About the Speaker:
Allison Ali thinks in terms of tasks. Tie two tasks together; she has a project!  She sharpened her skills in real estate project management when she worked for a boutique firm on the Upper East side of New York. She applied the frameworks of project management, self-taught at the time, to establish a workflow to meet deadlines and deliverables whether it was to a magazine editor at Town and Country or to the board of directors of a co-op on Park Avenue.  One key takeaway is the importance of taking the time to develop and foster meaningful professional relationships with stakeholders and team members. Now nestled at UNC School of Medicine, Allison now manages projects for physician-scientists, a different breed altogether. She is also a graduate student pursuing a degree in Masters of Applied Sciences where she just completed a semester in project management. She wishes to share her experience, knowledge, and techniques to help others manage their projects with skill and success. 

Title: 3 Techniques in Project Management: setting up the project for success 

Objectives:

• Part 1 will focus on what is project management and highlight some common phases of a project's lifecycle.
• Part 2 will discuss some project management tools and software that are helpful in building out a project and collaborating with teams.
• Part 3 will discuss 3 techniques to use within the project lifecycle to set the project up for success.