PMI Silicon Valley Chapter

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19
Oct
2023

SV Monthly Book Club : The Lean Startup

10-19-2023 7:00 pm -8:00 pm
FREE
Book of the month:

The Lean Startup

by Eric Ries

 

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calendarDate: Thursday, October 19, 2023 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm

computerLocation: Virtual

speakerHost: Marc Scotchlas

About the Book

The Lean Startup by Eric Ries 


Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched.

Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom. What they have in common is a mission to penetrate that fog of uncertainty to discover a successful path to a sustainable business.

The Lean Startup approach fosters companies that are both more capital efficient and that leverage human creativity more effectively. Inspired by lessons from lean manufacturing, it relies on “validated learning,” rapid scientific experimentation, as well as a number of counter-intuitive practices that shorten product development cycles, measure actual progress without resorting to vanity metrics, and learn what customers really want. It enables a company to shift directions with agility, altering plans inch by inch, minute by minute.

Rather than wasting time creating elaborate business plans, The Lean Startup offers entrepreneurs—in companies of all sizes—a way to test their vision continuously, to adapt and adjust before it’s too late. Ries provides a scientific approach to creating and managing successful startups in a age when companies need to innovate more than ever.

 

About the SV Monthly Book Club : Register Here

The SV Monthly Book Club is a no-cost forum to discuss books and publications that touch on various topics about project and program management. It recurs on the 3rd Thursday each month, virtually. There is no club membership, and anyone can join the discussion forum of the month. To attend the forum, please pre-register (for free) and be sure you have pre-read the book of the month. Registration is necessary as we are limiting the number of attendees, so that everyone has a chance to express their opinion and listen to others.

This is a professional event. While we are open to opinions from all angles during the book discussions, please be respectful to the host and all attendees.

About the Event Leader

Host MScotchlas

Marc Scotchlas is the event leader and discussion moderator

Registration

  • Required and limiting attendees. First come first serve.
  • Zoom link to be distributed to registrants on the day of the event. Look for a Zoom invitation the day of the event from scotchlas@gmail.com. Feel free to set that not to go to your junk mail.

  

Additional Information

Event Leader: Marc Scotchlas  {Click here to contact Marc}

PDU: Up to 5.0 PDU to complete the pre-reading; 1.0 to participate in the monthly meeting. PDU claim code available to attendees at end of event.

♦PDU claiming instruction

 

Recognize that PDU credit may be partial if you've read only the part of the book that you will read, or that full credit can be taken later after the discussion event is complete and you have completed the entire book.  There's no drop-dead requirement by the discussion date for reading, but the discussion is much fuller if you've read the entire book.

Speakers

Marc Scotchlas - Event Host

Shot Director at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Marc served a career in the Navy prior to joining Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 2018, serving as Shot Director at the National Ignition Facility. Managing operations at the world’s premier laser facility that is leading the way to ignition and solving humanity’s energy needs has been his passion since. Residing in the Bay area and perpetually expanding his horizons has been his pastime.

 
23
Oct
2023

Job Search Breakfast Meeting October 23, 2023

10-23-2023 7:30 am -9:00 am
Free
When:  October 23, 2023  7:30 am - 9:00 am
Where:  Virtual Meeting (Registrants will receive joining details from Meeting Leader) 
 
 
Description:
This group is established to provide job search support for Silicon Valley project management professionals.  It is sponsored by the Silicon Valley chapter of the Project Management Institute - PMI (www.pmisv.org) to help our members in transition improve their probability of landing a future job.   In conjunction with the chapter's Career Management Seminars and Career Development Workshops, the Job Search Group focuses on providing:
03
Nov
2023

PM Breakfast Meeting - Mountain View/Sunnyvale - November 2023

11-03-2023 7:30 am -9:00 am
Free
When:  November 3, 2023  7:30am - 9:00am  
Where:  Virtual Meeting (Registrants will receive joining details from Meeting Leader) 
 
Description:
Monthly the chapter holds seven geographically dispersed (Project Management) PM Breakfast Meetings in San Francisco’s Peninsula, South Bay and East Bay. Each of these is a small gathering (10 to 15) project managers for a discussion of the current PM environment, sharing of information, and brainstorming of current challenges. The meeting's agenda is the topics brought by the attendees. Every meeting is facilitated by a chapter volunteer.
08
Nov
2023

PMO Round Table Breakfast Meeting - November 2023

11-08-2023 7:30 am -9:00 am
Free

When:  November 8, 2023 7:30 am-9:00 am

Where:  Virtual Meeting (Registrants will receive joining details from Meeting Leader) 

The Chapter holds a Breakfast Round Table focused upon the PMO Practice and Operations once a month. This round table group provides a general forum to discuss various issues, problems, and challenges related to organizing, operating and managing a PMO within any organization. The format is open, with round-robin topics decided by the attendees each month.

If you are, or have been, involved in any of the following activities, this round table will be for you.

13
Nov
2023

Job Search Breakfast Meeting November 13, 2023

11-13-2023 7:30 am -9:00 am
Free
When:  November 13, 2023  7:30 am - 9:00 am
Where:  Virtual Meeting (Registrants will receive joining details from Meeting Leader) 
 
 
Description:
This group is established to provide job search support for Silicon Valley project management professionals.  It is sponsored by the Silicon Valley chapter of the Project Management Institute - PMI (www.pmisv.org) to help our members in transition improve their probability of landing a future job.   In conjunction with the chapter's Career Management Seminars and Career Development Workshops, the Job Search Group focuses on providing:
14
Nov
2023

PM Breakfast Meeting - San Mateo - Nov 2023

11-14-2023 7:30 am -9:00 am
Free
When:  November 14, 2023  7:30 am - 9:00 am
Where: Virtual Meeting (Registrants will receive joining details from Meeting Leader) 
 
Description:
 
Monthly the chapter holds seven geographically dispersed (Project Management) PM Breakfast Meetings in San Francisco’s Peninsula, South Bay and East Bay. Each of these is a small gathering (10 to 15) project managers for a discussion of the current PM environment, sharing of information, and brainstorming of current challenges. The meeting's agenda is the topics brought by the attendees. Every meeting is facilitated by a chapter volunteer.