Written by: Alex Leonard, PMP
Presentation Overview 
On April 16, 2024, the PMI Atlanta Chapter met at Motion Recruiting in Dunwoody, GA for the April edition of the Agile Forum! The forum, titled “Creating an Agile Lifestyle”, presented by Emanuella Altidor, included discussions on how to embody the Agile lifestyle in both your professional and personal life.
Emanuella, a mother of twins, found herself struggling to find the time to get things done with her hectic lifestyle. Knowing what she knows about Agile Project Management, Emanuella made a point to take a similar approach to managing her personal life. With this mindset, she found peace amidst the chaos and became more familiar with her innate ability to adapt her “life project” goals as needed.
During her presentation, Emanuella discussed the five (5) steps to plan for executing life goals, and how they relate back to the principles of agility. No matter the circumstance, Emanuella emphasized that this is one proven approach to execute if you are planning for success in your personal life, like you do in your professional life.
Steps to creating an agile lifestyle involve:
1. Creating a vision
2. Breaking down the vision into actionable items
3. Making it time bound
4. Keeping it simple
5. Determining how you will hold yourself accountable
During this very engaging session, Emanuella discussed the importance of getting started and how taking the first step can be the hardest part of the journey. She also emphasized the importance of self-reflection and how it increases one’s awareness, alignment with core values, and personal accountability.
Takeaways
- The principles of agility can be applied to your professional and personal life
- The biggest hurdle to overcome life goals is to get started and stop procrastinating
- Always review your outcomes and self-reflect on your life’s work progress
Next Event
Join us at the next In-person PMI Atlanta Agile Forum on Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Keynote Presentation: "Navigating Project Management Challenges: Difficult Stakeholders, Changing Requirements, and Limited Resources" presented by Diamond Walker
Register at www.pmiatlanta.org/events/event-calendar
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