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Project Management Conferences to attend in 2020

As a Project Management Professional, one of the best ways to keep learning, is by attending Conferences. You get access to the latest industry trends, research, key note speakers and best of all, the connection and engagement with fellow practitioners, is priceless.

Here you will find a list of excellent project management conferences as well as agile gatherings that are planned for 2020 and will take place in different parts of the world. Most of them offer early bird discounts; so it’s a good idea to plan ahead and to register as early as possible.

More events will be added over time, so remember to visit the Virtual Project Consulting Event page in future for details.

FEBRUARY 2020

The Technical Project Management Conference

Date: 24 – 26 February 2020

Location: AMA Conference Center, Atlanta, USA

The Technical Project Management Conference - AMA Conference Centre, Atlanta

Project managers can learn how to create a technical project management environment covering different project management frameworks, life cycle, terminology and how to successfully lead teams. It will provide you networking opportunities so you can get in touch with hundreds of project management professionals.

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International Conference on Lean Six Sigma and Project Management

International Conference on Lean Six Sigma and Project Management, Paris, France

Date: 21 – 22 February 2020

Location: Paris, France

The International Conference on Lean Six Sigma and Project Management is another event from the International Research Conference organization aiming to connect scientists from all over the world to consider Lean Six Sigma and PM challenges and suggest brand-new solutions and ideas.

Click here for more information.

MARCH 2020

PMI Sweden Passion for Projects Conference

Passion for Projects Conference - Sweden

Date: 9 – 10 March 2020

Location: The Clarion Hotel and Congress in Malmö Live, Sweden

PMI Sweden is an event with inspiring speakers, professional colleagues, and companies in different sectors gathered with the goal of sharing their knowledge and experience in project, portfolio, and programme management. The theme: “Orchestrating projects in a transformative world”.

Click here for more information.

APRIL 2020

International Scientific Conference on Project Management

International Scientific Conference on Project Management

Date: 23 – 24 April 2020

Location: Riga, Latvia

This Baltic States conference’s theme is “Project Management Development – Practice and Perspectives.” Its focus is on discussing scientific research related to project management issues and to encourage networking between professionals in the industry.

It takes place in English. Click here for more information.

MAY 2020

Change Management 2020

Change Management 2020

Date: 3 – 6 May 2020

Location: Anaheim, California, USA

The Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP) is hosting their annual conference this year with the theme: “The Future of Work”.

It is your chance to network with other professionals who are spearheading change. The opening keynote speaker is Jacob Morgan, author and founder of the Future of Work University. It is being hosted at the Anaheim Marriott within walking distance of Disneyland making this a great conference to combine business with a vacation.

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Global Scrum Gathering

Scrum Gathering

Date: 11 – 13 May 2020

Location: New York, USA

The focus of this conference, hosted by Scrum Alliance, will be on taking Agile to the next level in your organization. There is a good mix of presentations, hands-on workshops and coaching. #SGNYC20 has a number of themes.

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Agile and Beyond

Date: 19 – 21 May 2020

Location: Detroit, Michigan

Agile & Beyond is a grassroots, volunteer run conference that helps people learn about agile principles and practices as well as covers topics that help make people and companies awesome. With pre-conference workshops and over 130 conference sessions, there is a wide variety of topics for the agile newbie all the way to the agile expert.

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APM Power of Projects Conference

Date: 21 May 2020

Location: London, UK

This year’s theme is “Power of Projects.”  It is one in a series of three conferences, with other events happening in Edinburgh and Manchester. You don’t need to be a member of APM to attend.

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JUNE 2020

PMO Conference

PMO Conference, London

Date: 2 -3 June 2020

Location: London, UK

The PMO event, focused on portfolio, program, and project offices, suggests you to discover innovative approaches to your work. Join to get informed about the latest PMO research, next-generation solutions, and exchange insights with your peers. 

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PMI EMEA Global Congress

PMI EMEA Global Congress

Date: 14 – 16 June 2020

Location: Prague, Czechia

The EMEA Congress 2020 will teach you the concepts, skills and behaviours to help shape the future. Attend for professional development with hundreds of Project, Programme and Portfolio managers from around the world.

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OCTOBER 2020

PMI GLOBAL CONFERENCE 2020

Date: 17 – 19 October 2020

Location: Seattle, Washington

The Project Management Institute (PMI) is the largest association of project management professionals.  PMI global conference is one of the largest gatherings of the year and the details are being finalised.

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Project Management: Harnessing the Power of Innovation

The speed of change is increasing exponentially. Organisations struggle to determine which change is applicable and how to manage it to their benefit.  There’s a call for creativity and a shift in culture which will enable leaders and employees to optimise change.  Many see “innovation” as the solution.

INNOVATION is a Discipline

According to forbes.com, innovation needs to be seen as a discipline – learning to use the right methods, tools and approaches at the right times. In other words: learning to harness innovation.

Creativity is about individuals coming up with ideas. Innovation is about “bringing ideas to life.” For example, we use creativity in our project teams to come up with the ideas. Then we use innovation to move these ideas from vision to reality.

Enabling Creative Thinking

Project management often provides the ideal environment in which to harness innovation. It requires project managers’ skills sets to include the ability and know-how to encourage and develop creative thinking to achieve results within the parameters set by the project. It’s about developing the ability to marry the traditionally structured, output-driven project management approach with “out-of-the-box thinking.

Innovation is a collaborative process; where people in many fields contribute to the implementation of new ideas. This occurs throughout the execution of a project.

Method and Practice

This means learning, practising and honing innovation skills including what the various methods are and how they are applied in different contexts, as well as measuring the methods and their results, determining what works and what doesn’t.

Creative Project Management

According to Business Improvement Architects (bia.ca) creative Project Management requires that the Project Manager will create a project team. This will begin the process of engagement and commitment. The team will collectively develop their team’s roles and responsibilities – so that everyone knows who’s involved in project success and what skills, knowledge and experience each of them adds to the overall team.

The project team will scope out the project to ensure there is a common understanding and agreement of scope. By engaging the entire team in the process it will be done faster, with more comprehension and complete team buy-in. The project team will then develop a detailed project plan. Research has shown that by creating the entire plan with the full team, teams will get a plan that has four (4) times the detail. And they will accomplish this in about one-quarter of the amount of time it takes compared to the project manager creating the plan on their own.

PMSA Conference 2016

Project Management South Africa National Conference

In South Africa, the PMSA is hosting the National 2016 Conference with the Theme: “Harnessing the Power of Innovation”.  The aim is to aid project managers in developing their own innovative skills which they can apply to their teams, as well as to intrinsically innovative projects that they have to manage.

The 2016 Conference Programme consist of keynote sessions, plenary sessions presented by experts and thought leaders, case studies, academic research presentations, master classes, an expo with interactive exhibits as well as plenty of networking opportunities.

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