Project Summit Business Analyst World 2026 - Orlando Day 2

Project Summit Business Analyst World 2026 - Orlando Day 2 Here is a summary of Day 2 of the conference.

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  Good morning, everyone. It's Lee Henson here from Agile Dad, and I wanted to give you a day two recap of the PMBA conference. It was absolutely amazing. So we kicked things off yesterday morning with Radical Adaptability as your secret weapon to thrive through disruption from Tyler Norman. Now, honestly, I've never heard Tyler present before, but let me tell you, he was dynamic, it was exciting, it kept us engaged, and he really did a fantastic job of talking through strength without agility as mere mass. So he really focused on agility and how we can balance things and how we can get things moving inside of organizations. Absolutely one of the highlights of the conference. All the sessions here are pretty good, but let me tell you, these keynotes, we always knock it out of the park. I didn't

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  have a keynote this time, but the keynotes are always fantastic here at the PMBA conference. Shortly after, I had an opportunity to present for the first time, WAGILE, Exploring Hybrid Project Management Methodologies. Now, in all fairness and honesty, I didn't know how it was going to go. It was my first time presenting that topic. I knew the subject matter was good, but I just wanted to make sure it had an impact, and we had standing room only. We had every seat in a room full. It was absolutely amazing. We were able to share some fun, some jokes, high-energy, really, really great session, one of the most memorable sessions from what I've heard feedback-wise of the entire conference. The next round, we had from 11:15 to 12:15, and once again, we had three sessions, and for this one, I have to be honest, it was hard for me to pick exactly which one I wanted.

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  And it wasn't because any of them were poor, it was just because one was about a journey from clarity, a journey to clarity and power around complexity, one was confidence unleashed to hidden power to success, and the third one was Terminator Alert: Artificial Intelligence vs. Personal Intelligence. I did go to the AI session, but full transparency, I didn't stay the whole time, and it wasn't because the presenter wasn't good, she was incredible. It was just I had a lot of... A disruption or interruptions from coaches and other people who are dialing in. But from what I saw, uh, Benu was also fantastic. She was amazing. She did a fantastic job. Uh, her presenting style was really impressive. Uh, I, I've, I've seen a lot of people

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  who try to present on these types of topics and they come across as very, I don't want to say rigid, but very, how should I put it? Staunch, where they just, they have a certain way of wanting to do things. So they have a certain way they want to do things and they want to make sure that, uh, they've got everything running the way that they want. What I can tell you is it's absolutely amazing when you get someone who steps outside of that zone. From one fifteen to two fifteen was probably my biggest challenge of the day. We had Leslie Hughes doing mastering digital language in the age of, uh, digital body language in the age of AI. We had minimum effective dose gaining maximum results with minimum effort from Tyler, who was our keynote. And we had the business analyst guide to ESG tools, techniques and trends from Vince.

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  That was probably the hardest session for me to choose. Three amazing speakers. I did end up, drum roll, I did end up going to Tyler's session again. And what I can tell you is he did a fantastic job. It was a great follow-up to what he had. And it was about putting in the extra effort required to crush your goals. And what I can tell you is, uh, once again, hit it out of the park. Absolutely amazing. I spoke with Leslie after about her topic. And I, I rest assured her topic was also incredible. And then for the afternoon session, uh, of course I delivered another session. Uh, we had to do some shuffling and I ended up getting to deliver two yesterday. So I did beyond delivery, how project leaders create value that actually lasts. This was a great shoe-in for the presentation that I'll be doing tomorrow, uh, for a six-hour workshop.

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  What I can tell you is this one was really good. It was the first time delivering it. Uh, the room was full. But it was one of those impromptu ones where we just stepped in and did it. And, uh, overall, very well received and a good cue up for what we're doing today. We're going to have, uh, or tomorrow, rather, we're going to have 12 individuals in the room for a six-hour coaching session or six-hour workshop. That's going to be absolutely amazing. And then for the final, uh, session of the day from three forty-five to four forty-five. We got to hear the amazing, oh yeah, we got to hear the amazing Hans Ekman. And he did his defeating your inner demons lesson learned from K-pop demon hunters. Very well received, always high energy, and who doesn't love Hans? Holy cow, knocking it out of the park.

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  Uh, even if you're not a fan of K-pop demon hunters, this was just an absolutely adorable session. Uh, 100% approve. I was very, very amazed by the way he pulled it all together and it worked really well. I guess what I'm trying to say in summary is Amy and her team do a fantastic job of pulling together these workshops. These workshops and sessions, the symposium sessions are some of the best I've ever seen. Uh, they really do take time to curate the best talent, to get the right speakers, and have everyone come in and do their part, so. I'm gonna keep these episodes short for the next couple of days, just to give you highlights of what's going on. I'm looking forward in the next couple of days. We got tomorrow where I'll be doing my six-hour workshop for PMBA on leadership. Uh, C-level executives and tie-in and buy-in.

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  And then after that, I'm gonna be heading to Utah and doing one for the PMI, uh, Northern Utah chapter. So I'm totally excited. Let the conference season begin. I'm absolutely in love with all the things that are happening. I hope that you all are having an amazing day, and if you have a topic you want us to discuss, don't forget to reach out to us, learn more at agiledad.com, we'd love to hear from you. And as always, we encourage you to stay healthy, stay well, and stay agile, my friends. Do take care. Bye now.