April 2024 Newsletter

PMI Memphis Chapter

April 2024 Newsletter

Spring Into Action in April!

PMI Memphis Chapter Meetings

April 10 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Monthly Chapter Meeting

Come hear Audrey Willis from CodeCrew discuss Leveraging Generative AI in Project Management

This session is designed to introduce project managers, business analysts, and quality assurance teams to the transformative potential of generative AI technologies. As the project management landscape evolves, understanding and integrating AI tools becomes crucial for enhancing decision-making, optimizing operations, and ensuring competitive advantage.

Presentation Objectives:
Introduce Generative AI: Understand the fundamentals of generative AI and how it differs from other AI technologies.
Practical Applications: Discover how generative AI is revolutionizing project management, business analytics, and quality assurance.
Future Preparedness: Learn what steps professionals can take to integrate AI advancements into their strategies and workflows.

Who Is This Presentation For?
Project Managers seeking to innovate and improve project outcomes.
Business Analysts interested in leveraging AI for enhanced analytics and decision-making.
Quality Assurance Professionals looking to integrate AI for more efficient testing and quality control.
Anyone within the project management sphere curious about the impact of AI technologies.

What Will Attendees Walk Away Understanding:

A foundational understanding of generative AI and its significance.
Insight into the current and potential applications of AI in project management, with real-world examples.
Practical guidelines for preparing and adapting to AI advancements in the professional environment.
The knowledge to start conversations within their organizations about adopting and benefiting from AI technologies.

PDUs: Ways of Working (all credentials): 2.00

Tickets

$30.00 Member Registration
$35.00 after 06:00 pm

$35.00 Non-Member Registration
$40.00 after 06:00 pm

About The Speaker:
Audrey P. Willis, a Memphis native, is a trailblazer in the tech industry and a champion for social change, particularly in the realm of technology workforce development. In 2015, she co-founded CodeCrew, an organization committed to making technology accessible to all through education and advocacy, with a special focus on serving underrepresented communities. Her effective leadership as the Director of the CodeCrew Code School has not only transformed lives but also earned her the title of MEMTech Community Leader of the Year. Additionally, her forward-thinking contributions to the field were nationally acknowledged when she was selected as an Obama 2023 US Leader. Throughout her career, Audrey has also brought her project management expertise to prominent companies such as AutoZone, FedEx, and the Shelby County Government, further broadening her impact on both the local and national levels.

April 13, 2024, PMI Spring Social

April 25, 2024, Lunch & Learn

Virtual Meeting with Matt Meador

This event will cover the art of prompt engineering, a method of designing inputs that steer AI towards producing desired outcomes. It will explore how to utilize the AI’s training for enhancing accuracy, creativity, or achieving specific styles in the generated content. The focus will be on maximizing the utility of generative AI, ensuring that outputs are relevant and aligned with user intentions.

In this Lunch & Learn, you’ll learn:

The Fundamentals of Generative AI
The Art of Prompt Crafting
The Common Mistakes and Pitfalls

Registrants will be sent:

A ZOOM meeting link and password
Attendees will earn 1 PDU for Power Skills

This Lunch & Learn is free to all PMI Memphis members. Non-members will pay a nominal $5 fee.

About the Speaker
Matt has over 10 years of experience in adult education program/project management, instructional design, instructional systems design, corporate learning and development, agile functional development, and enterprise systems modernization and holds a Bachelor’s Degree, two Master’s Degrees, and a Doctorate Degrees in Philosophy and Education (Instructional Design).

Special Events:

Snapshots from our March Chapter Meeting

Guest speakers:

March 13 giveaway winner. Jessica Tolbert won a pair of water-resistant sports Yurbuds.

