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International Project Management Day 2025

On November 5th at the Baldwin Wallace Center for Innovation and Growth, our Chapter gathered with colleagues for networking and learning to celebrate International Project Management Day.

It was a great day featuring guest speaker Anthony Reed, a former Fortune 500 technology executive with over 25 years of global project management experience. Anthony presented Transformative Leadership & the New Type T Project Manager, earning attendees 1.5 PDUs!.

View highlights from the event here.

Enjoy the Action Close to the Ice!

Cleveland Monsters Hockey Game & Panel

December 4

Enjoy the fast-paced action and camaraderie with fellow fans close to the ice! Join PMINEO in Gilley's Overlook Bar in Rocket Arena for a panel discussion followed by an exciting Cleveland Monsters hockey game. This event is limited to 20 participants , so be sure to register TODAY!

Whether you're a die-hard fan or new to the sport, it's the perfect way to unwind and connect. Food provided includes fresh popped popcorn, pretzel twists, and kettle chips with dill and onion dips, and assorted soft drinks.

WHEN: December 4, 2025; 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

WHERE : Rocket Arena, 1 Center Ct., Cleveland, OH, 44115

PDUs : 0.5 - Business Acumen

COST and REGISTRATION: PMINEO Member - $35 | Guest - $50

Webinar

Turning Demand Management into Strategic Advantage with Generative AI

December 11

Today’s organizations face increasing pressure to make faster, smarter decisions about which projects to pursue. Too often, demand management becomes a bottleneck rather than a catalyst for delivering strategic value.

In this session, discover how OnePlan.ai’s Innovation Portal leverages modern request management, governance best practices, and AI-powered insights to transform demand management into a strategic advantage.

You’ll learn how to streamline intake processes, improve business case development, and apply AI to enhance decision-making — helping you achieve faster time-to-decision, improved strategic alignment, and greater organizational agility.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Jose Levy is Director of Agile Portfolio Management and Cloud service at OnePlan, a global provider of digital transformation services and solutions.

WHEN : December 11, 2025; 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

WHERE : Zoom

COST and REGISTRATION : Member - FREE | Guest - $5

PDUs : 1

MVP — Cut Through the Assumptions

Taylor Johnson, PMP

Your project is doomed before it even starts if you're trying to build everything at once.

Here's what happens - most teams waste months building features nobody actually asked for. 😅

The fix? An MVP approach in project management.

But hold on - this is where most teams get it completely wrong:

MVP doesn't mean "incomplete product." It means strategic learning.

In project management, an MVP is your fastest path to validation. You're building just enough to test your core assumptions with REAL users, not hypothetical ones sitting in a conference room.

Why does this matter so much?