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Topic: January Members Meeting

Abstract: Please join us as we kick off the new-year during our January 2024 chapter meeting! Our guest speaker will be Bruce Gay, PMP, CSM. This will be a chapter event that you'll not want to miss.

Time: January 11, 2024 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Speaker: Bruce Gay, PMP, CSM

Bio: Bruce Gay helps individuals improve their project management skills, become better leaders, and achieve professional greatness. Bruce is owner of Astrevo Labs, a consulting firm providing project management training and coaching. 

Bruce is a well-received speaker in the areas of design thinking and project management, cross-team collaboration, and AI tools for projects. Over the last two decades, Bruce managed teams that incorporated Design Thinking methodologies into their development processes.

Bruce lives in Pittsburgh, with his wife, two daughters, and his dogs. He is an active volunteer within the PM community and served as Director of Corporate Sponsorship for PMI Pittsburgh.

• Company website: https://www.astrevo.com/
• Bruce’s monthly newsletter: https://brucegay.com/signup/

Presentation Title: Leveraging Design Thinking to Drive Customer Value

Duration: 50 minutes + Q&A

Presentation Description (Short):

In today’s business environment, we need new tools and models to operate in a more flexible, discovery-driven world. In this hands-on, interactive session you will learn how Design Thinking can help your teams drive customer value. You will also learn several tactics and techniques to use on your own projects.

Presentation Description (Long):

In today’s business environment, we need new tools and models to operate in a more flexible, discovery-driven world. Design Thinking has emerged as a successful methodology that teams use to approach problem-solving and delivery of innovative solutions that delight their customers.

In this interactive session using “Mentimeter”, participants will learn the benefits of incorporating Design Thinking methodologies on projects for increased customer alignment and business impact. This webinar provides participants with a high-level overview of Design Thinking methods and tools. The presenter will use real-world examples to show how to successfully integrate design methods into projects to drive value delivery for customers.

For free design thinking resources for Project Managers: https://www.astrevo.com/2021/01/design-thinking-resources/

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify and apply Design Thinking techniques for improving benefits realization and project success
2. Describe the benefits of incorporating design methodologies on projects for organizational understanding and buy-in
3. Illustrate multiple design-thinking tools that could benefit current or future projects

AGENDA: 

Virtual

• 5:45-6:00pm:  Log into Teams Session
• 6:00-6:25pm:  Welcome and Conversation Kick-off Question: 
• 6:25-6:30pm:  President's Comments 
• 6:30-7:20pm:  Speaker: Bruce Gay
• 7:20-7:30pm:  Presentation Q&A and Closing Remarks

Register today and we look forward to you joining us! Any questions? Click here to contact us on the web.