CAREER DEV IN-PERSON | Creative + Control: Project Management for the Arts in the Age of AI
Creative work depends on inspiration – and on predictable, repeatable delivery. This panel pairs creative practitioners with experienced project leaders to show how project and program management enable artistic ambition to scale, integrate new technologies (including GenAI), and deliver business impact without sacrificing creative intent.
The session will:
- Briefly introduce the Project Management Institute (PMI) global community and explain how PMI and PMI-LA support career growth for creative professionals through standards, training, local chapters, volunteer leadership, mentoring, and industry connections.
- Surface common failure modes when project management is absent in creative workflows (ownership gaps, missing repos, unclear timelines) and show compact process fixes that protect creative intent.
- Demonstrate concise, practical frameworks for intake, resourcing, trafficking, iteration, and delivery so creative teams can move faster with fewer reworks.
- Discuss GenAI adoption with a focus on measurable benefits, simple governance guardrails, and ways PMs can steward ethical, high-quality use.
- Highlight the importance of upskilling through PMI certifications (e.g., CAPM, PMI‑ACP, PMP, PgMP, PMOCP, CPMAI, GPM‑b) as pathways for creative professionals to formalize skills, improve credibility with stakeholders, and expand leadership opportunities.
Format: 60–75 minutes (brief framing, guided discussion among three panellists, and audience Q&A), with real-world examples and a practical one-page checklist attendees can use in studio/classroom settings.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the session participants will be able to:
- Identify five common points of failure in creative projects that PM practices prevent (e.g., ownership gaps, missing asset trafficking, unclear approvals, timeline drift, and no central repository).
- Summarize a compact 5-step creative production workflow (intake → scope → resourcing → iteration/trafficking → delivery).
- Name one GenAI production use-case that shortens timelines and one governance guardrail required to protect creative intent.
- Describe the purpose and immediate benefits of joining the PMI global community and PMI‑LA (networking, local volunteer leadership, mentorship, standards, and access to continuing education).
- List relevant PMI certifications (CAPM, PMI‑ACP, PMP, PgMP, PMOCP, CPMAI, GPM‑b) and state how targeted upskilling/certification can accelerate career mobility, credibility with stakeholders, and leadership roles in creative operations.
- Draft a one-page checklist (intake + approvals + central repo + timeline + fallback) suitable for a classroom or studio brief.
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Postponement / Cancellation
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This event may be canceled or postponed by the Chapter, though all efforts will be made to avoid doing so. If canceled or postponed, notification will be made to all registrants via email.
