PMI-OC Happy Hour Meet-up

Make valuable professional relationships, exchange stories with other PMI-OC members, and meet new people. The topic up for discussion will be "Essential abilities to navigate complex projects in large organizations". Leaders in the industry will share the challenges they have faced, the methods they have used to satisfy customers, and the lessons they have learned while navigating the complex world of project management.

Presentation Title:

How to Lead Others Without Losing Your Way

Presentation Topics: 

• Understand Emotional Intelligence as a necessity of leadership success
• Qualities of a high-performing leader and how to apply these as a project manager
• How to strengthen your intentional communication to transform the results you get with others
• Identify workstyles to accelerate results as a project manager
• Recognize communication barriers that may be holding you back as a project manager
• "A stressful experience at work” exercise and how to optimally manage
• Is your leadership style working? Assess for yourself

Baselining, Updating and Re-Baselining Project Plans

Speaker: Michael M. Bissonette, MS, MBA, PfMP

Title: Founder

Company: RTConfidence, Inc.

December 10, 2022 

Presentation Description

In this course, you will learn about the various facets of setting a Project Baseline, Updating and re-Baselining.  You will also get exposed to ES (Earned Schedule) Management through hands-on usage of the most advanced Project Management Tools and Techniques – the IMS (Integrated Master Schedule), the SRA (Schedule Risk Analysis) and automated ES Management.  ESM is a derivative offshoot of EV (Earned Value) Management.  You will learn Monitoring & Controlling concepts and theories that facilitate the appropriate updating of project plans which consider a proactive risk management.  By mastering these IMS, SRA and ES tools and techniques, you will enhance your team’s project performance and increase your credibility as a high caliber project manager and/or functional lead.

Note: Although no previous knowledge of Microsoft Project is required, we recommend bringing your laptop and downloading Microsoft Project^® and Chrono™ to optimize your experience with the hands-on learning activities/exercises. Click the links to download a free one-month trial version of Microsoft Project^®and RTConfidence Chrono™.