Calendar of Events

Private Symposium 2021

PM Breakfast Meeting - Mountain View/Sunnyvale - Oct 2021

When: October 1, 2021 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.

Symposium 2021

Regular Price (end on September 24th): Member: $89 Non-Member: $99 - Early Bird (end on September 10th) Member: $79 Non-Member: $89 - Group Discount Groups of more than 10 people: $59/person - Different Types of Discount Symposium 2021 Volunteer: Free Active Chapter Volunteer (Non Symposium): $39 -> to be determined by board members Speaker: Free (1 per speaker) Sponsor: Varies depending on the sponsorship package Register Now! 2021 Annual PMI Silicon Valley Symposium Influencing Without Authority Getting Results and Leading Teams of Project Contributors Who Report to Others October 01, 1:00 to 5:30 pm Pacific and Oct 02, 8:00 am to 12:00 noon, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Pacific Virtual Event Register NOW

Women in Project Management Forum - Oct 2021

Notice: The Oct 1, 2021 Women in PM Forum is canceled due to the PMISV 2021 Symposium ( Oct 1 to Oct 2). Please join us for the Women in Project Management meeting on Nov 5, 2021. See PMISV calendar for details and registration. 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.

PMISV Toastmasters Club Meeting– Every Thursday 6.30PM-8.00PM

PM Breakfast Meeting - Santa Cruz/Capitola - Oct 2021

When: 8 October 2021 7:00 am-8:00 am Where: Virtual Meeting (Registrants will receive joining details from Meeting Leader) 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 - Oct 2021

When: 8 October 2021 7:30 am-9:00 am Where: Virtual Meeting (Registrants will receive joining details from Meeting Leader) 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.

PMISV- Coyote Creek Clean Up

Job Search Breakfast Meeting Oct 11, 2021

When: October 11, 2021 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:

PM Breakfast Meeting - San Mateo - Oct 2021

When: 12 October, 2021 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.

PMO Round Table Breakfast Meeting - October 2021

When: 13 October 2021, 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.

New Member Orientation Oct 2021

PMI Silicon Valley Chapter invites its new members to networking and an opportunity to learn about chapter activities and benefits from the leadership team.

PM Insight Sunnyvale Virtual Meeting - Benefits of implementing a Lean Portfolio Management framework

To meet the rapidly changing digital market demands and customer needs, organizations need a portfolio management approach that enables them to deliver products and services faster to the market, improve business outcomes and support the company’s strategic objectives. The primary focus of lean portfolio management is to align Business Strategy with Lean-Agile Execution. In the “The Benefits of Implementing a Lean Portfolio Management Framework” session will review the benefits of moving to an agile way of working and the challenges that occur when an organization begins to scale their agile practices. We will cover the various frameworks that are available to help manage scaling agile in your organization. Specifically, we will dive into best practices in implementing a Lean Portfolio Management Framework. Critical to this framework is to organize your teams into value streams that deliver your customer business value. We will review what a Value Stream is and the two components of a value stream: Operational and Development Value Streams. We will dive into the Lean Portfolio Management Framework (processes, artifacts, roles and responsibilities) and the benefits it brings to the organization.

PMISV Toastmasters Club Meeting– Every Thursday 6.30PM-8.00PM

PM Breakfast Meeting - Milpitas - Oct 2021

Certification Info October 2021

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 Breakfast Meeting - Cupertino - Oct 2021

When: 19 October 2021, 7:30 am-9:00 am Where: Virtual Event Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 236 389 3643 Passcode: pmi2021 One tap mobile +16699009128,,2363893643# US (San Jose) +13462487799,,2363893643# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) Meeting ID: 236 389 3643 Find your local number: Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Webinars, Screen Sharing 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. 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. These meetings are open to anyone who is interested. The only cost is what you order form the menu, separate checks. Meeting Leader: Bobby Wen Is a PMP certified project manager, specializing in high availability multi-tier systems. He runs e-commerce sites, warehouse management system and electronic medical records, ensuring they operate 24x7x365 in a regulatory compliant manner. He has installed and managed PCI, MasterCard, AmEx, HIPA, DSS and SOX compliant systems . Bobby has two engineering degrees and an MBA, and has hosted the PMISV life sciences group, San Bruno Happy Hour and Cupertino Breakfast. About Monthly Breakfast Meetings: The PMISV Chapter hosts geographically dispersed Breakfast Meetings in San Francisco's Peninsula, South Bay and East Bay regions. Each meeting is a small gathering of project managers for a discussion of the current career environment, sharing of information and brainstorming on current challenges. The meeting's agenda is the topics brought by the attendees. Every meeting is facilitated by a Chapter Volunteer. These breakfast & group events around the Bay Area are to support chapter members and the project management community. The chapter encourages professionals to attend and participate by bringing their questions and issues to their colleagues. PDU Info: 1.5 - Category "Education - Informal Learning" - PDU claiming instructions Program Agenda: 7:30 AM - Program Begins 9:00 AM - Adjourn Food: The only cost is what you order from the menu. Separate checks. Registration: The registration is FREE for anyone interested. Walk-in welcome. Please register online in advance to help the Meeting Leader plan and arrange seats.

PM Insights Foster City Virtual Meeting: Overcoming Executive Inaction – Using the Cost of Decision Latency to Reverse Analysis Paralysis

PM Insights Foster City - Overcoming Executive Inaction – Using the Cost of Decision Latency to Reverse Analysis Paralysis When: Tue, October 19, 2021 6:00pm-8:00pm Pacific Time Where: Virtual Meeting (Registrants will receive joining details from Meeting Leader on the Same Day of event. Zoom meeting link will be emailed to the email address provided during event registration, so please make sure to enter correct email address. For the people who have multiple email accounts, please make sure to check the email account used during registration. Thank you! ) Last Date for On-line Registration is Mon, October 18, 2021 Description: According to the highly respected CHAOS Report, released every two years by the Standish Group, delays between questions and answers drive huge, negative impacts into project outcomes. It is counter-intuitive but the value of a shorter decision-making time-interval is greater than the value of a higher-quality decision. In Lean, and therefore Agile, this is recognized by the pairing of two concepts – Deferred Commitments and Last Responsible Moment. Every PM knows methods and tools alone – even great ones like Lean, Project Management and Agile – cannot reduce those costs unless senior decision-makers make timely decisions and take action. During this reality-based, technically-sophisticated webinar you will learn how to quantify the cost of decision-making delays and gain insights to demonstrate the pragmatic steps your leaders must take to avoid what management guru Peter Drucker summarized as, “Culture eats Vision for Lunch!”

PMISV Toastmasters Club Meeting– Every Thursday 6.30PM-8.00PM

Job Search Breakfast Meeting Oct 25, 2021

When: October 25, 2021 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:

PMISV Toastmasters Club Meeting– Every Thursday 6.30PM-8.00PM