[IN PERSON] The Project Value Equation: Justifying Budgets Across All Industries

Business Acumen

Important Note: June’s Speaker will be VIRTUAL this month. We will still be hosting in-person attendees and are offering wonderful opportunities for professional headshots, dedicated time for networking and more!

Products and Projects cost money to deliver. Yet most of us as project, program, product leaders feel disconnected from the financial equation that drives our initiatives. Ironically, executives who own the business case are asking us to justify additional resources and budget.

That tension leaves us with many questions: Why should I shoulder financial justifications owned by someone higher up the organization? How can I juggle getting things done while also owning the business case? How do I answer these questions if my project isn't even about profit or ROI?

Whether you are an agile product owner or a senior program manager, this provocative session will equip you to champion your project as the best investment of time, attention, and resources. Come learn how to tell your project story, and demonstrate your skills as a strategic project leader.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Project leaders will learn how to bridge the gap between project execution and financial justification, enhancing their ability to secure additional resources and budgets.
Strategies will be provided to help leaders manage project delivery while also taking ownership of the business case, even for projects not focused on profit or ROI.
Attendees will gain skills in advocating for their projects, telling compelling project stories, and demonstrating their value as strategic project leaders.

PRESENTER

Jesse Fewell

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessefewell/

Jesse Fewell is an author, coach, and trainer who helps senior leaders from Boston to Beijing transform their organizations to achieve more innovation, collaboration, and business agility.

A management pioneer, he founded and grew the original Agile Community of Practice within the Project Management Institute (PMI), has served on leadership subcommittees for the Scrum Alliance, and written publications reaching over a half-million readers in eleven languages.

Jesse has taught, keynoted, or coached thousands of leaders and practitioners across thirteen countries on 5 continents. His industry contributions earned him a 2013 IEEE Computer Society Golden Core Award.

EVENT DETAILS:

June 19, 2024 from 6:30pm - 8:00pm | Hybrid Event
In person details

LOCATION: Purdue School of Engineering & Technology Building

Address: 799 W. Michigan Street, ET 202, Indianapolis, IN 46202
FREE and PAID parking options will be available. The paid parking will offer a closer location to the event space for those that prefer a shorter walk. (Map + instructions will be provided to those who register).

COST (includes dinner)

Members: $15
Non-Members: $25

Doors open at 5pm
Professional Headshot Special Event: 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Free for PMI Members
$20 for Non-Members (OR members, join as a member now - $35 annual membership price!)
Individuals choosing to participate in this special event MUST complete a separate registration for the professional headshot. Please reference our Calender of Events page in June and select [IN PERSON] Professional Headshot Registration | June 2024.

Food must be eaten before the start of the program at 6:30pm so please make sure to arrive early and allow yourself plenty of time to eat!
Optional Networking Time: 8:00pm - 8:30pm