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Jim Hansen, Sr. Vice President of Customer Engagement, Millennium Consulting presents: The Pulse of Hiring Trends, Growth Industries and Technologies Technology is evolving at a pace which tests job seekers as well as companies hiring talent. You must be prepared and constantly learning to stay ahead of the curve. We’ll discuss these trends and how to stay aligned for successful outcomes. Jim Hansen has spent the last thirty years successfully engaging with a myriad of leaders as a subject matter expert on labor markets and organizational excellence in the critically important arena of talent acquisition. He is a thought leader and an impassioned and trusted partner to technology and finance professionals from the C suite to Main Street, having dedicated his personal and professional life to building and strengthening communities. Jim has built Millennium and his stellar reputation with an unwavering focus on integrity and ethics, which has fostered impactful and lasting relationships. As a builder of communities, Jim is an active member volunteer with Society of Information Management, Boston and Providence Chapter. He is also an active member volunteer for the Ocean State Project Management Institute, developing and facilitating monthly Project Management Forums as well as previous involvement with the Humanitarian Non-Profit Outreach Program. Jim’s focus is to add value to members by planning and supporting quality programs and events. Additionally, he has been a mentor and coach in various communities such as Year Up, Greater Providence Boys and Girls Club, and Higher Education creating positive change. Jim is personally engaged with numerous industry colleagues supporting them at all levels during their professional journey. Jim serves as a board member of the Jacob D. Hansen Memorial Fund, dedicated to supporting a community of children with life threatening illnesses, their families, and those organizations that actively support this population and is an active volunteer.

SIM Boston Technology Leadership Series Meeting

Carol Kollm, North East Agile Delivery Leader, Lean-Agile & Leadership Coach with the Eliassen Group presents: "Agile For Senior Leaders" This session will cover: · An overview of Agile from a leadership perspective The significant potential economic benefits of moving to Agile for IT & Business Projects The role of business & IT leadership in building an Agile ecosystem to sustain the Agile adoption While Agile can produce modest gains in operational efficiency, its primary benefit comes from gains in business value creation. Maximizing business value creation requires changing how business is done. Some of the specific steps in creating an Agile ecosystem include: Moving from high-volume, infrequent, document-heavy, business and IT interaction to constant interaction Moving from a function-based organization to one organized around Line of Business (LOB) value delivery Switching from all-or-none funding of mega-projects to LOB capacity funding Carol Kollm champions and fosters agile values and principles within organizations. She began her career as a software engineer/project manager, moved into business and product management, and founded a successful web boutique. She started working in agile development and “finding a better way” did not look back. Carol has consulted and coached in government, financial, telecommunications, lean-startups, and web consumer companies. All organizations, large or small, with focused intent and the backing of leadership, can improve delivery, increase agility, achieve business outcomes, and create happier work environments. Carol has over 10 years’ experience in agile roles in Product and in IT. She is a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)), Agile Coach (ICP-ACC), Scaled Agile Program Consultant (SPC), and Co-Active Professional Coach (CPCC). Carol has been an active volunteer in Agile for Executives and Agile New England in Boston.

SIM Boston Member Orientation

Participate in a webinar designed to help you get the most from your SIM Boston membership! We will cover the organization, its programs (both national and local), and have ample opportunities for Q&A. Open to any members who could use more information to take better advantage of all SIM Boston has to offer.

Education Roundtable

Gaurav Shah, Director of Academic Technologies, Bentley University presents: Online Learning Flavors: Picking the Right Ingredients Bentley University started an online extended classroom in the year 2000 and now offers a variety of flavors for teaching in the online modality. In this session, we will explore the different flavors and trends in online learning and alternative modalities offered at Bentley - hybrid, blended, synchronous and asynchronous. We will also discuss the ingredients (classroom and technology platforms) used to deliver our courses. The goal of this presentation is to guide you in getting started with any or all of these flavors and discuss the right ingredients required for a quick launch. We will wrap-up the session with feedback from students in our online courses.

SIM Boston Providence Practitioners Roundtable

"Bring IT" Event Please plan to join the Providence Practitioners Roundtable at our "Bring IT" event on June 4th at Barrett's Ale House (11 Robert Toner Blvd, N. Attleboro, MA 02763) from 5-8pm. "Bring IT" is all about helping each other so plan to bring a topic of interest or current challenge, etc. to discuss with your peers. The meeting fee is $20 and includes food and one beverage. We hope you will join us!

SIM Boston Tribe Pop-Up

The SIM Boston Tribe is coordinating a fun, social event in Boston, MA for any SIM member that would like to meet up after work. LogMeIn has generously offered to host this complimentary event on their amazing roof deck at 320 Summer Street in Boston. Registration for this event is limited due to space constraints, so we ask that you register ASAP to reserve your spot!

