| WEEK 42 |
| Monday. 16 October, 2023 | ||
| 5:30 pm |
Certification Info October 2023Project 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. |
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| Tuesday. 17 October, 2023 | ||
| 7:30 am |
PM Breakfast Meeting - Cupertino - Oct 2023When: October 17, 2023 7:30 am-9:00 am Where: Virtual Event Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84753944477?pwd=QjA3ZlVOcHA0TUhvdGljYTdwWEtsUT09 Meeting ID: 847 5394 4477 Passcode: CupPmiSV One tap mobile +13462487799,,84753944477#,,,,*6390625# US (Houston) +17207072699,,84753944477#,,,,*6390625# US (Denver) Dial by your location +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 720 707 2699 US (Denver) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) Meeting ID: 847 5394 4477 Passcode: 6390625 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/ksX4fx1gc
Program Agenda: 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. |
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| Wednesday. 18 October, 2023 | ||
| 5:00 pm |
New Member Orientation Oct 2023Description: PMI Silicon Valley Chapter invites its new members to networking and an opportunity to learn about chapter activities and benefits from the leadership team. |
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| Thursday. 19 October, 2023 | ||
| 7:00 pm |
SV Monthly Book Club : The Lean StartupBook of the month:The Lean Startupby Eric Ries
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Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Virtual
Host: Marc ScotchlasAbout 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
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.
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.
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