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Virtual Monthly Meeting: Good Thinking Equals Great Results
Join ETPMI for our monthly meeting! Throughout 2020, we will meet the third Thursday of each month.
Abstract: Western Governors University is experiencing dramatic growth in student and staff populations. To provide new cutting-edge technology for student-centric solutions at 10x and 100x scale, changes were needed to improve project success rates. Key challenges were creating an overall execution framework, ensuring new technology is well thought out, and achieving alignment between stakeholders, leadership, and the project teams.
To address these challenges, we implemented the “Document and Debate Culture” that emphasizes thinking well through writing. Good thinking produces good plans. Good plans lead to good actions, and therefore successful deliverables. Through the use of specific documents such as the 6 Page Narrative, 1-Page Summary, FAQ, and Goals, the Document and Debate Culture helped think more clearly about projects, products, and initiatives through writing.
Meetings in Document and Debate Culture begin by reading silently. Instead of a presentation, questions are asked, debate is expected, and feedback is received.
In this session we will discuss the principles, tools, processes, and benefits of the Document and Debate Culture, and how it has helped Western Governors University improve its project results.
Topic: Monthly Meeting
PDUs Available: 1.50 Leadership
Virtual Monthly Meeting: Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality
Join ETPMI for our monthly meeting! Throughout 2020, we will meet the third Thursday of each month.
Abstract: Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality “How VR/AR is impacting our work practices” Present current industry Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality options and work practices. Provide the basic concepts of VR/AR technology and where it is going. The last year was a growth year for the VR/AR industry, moving now to the “extended reality” call tag. The questions remain where is VR/AR technology providing the best options today and where is it going? We will attempt to describe the potential future impacts for the VR/AR industry.
Topic: Monthly Meeting
PDUs Available: 1.50 Technical
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ETPMI was originally chartered September 20, 1986 as the first PMI Chapter in the State of Tennessee. The Nashville and Chattanooga Chapters started from the East TN Chapter.
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