PM Insight - Foster City Virtual Meeting: Negotiation in Project Management through AI Optics
PM Insight-Foster City Virtual Meeting:
Negotiation in Project Management through AI Optics
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In the era of AI-driven transformation, negotiation is no longer a soft skill — it’s a strategic differentiator. Every project, decision, and cross-functional alignment now requires leaders to navigate competing interests and scarce resources in real time. This session redefines negotiation as a leadership muscle, where emotional intelligence meets data-informed precision. Participants will work through modern negotiation patterns, AI-augmented scenario planning, and advanced framing techniques that elevate influence, alignment, and long-term outcomes. Whether navigating stakeholder tension, executive trade-offs, or cross-functional friction, this session positions negotiation as a decisive force in AI-driven leadership.
Takeaways:
- Understand the new negotiation landscape shaped by AI, complexity, and accelerated decision cycles.
- Identify leverage points, concessions, and alignment paths that transcend traditional “win–win” thinking.
- Use AI-augmented prompts and models for scenario testing, emotional calibration, and power-dynamics analysis.
- Apply tactical negotiation moves that shift positional standoffs into structured problem-solving.
- Detect the shadow side of negotiation — manipulation patterns, bias in AI outputs, and hidden blind spots.
About the Instructor:
Aina Alive
Aina Alive (Founder, Bee Agile) is an award-winning problem solver and communicator who has spent two decades running projects and turning complex transformations into tangible results across industries in North America and Eastern Europe. Aina works at the intersection of AI, decision-making, and emotional intelligence, enabling leaders to make faster, smarter decisions under pressure — without losing the human element. She’s a strategic thinker who has guided executives through rapid growth, conflict, and organizational pivots, bringing clarity in complexity and reigniting direction when execution reaches an impasse. Beyond consulting, Aina is a recognized thought leader and speaker. She contributes to PM World Journal, curates The Strategy & Execution Hub — a 4,000-member global community of decision-makers — and hunts projects globally exploring the future of leadership and technology. She also led The Evolution of the PMO: Rise of the Chief Project Officer, an international book challenge that united 40 authors across six continents. Aina’s engagement extends beyond the boardroom — she actively participates in Toronto’s cultural and civic life, from the Toronto International Film Festival and IndyCar Racing to hosting immersive city experiences that connect people through meaning, movement, and dialogue.
Meeting Leader: Larry Staley
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 Properties
| Event Date | 01-28-2026 6:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 01-28-2026 8:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 01-27-2026 10:00 pm |
| Individual Price | 5.00 |
| No. of Power Skills PDUs | 2.0 |
| Location | Virtual Event |