April 3, 2024, PMI Roundtable Event

The Latest on PMI Memphis Chapter Members

Active Members

621

Thank you to these renewing members whose memberships with PMI Memphis are reaching great milestones:

1 Year Anniversary

Erica Newman
Dominique Ford
Carl Faullkner
Ms. Letitia Landers King
Kimberly Settle Bledsoe
Robert Sanchez, PMP
Khadijah Imaan TarShelle Stone
Hanh Vaught, PMP
Mr. Kevin Andre Powers, PMPPMI-ACPPMI-PBA
Roxana Kahn Bonham
Dr. Corey Udell Johnson, PMP
Ms. Doreen R. Linfield, PMP

5 Year Anniversary

Victoria Loudon-Hossler, CAPM

10 Year Anniversary

Mrs. Anita Chandler, PMP

15 Year Anniversary

Mr. Timothy N. Bradshaw, PMP

25 Years Anniversary

Dr. Daniel M. Brandon, Jr., PMP

Welcome to PMI Memphis!

Mrs. Melodie Vydette Patterson Terry
Tim Overton
Mr. Rick Lee Schulte, PMP
Brian Kruzan
Dr. Cort Esch, PMP
Akeara Johnson-Cobin
Karen Stokes
Laura Partyka
Wesley Walker
Tenedra Shane
Jessica Junkins
Oluwakanyinsola Karunwi
Mr. Shaquille Fuller, PMP
Marilyn Jones Davis

New Certifications

Congratulations to these members on their new certifications:

William Russell (PMP)
Heather Lewis (PMP)
Yvonne Taylor (PMP)
Kimberly Settle Bledsoe (DASSM)
Bikram Oberoi (PMP)

Note: If you believe that your membership has lapsed, log in to www.pmi.org and review your Profile and Member settings. All changes to your member data are made on the PMI.org member profile, including name, mailing address, company, and email address for all PMI (global and chapter) mailings, communications, and membership renewals.

Professional Development

PMI Project Management Scholarship

Do you know someone currently enrolled in a Project Management degree program? Maybe you know a senior graduating who might not know their future path?

Project Management might be the path for them AND we are putting our money where our mouth is!!

If you know a student pursuing a degree in project management or a related field, please share this with them. They may be eligible for a scholarship of up to $7,500 from Project Management Institute.

APPLY

PMP Exam Prep

PMI Memphis and RefineM partner to Present PMP Prep series in 2024

Are you seeking your PMP certification and want a focused, hard-hitting prep course? Are you preparing for your Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam and looking for a proven resource that will help you get ready to take the test? If YES, then this class is for you! Look no further. Sharpen your knowledge and be completely prepared for your upcoming test by taking advantage of our course offering. PMI Memphis in collaboration with RefineM, a PMI-Global Authorized Training Partner (ATP) offer the PMP Exam Prep course in a virtual, instructor-led environment. Our goal is to help those looking to pass their PMP Test succeed with flying colors. Contact PMI-Memphis (cherlync@pmi.org) today, or view our website (pmi.memphis.org) for more information.

How Much Does It Cost?

PMP® Exam Prep 2024 Pricing:

Member Price Early Bird (2 weeks out): $1,000

Member Price Regular: $1,200

Non-Member Early Bird: $1,250

Member Early Bird: $1,450

Location: Online/Virtual – Instructor-Led

Saturdays 8:00 AM-noon Central,

Tuesdays and 4 Thursdays 6:00-8:00 PM.

PMP® Exam Prep 2024 Dates:

May 4 – May 30

August 3 – August 29

November 2 – December 5

PMI Construction Professional

(PMI-CP)

Ready in 2024

PMI Memphis is posturing to launch a PMI CP Program Initiative, in partnership with local government, construction industry and military professionals. This multi-faceted initiative will include PMI Global CP and PMI Government Business sponsored informational sessions beginning with an in-person roundtable discussion in March 2024. Planned follow-on in-depth professional development (PD) will prepare PMI Memphis to facilitate and grow the CP Program with our local area partners.

PMI-CP Certification covers the domains of contracts management, stakeholder management, strategy and scope management, and project governance, certifies professionals in the construction and built environment industry.

Value Earners of the PMI-CP have demonstrated skills and knowledge they need to transform the global construction industry and bring large, complex projects to life.

Education Requirements None

Experience Requirements 3+ years of experience in the construction/built environment field is required

Certification Maintenance Requirements

3-year cycle; 30 PDUs per cycle