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Continuous learning helps project professionals keep up with the skills they need to excel in the profession—but it has to be done strategically. Guests discuss how to create a flexible and durable continuous learning strategy, how to balance upskilling with day-to-day project and personal responsibilities, which skills they see as must-haves for project professionals—today and in the future—and how PMO leaders can help project professionals in their continuous learning journeys.Our guests include Alfred Maina, PMO-CP, PMI-ACP, PMP, technical project manager, Thunes, Nairobi; and Americo Pinto, PMO-CC, PMO-CP , PMP, managing director, PMO Global Alliance at PMI, Rio de Janeiro.Key themes[02:13] How to craft a continuous learning strategy[06:12] Where to find upskilling opportunities[07:19] Balancing work, personal time and continued learning[10:20] Top skills to improve: technical and power skills, plus artificial intelligence know-how[15:33] Why your continuous learning strategy should be flexible[18:18] Using formal and informal education opportunities to upskill[20:17] How to determine which skills to improve—and how much organizational objectives should be a factor[24:27] Ways PMO leaders can help project professionals create and meet their continuous learning goals

Volunteering helps communities and organizations. But it also helps the volunteers who donate their time and skills. In a roundtable discussion, guests share how they started volunteering, how it has affected their careers and helped them grow as project professionals, the different ways they have taught project management skills to make initiatives run more efficiently and their advice to others looking to start their own community volunteering journey.Our guests include Lebogang Ngoato, PMP, program manager, Absa Group, Johannesburg; Priya Patra, PMP, director, Capgemini, Mumbai, India; and Silvana Tovar, international trade coordinator, Kenvue, São Paulo.Key themes[01:52] Why start volunteering? Three professionals share their stories[06:57] How volunteering can boost project professionals’ careers[11:25] The value of sharing your project management skills[14:07] How volunteering can help professionals upskill[18:20] Keeping volunteers motivated to work on outside projects[20:44] Advice for potential volunteers: share your knowledge, be honest about your availability and keep an open mind

Artificial intelligence is now a mainstay for organizations. But given the lack of widespread use across enterprises, there’s room for growth. And project teams are leading the way, developing AI solutions that deliver value to their companies and customers. We discuss this with: Mohammed Nabtiti, PMI-RMP, PMP, project management office and governance manager, Beeah Group, Dubai: Nabtiti discusses how his company created its “Office of the Future” with sustainability, AI and smart office technologies as the driving forces, how the team mitigated and managed risks to integrate several AI systems, how the organization determines accountability for AI outputs, and how he’s taking lessons learned about scoping and planning into future AI projects.Sanjukta Ghosh, PMP, data and AI leader, Siemens AG, Munich: Ghosh discusses how she started her AI journey by solving customer problems, the knowledge project professionals need to manage AI initiatives and how she’s working to standardize AI projects across Siemens’ business units. Plus, Ghosh talks about a project to create digital twins for assets in the process industry using AI and engineering documents.Key themes[02:01] Creating a sustainable, AI-driven “Office of the Future”[04:49] From smart meeting rooms to a digital concierge: Building the business case for which AI tech to use in the workplace[07:44] Identifying and managing risks when integrating multiple AI systems[10:43] Determining who is accountable for AI systems’ decisions[14:08] How scoping and planning affect AI projects[17:34] Skills and knowledge project professionals need to lead AI initiatives[18:33] Standardizing AI projects across an enterprise[22:05] Creating digital twins from AI tech and documentation[26:52] Project professionals must stay up-to-date on tech advancements