Revolutionary. Powerful. Global. Unforgettable. This year’s
#PMIGlobalSummit got rave reviews. For musician and speaker beatiewolfe, it was an epiphany to learn about what project managers do: They’re the ones who get stuff done. Here are some other big takeaways from speakers at the event:
1. Stake out new turf.
Explore what excites you, said Wolfe. For her, that’s meant looking for new ways to talk about climate change. One example? Turning 800,000 years of data into a song that tracks the rise of atmospheric CO2 levels on the planet.
2. Lean into agility.
It’s do or die time for companies: If they’re not agile, they won’t survive, said Mohamed Khalifa, DASM, PMI-ACP, DASSM, PMI-PBA, PMI-RMP, PMI-SP, PMP, PgMP, PfMP, Lifelong. For project leaders, it takes more than sprints. It takes a mind reset, he said.
And it’s okay to start small. Think of micro-transformations as “bite-size wins” that get people excited and moving in the direction you want to go, said Michelle Ven...