Calendar of Events

The Silicon Valley Project - Lean-Agile Principles to Drive Delivery of Business Value - Sept 2020

The Silicon Valley Project speaker series present: Lean-Agile Principles to Drive Delivery of Business Value Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2020 | 6:00pm - 8:30pm Location: Virtual Speaker: Frank M. Mangini Event Focus: Event Description Project agility and Lean principles work together for delivering business value as fast and reliably as possible. What are the Lean-Thinking principles and tools behind most successful Agile processes? Join us as we explore how to apply these principles and tools for continuously adapting and improving our Lean-Agile project processes for a wide variety of future requirements and circumstances. We’ll review, examine, and discuss proven Lean-Thinking and Agile principles and tools to better understand how we can apply them for competitively delivering business value. We will also discuss how these ideas relate to the recent PMI thrust into Disciplined Agility Delivery (DAD). In a lively online presentation with group discussions we will assess our present and proposed future Lean-Agile thinking values, processes, tools, and models for rapidly delivering the highest value to our stakeholders. Takeaways Understanding the Lean-Thinking goal of fast flexible flow of value Realizing the benefits and core beliefs of Agile development How to use the value stream and Theory of Constraints to visualize and maximize flow of value Differentiating Scrum’s incremental vs. Kanban's continuous delivery of business value Speaker Frank M. Mangini, M.S.E.E., M.B.A., PMP®, PMI-ACP®, CSP®-SM Instructor at UCSC Silicon Valley Extension Registration (virtual access details to be distributed upon registration) PMISV Members: $5.00 Non-members: $5.00 UCSC Active Students: $5.00 Veterans: Free (Request a veteran code to attend all PMISV events for free.) Additional Information Meeting Leader: Contact Rich Condon, PMP, PMI-ACP PDU: 2.0 (1.0 - Strategy, 1.0 - Technical) ♦PDU claiming instruction

PM Insight Fremont - Protect your Project during the Pandemic and Beyond

PM Breakfast Meeting - Mountain View/Sunnyvale - Sept 2020

When: September 4, 2020 7:30am - 9:00am Where: Virtual Event 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.

Women in Project Management Forum - Sep 2020

When: 04 September, 2020 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Where: Virtual Event Description: The Forum’s mission is to provide a community for women interested in the Project Management profession, focused on mutual growth and sharing of knowledge through informal meetings, networking and mentoring. Through mutual sharing the group seeks to provide insights into Project Management issues common to multiple industries. This interaction enables participants to make significant positive changes to their work environment.

PM Breakfast Meeting - San Mateo- Sep 2020

When: 8 Sep 2020 7:30 am - 9:00 am Where: Virtual Event 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.

PMO Round Table Breakfast Meeting - September 2020

When: 09 September 2020, 7:30 am-9:00 am Where: Virtual Meeting (Please register for the event - Host will share the Zoom details) 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.

PM Insight Sunnyvale Virtual Meeting - LinkedIn for Career Insurance

Some Engineers and Project managers are comfortable promoting themselves and love social interaction, but most would rather do anything other than brag about themselves and spend time on any social media. This practical and informative workshop will demonstrate how to use the world’s largest business network to powerfully represent yourself both passively if someone you meet looks at your profile and actively to gain attention from recruiters and employers and potential employees (they’re looking at you too!)

PMISV Toastmasters Meeting

PM Breakfast Meeting - Santa Cruz/Capitola - Sep 2020

When: 11 September 2020 7:00 am-8:00 am Where: Virtual Event This is a facilitated roundtable discussion on agenda topics solicited from the attendees during introductions. The intent of the meeting is to promote an informal gathering of a dozen project managers to discuss current topics in the profession, receive suggestions from the other attendees on current project challenges, or share/receive information on items of interest.

PM Breakfast Meeting - San Jose - Sep 2020

When: 11 September 2020 7:30 am-9:00 am Where: Virtual Event This is a facilitated round table discussion on agenda topics solicited from the attendees during introductions. The intent of the meeting is to promote an informal gathering of project managers to discuss current topics in the profession, receive suggestions from the other attendees on current project challenges, or share/receive information on items of interest. These meetings are open to anyone who is interested. The only cost is what you order form the menu, separate checks.

VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: PMP Boot Camp (4 day) (2)

Job Search Breakfast Meeting Sep 14, 2020

When: September 14, 2020 7:30 am - 9:00 am Where: Hobee's Restaurant -- 800 W Ahwanee Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085. 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:

PM Breakfast Meeting - Cupertino - Sep 2020

When: 15 September 2020, 7:30 am-9:00 am Where: Virtual Event 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.

PMISV Toastmasters Meeting

PM Breakfast Meeting - Milpitas - Sep 2020

Kanban System Design (KMP 1- Kanban management professional)– (2 day Training and Certification)

Certification Info Sep 2020

Project Managers interested in obtaining information on PMI's certification programs are welcome to attend the Monthly Certification Information Meeting. Its intent is to provide an understanding of the application process, exam content and structure, exam environment and available tudy resources.

PM Insights Foster City Virtual Meeting: New Directions for New Normals in a World with COVID-19

PMISV Toastmasters Meeting

PM Breakfast Meeting - Dublin - September 2020

When: 25 September 2020 7:30 am - 9:00 am Where: Virtual Event 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.

Job Search Breakfast Meeting Sep 28, 2020

When: September 28, 2020 7:30 am - 9:00 am Where: Virtual Event 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: