Event Description: Join the fast pace evening of 4 Lightning Talks from 4 experienced industry leaders.
Schedule:
5:30-6 pm: Pizza and Drinks – Building Doors close at 6
6-7:15 pm: Four 10 min Talks with 5 min question periods
- Talk 1: Ami Sanyal – Steering Through Chaos: PM Lessons From A 6,000km Family Road Trip
- Talk 2: Rachel Gertz – Managing Fear in Project Management
- Talk 3: Mark Fromson – Defining Scope with a Functional Map
- Talk 4: Trevor Jurgens – Surfing Through Life. Learn a bit about surfing and a lot about life.
Talk 1: Ami Sanyal – Steering Through Chaos: PM Lessons From A 6,000km Family Road Trip
What happens when an agency owner drags his young family on a camping expedition to Yellowstone? Discover how the planning, problem-solving, and unexpected police calls during this ambitious vacation reshaped Ami Sanyal’s perspective on project management.
Talk 2: Rachel Gertz – Managing Fear in Project Management
A trauma informed look at managing your emotions while you slay your projects. Uh oh, things got ugly. Your project is sliding off the rails. But this talk isn’t about fixing the project, it’s about recognizing the chaotic emotions that surface and what you can do to manage them when your project does slip.Join us for this lightning talk on managing emotions with a trauma informed lens. Our speaker, Rachel Gertz, will walk you through how to identify difficult vs toxic project environments, while showing you how to recognize and handle troubling emotions more intuitively (yours and your team’s) so you can cry less under your desk at work.
Talk 3: Mark Fromson – Defining Scope with a Functional Map
Everyone’s heard of a Site Map, but have you heard of a Functional Map? A functional map is a list of all the functionality present in a digital product, whether it be a website, an application or any other product form. Creating a functional map of whatever digital product you’re building is an amazing way for your team and your client to plan and refine the scope of your project in an efficient and collaborative way. In this lightning talk I’ll explain how to create one, what’s in it, and how to use it effectively to define your MVP and your backlog of future features.
Talk 4: Trevor Jurgens – Surfing Through Life. Learn a bit about surfing and a lot about life.
Can surfers be sages? Slackers. Beach Bums. Bros and Dudes. You might not think about surfers when looking for people with “all the answers”… But consider that boatloads of wisdom can be learned from a life riding waves. Surfers are experts at navigating rough waters to find the joy in a sea of opportunity. They create order in chaos, harness momentum and make the most of fleeting moments. Surfing Through Life shares insights gained through a life in the lineup. Learn how to put yourself in the right place at the right time. Understand how missing might be the best thing for you. Find your stoke, and avoid getting smashed along the way.
