Project Summit Business Analyst World 2026 - Orlando Day3

Project Summit Business Analyst World 2026 - Orlando Day3 I got to ROCK the Leadership workshop for the first time and it got RAVE Reviews! WooHoo! How to connect with AgileDad: - [website] ⁠https://www.agiledad.com/⁠ https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram] ⁠https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/⁠ https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook] ⁠https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/⁠ https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin] ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehenson/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehenson/

• 0:15Speaker 00

  So yesterday was an exciting day. Yesterday, we had an opportunity. I was wrapping up the PMBA Orlando conference and I had an opportunity to do a six-hour workshop on leadership. Now, normally, this is a topic that I absolutely am passionate about because I love encouraging and supporting leaders. But this presentation was special because it was the connection between the people on the ground who are doing the work in the leadership and the changes that we've seen organizationally inside of companies that are trying to embrace strong project management principles, but have failed using traditional project management means and have also failed using Agile. So it's one of these things where where do they draw the line? How do they connect and how do they make things actually make sense?

• 0:57Speaker 00

  We spent six glorious hours and let me tell you, the time flew by. It didn't feel like you were in here for six hours. But what was incredible was we started out with 12 people. Then we had two people who said they couldn't stay. They had an emergency flight home that they had to catch. So that we wound up going down to 10. Then we went up to 12 again, then 14. And by the time we were done, we had 17 amazing people inside of the room. And while I don't condone poaching from other sessions, there were some people who said, oh, well, I've seen that material before. Oh, I've seen that presentation a different time. And mine was brand spanking new material. It was material that I created specifically for that conference. And what I could tell you, it could not have gone any better. And it's not just because I did it.

• 1:38Speaker 00

  The reviews were fantastic. People were happy and we got a lot accomplished in just a very short amount of time. So I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm starting to see the winds of change happening in the Agile community. And part of those winds of change are that people are starting to, well, one, people are starting to embrace AI, which is absolutely amazing. Just a reminder, we do have the absolute best voted best AI class on project management on the internet by the folks at OpenAI. So if ChatGPT says, hey, we have the best AI class. It's called AI Application in Agile and it is by far one of the best AI project management classes you can ever take. It's an eight-hour class where you spend over seven hours in OpenAI in ChatGPT solving world problems.

• 2:23Speaker 00

  The second, the second change I'm seeing is people are done focusing on process and delivery only. People want to understand the greater organizational change management. They want to understand how impact, how change can impact their organization and what they can do to make a difference. What I'm seeing is these tremendous opportunities for people to grow and for organizations to get things done without all the hassle and headaches of trying to make things work a certain way. And I think the third big change I'm noticing is that people want, people want to be better connected with the work that they're doing and people, you know, I guess I'll put it this way. Prior to the pandemic, we thrived with in-person engagement.

• 3:07Speaker 00

  We wanted to talk to each other. We wanted to see each other. And this was the first conference where I can really say since the pandemic that I've seen exponential growth. This was the largest event that they had in Orlando and I'm proud to say that I've been a part of it. But what I can tell you is PMBA does a fantastic job putting on these conferences. They really go out of their way. And this is probably my one compliment that I never say enough. If you're trying to choose a conference to attend, any of the project management business and business analyst summits are by far some of the best in the industry. They go all around the world and try to find the best speakers and curate only the best talent to come in and to speak at these events. So you're going to get presentations that are out of this world. You're going to get workshops that exceed your expectation.

• 3:52Speaker 00

  You're going to have experiences where you actually learn about things that are happening today. They're not afraid to touch into the topic a little bit and say, yeah, you know about AI, but do you know about this? Or you know about project management, but do you know about agile? How traditional waterfall and agile are starting to come together again. A pendulum is swinging the other way. So what I'm saying is people are craving personal connection again, and it couldn't happen soon enough. I am excited to say that coming up here in the near future, we're probably going to try to offer a couple of in-person classes. We'll probably start, just so you know, in the greater Orlando area, Tampa Bay, and we'll also probably do a couple.

• 4:33Speaker 00

  In Salt Lake City, Utah. So if you are interested in doing an in-person class live with Agile Dad, let me know. Let me know in the comments. Reach out to me. Learn more at agiledad.com or [email protected]. I would love to know where you want me to host a class. Also, if you want to do an in-person class for your organization, what I can tell you is those are absolutely my favorite thing in the world to do because we can hone in, zoom in, and really do things that matter specifically for you and your organization. We can really polish it and make it something big. So if you have a chance to dial in, and if you have the authority, or even if you don't have the authority, if you want to connect me with the person who does, I would love to come out and do a workshop for you and for your teams and for your organization to help you better embrace AI, to learn more about leadership, to learn how to stand up

• 5:18Speaker 00

  a center of excellence, like a project management office that will help you navigate change management of the organization and help you approach tackle projects better. We also do a lot of work with administrative professionals, with battered women shelters, with women returning to the workforce, with people transitioning out of the military, with people who work as first responders, with teachers and professors who teach at high schools and colleges. So what I'm saying is we have really opened up and we have taught some really amazing groups of people. And if you hear me sniffling a little bit, I apologize. That's the allergy meds not kicking in yet. But we have really toned in on a target audience. And I'm proud to say that part of that is by following a model that Amy and the team at PMBA have put together,

• 6:02Speaker 00

  where we say, we're not afraid to walk the outer boundaries of what's happening so that we can give you cutting-edge information about what we see happening in the real world. And I think that's the key. Make it relatable, make it absorbable, make it educational, but also make it entertaining. And if you can do all those things, you're going to end up in a very good place. Now, today, admittedly, I am recording today. So today, we are, I'm excited to be back in Utah, and I am at the Utah PMI Professional Development Day Conference. And this is what I'm, I'm just going to go there. This is a breathtaking facility at Salt Lake Community College. It's absolutely beautiful. And I'm excited to give you an update tomorrow on a topic and how it went.

• 6:43Speaker 00

  I may even plop in a short video of what happened when I approached the audience and told them all hello. This is by far one of my favorite places to speak and I love this group. So I'm gonna go get back to it. It's morning time here. I just learned last night. So I'm gonna get back to it. I'm gonna go attend the conference and go meet, meet some people and hang out. But if you have a topic you want to discuss, don't be afraid. 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. Until next time, do take care. Bye now.