 days as a new PMO leader to set a strong foundation and establish a clear vision for the PMO's role in supporting business objectives.
- Develop Key PMO Leadership Skills: Identify and cultivate the essential skills required for a successful PMO leader and understand how these skills evolve through different stages of a PMO leader’s career.
- Implement a 100-Day Transformation Roadmap: Gain access to a practical 100-day roadmap for setting up or transforming a PMO, with actionable steps and the top three key items to complete at each stage.
- Avoid Common PMO Pitfalls: Discover the primary reasons why PMOs fail and learn strategies to avoid these pitfalls, ensuring the long-term success and sustainability of your PMO.
- Align PMO with Business Goals: Learn how to align the PMO’s vision and activities with the overall business objectives to demonstrate value and drive organizational success.
| Event Date | 08-28-2024 6:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 08-28-2024 8:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 08-27-2024 11:55 pm |
| Individual Price | 5.00 |
| No. of Business Acumen PDUs | 2.0 |
| Location | Virtual Event |
PM Insight-Foster City Virtual Meeting:
The 10 Best People Practices to Boost Your Success as a Project Leader
No doubt, when it comes to leading and motivating people in projects, it’s hard to know what works best since every team is different, every situation is different and there are no real standards or playbooks for effectively managing people. That’s because your success with people depends on hundreds of different human factors and circumstances – just too many moving parts (variability and unpredictability) to try to manage. As a result, we continue to operate our projects by focusing on deliverables, timelines and deadlines, and hoping that people will somehow get along and perform. “Hope and cope” is not an effective people practice for success. This presentation will reveal 10 “people practices” that matter the most and work the best for leading and motivating people in projects.
Takeaways:
- People's behaviors are what makes or breaks projects
- Know what people truly want
- Facilitative leadership wins
- You can apply these people practices immediately
| Event Date | 09-25-2024 6:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 09-25-2024 8:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 09-24-2024 11:55 pm |
| Individual Price | 5.00 |
| No. of Business Acumen PDUs | 2.0 |
| Location | Virtual Event |