2017 PMI-MN Professional Development Days

2017 PDD Symposium Day & Vendor Fair | Thursday, September 28

Symposium Day & Vendor Fair Agenda
7:00 - 4:00	Vendor Fair & Photographer Booths open all day
7:00 - Noon	Registration
7:00 - 9:00	Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 9:30	Keynote: David Horsager, speaker 'The Trust Edge: What Top PMs Have and 8 Pillars to Help You Build It Yourself'
9:45 - Noon	Sessions 1 and 2, Morning Breaks
Noon - 1:15	Lunch
1:15 - 3:45	Sessions 3 and 4, Afternoon Breaks
3:45 - 4:45	Endnote: Garry Golden, speaker 'Tapping Your Inner Futurist: The Art and Science of Looking at the Future'




	Take a moment at PDD Symposium Day to update your Linkedin photo AT NO CHARGE!

A Hands-on Team Building
Take-Away Session
with Kirk Weisler

TEAMS, TOWERS, & TRUST

1 PDU - LEADERSHIP

Four 1-hour hands-on sessions limited to 35 participants each during Symposium Sessions 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Build trust and teams as you build a tower
...but, beware the Saboteur!

Kirk is giving away one of his very favorite, most fun and incredibly effective team building activities with the promise that you will be able to take it back and use it with your teams immediately. Don't miss this SUPER ENGAGING hands-on Team Building Take-Away Session led by Chief Morale Officer and Master Team Builder, Kirk Weisler.

Click on title for session description, speaker & PDU information.

KEYNOTE	Keynote Speaker: David Horsager “The Trust Edge: What Top PMs Have and 8 Pillars to Help You Build It Yourself"
Break \| 9:30 - 9:45 \| Visit Vendor Booths!
TRACK	LEADERSHIP	STRATEGIC	TECHNICAL	CHANGE	APPLIED	AGILE
SESSION 1	The Potential Difference: Mindset, Motivation & Change in the Real World	The Future of the PMO: Beyond Benefits & Value	Surefire Scheduling	The 7 Skills of Successful Change Agents	From Management to Leadership in Strategic Alignment of Program/Project Management	The Future of the Scrum Master
SESSION 1	Joyce Layman	Bill Haskins	Joe Perzel	Michelle Smeby	Richard Lu	Samir Penkar
Break \| 10:45 - 11:00 \| Visit Vendor Booths!
SESSION 2	Accountability: How to Hold People Accountable Even if They Don't Report to You	Just Call Me Trim Tab: Lessons for Project Managers by Buckminster Fuller	Oh No! You Gave Me What I Asked For	Please Don't Make Me Change!	The Future of Mobility	Rogue Agile
SESSION 2	Julie Kowalski	Chris Vandersluis	Elizabeth Larson	Julie Soderlund	Garry Golden	Carrie Mitchell
Lunch Break \| Noon - 1:15
SESSION 3	The Indispensable Project Manager	Collaborative Leadership: How to Harness Ideas, People and Resources for Results	Be a Business Manager & Connect With Your Client	Change Triggers Fear: How to Influence Stakeholders and Overcome Resistance	Avoiding Disaster: Why Great Project Managers Care About Cyber Security	Are Scaled Agile and DevOps the Same Thing?!? Two Mega-Trends for Connecting People that Impact Your Career!
SESSION 3	Frank P. Saladis	Lisa DiTullio	Joseph A Lukas	Sonja Almlie	Chris Veltsos	John Stenbeck
Break \| 2:15 - 2:30 \| Visit Vendor Booths!
SESSION 4	Making Meetings Matter	Strategic Thinking: A Rare and Valuable Competency	Can We Just Decide?	Measuring ROI of Change	Best Practices in Managing a Security Portfolio	Smart Agile Metrics
SESSION 4	Carolien Moors	Greg Githens	Phil Almeroth	Dan Olson	Joe Perzel & Ryan Messier	Mike Griffiths
Break \| 3:30 - 3:45 \| Visit Vendor Booths!
ENDNOTE	Endnote Speaker: Garry Golden “Tapping Your Inner Futurist: The Art and Science of Looking at the Future"
Download PDD Agenda

Symposium Track Sessions are included when you register for Symposium Day.
Attend the sessions of your choice!

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