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AITP-NCFL November 2014 Dinner Presentation
Event Details
Time: November 18, 2014 from 5:15pm to 7:45pm
Location: UF Hilton
Street: 1714 SW 34th St
City/Town: Gainesville
Website or Map: https://maps.google.com/maps?…
Phone: (352)354-AITP
Event Type: informational, presentation
Organized By: Michael Lucas
Latest Activity: Nov 11, 2014
Event Description
Now in its 45th year of serving Gainesville and the
surrounding communities, your North Central Florida
chapter of the Association of Information Technology
Professionals hosts David Nessl, PMP, MBA, presenting
"An Overview of Modern Project Management".
"Project Management as a formal skill is finally
starting to be practiced outside of large enterprises
and software development teams and smaller
companies are seeing the benefits. Would it be
of value to your organization, business, or team?
Would it be too heavy of a bureaucratic burden?
Which method of project management would best
fit your needs?"
Download the meeting flyer for full details.
Please RSVP by sending an email to reserve@aitp-ncfl.org
Comment Wall
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
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