Understanding Before Doing - Project Management

The purpose of this session is to help track and manage a project from start to finish. This session will highlight project management methodologies, tools, techniques, and AI tools. You will learn best practices to develop effective meeting agendas from in-progress reviews to standup meetings. We will examine project examples to illustrate tracking tasks, milestones, and critical metrics from the beginning to the end of your project.

Guest Speaker: Rudy Salcido, PMP

Rudy Salcido is an experienced leader with over 28 years of leadership experience as a United States Marine Corps Officer. He has a background in directing, project management, and instruction, with expertise in leading operational cross-functional teams and implementing effective change. Rudy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Arizona, a Master of Arts in Administrative Leadership from the University of Oklahoma, and is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP)® by the Project Management Institute. He currently serves as a Project Manager with the Data Science Institute, University of Arizona, planning and overseeing multiple projects.

PDU Value: 1.0 Power Skills

Agenda

5:30 PM - Doors open, Networking

5:45 - 6:15 PM - Dinner Served

6:15 - 6:30 PM  - Chapter Announcements/ Introductions

6:30 - 7:30 PM - Presentation