SIM Boston Board Meeting

SIM Boston Board Meeting We are busy ramping up for the 18th Annual Michael P. Brooks Memorial and it is almost time for our next Board Meeting, which is rapidly approaching on Friday, June 7, 2019. As usual, to help get in the Golf Spirit, the meeting will be held at Cyprian Keyes Golf Club, 284 E Temple St., Boylston, MA. A full breakfast will be available beginning at 7:00 am and the meeting will get underway promptly at 7:30 am and conclude at 11:30 am. Lunch will follow from 11:30-12:30 pm and if you wish to play golf, you may do so at 12:30 pm. Please be sure to indicate whether you will be playing golf after the meeting.

Michael P. Brooks Memorial Golf Outing

SIM Boston Presents the Michael P. Brooks Memorial Golf Outing – our 18th Annual event Whether you are new to golf, interested in learning more, or a seasoned pro, this is a great day to join and network with your SIM Boston colleagues! Supporting Chapter Community Outreach Programs The annual SIM Boston Golf Outing is a great day of fun and networking. Held at the beautiful Cyprian Keyes Golf Course in Boylston, Massachusetts, this is an event you won’t want to miss! Plus, you don’t need to hold a PGA pass to participate, so please plan to join us. BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: SIM Boston members can choose to either play in an 18-hole golf outing or spend a half-day attending the SIM Boston Golf School (9-hole outing and instruction) and staying for dinner and the ceremony with everyone afterwards. Golf School participants will receive a one-hour lesson from a PGA Professional before playing nine holes of golf on the par 3, Executive Golf Course. Cyprian Keyes Golf Club staff will be present on the Executive Course to provide follow-up instruction. If you are interested in attending our Golf School, please register early as there are only 36 openings. If you do not own a set of golf clubs, there will be twelve sets of complimentary clubs available for you to use. The 18-hole and 9-hole outings should finish around the same time so the players may all enjoy dinner and the reception together. If you would like to attend just the dinner and reception and forgo golf altogether, there is that option too – for members only. We encourage all SIM Boston members to participate in this year’s event, whichever way works best for you, and look forward to seeing you on the green in mid-June! THE 18-HOLE GOLF OUTING: 18-Hole Golf Outing, Boxed Lunch, Networking, Reception, Dinner Members: $100, Nonmembers: $200 Value Proposition: 18 holes of golf with cart – $85 Boxed lunch and dinner – $60 Cocktail reception with appetizers – $30 SIM Player Gifts – $100 Sponsor giveaways (misc. items) – $75 Total Value – $350! THE GOLF SCHOOL & 9-HOLE GOLF OUTING: 9-Hole Golf School with one-hour lesson from a PGA Pro, Boxed Lunch, Networking, Reception, Dinner Members: $100, Nonmembers: $200 Schedule of Events for all: 18-Hole Golf Outing 9:00 a.m. Registration & Golf Warm Up (Driving Range & Putting Green) 10:00 a.m. Boxed Lunch 10:15 a.m. Players to Carts & Reading of the Rules 10:20 a.m. Shotgun Start – Proceed to Holes 10:30 a.m. 18-Hole Outing Play (Scramble format) SIM Boston Golf School (Instruction & 9-Hole Golf Outing) 10:30 a.m. Registration, Boxed Lunch and Golf Warm Up (Driving Range & Putting Green) 12:00 p.m. One-hour lesson with PGA Golf Pro and 9-Hole Outing Post-Outing Events for All 4:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception & Networking 5:00 p.m. Putting Contest Finals 5:30 p.m. Dinner and Awards Ceremony 7:00 p.m. Conclusion of 18th Annual SIM Boston Golf Outing Questions? Email Jennifer Lynch, Chapter Operations Manager or Meg Richard, Chapter Administrator at help@simboston.org.

Boston CIO Roundtable

Boston CIO and Practitioner Roundtable June 19th, 2019 Achieving IT Excellence Please join us for a special combined SIM Roundtable - this will be a joint meeting between members of the CIO Roundtable and the Practitioners Roundtable, hosted at Babson College. Your co-hosts will be facilitating the conversation as we explore four different facets of IT Excellence: · Organizational Model · Alignment w/the Business · Team Engagement · Innovation Come hear your colleagues’ viewpoints on each of these critical areas and share your own thoughts with the group. Please note this is a later start time than normal for the CIO Roundtable. Agenda 2:30 – 3:00 – Registration 3:00 – 3:30 – SIM Business 3:30 – 4:30 – Roundtable Discussion 4:30 – 4:45 – Break 4:45 – 5:45 – Roundtable Discussion 6:00 – 7:30 – Dinner @ Babson

SIM Boston SIM Silver Meeting

This spring we asked our regular attendees if they had suggestions for meetings that our group would enjoy! Wow! Did we get some great speaker ideas….so we start with Hugh Kelly recommended by Mr. SIM International, Dick Dooley, a regular at Boston SIM Silver! Hugh Kelly, a Holy Cross grad. And a Boston area native with work experience as an executive in companies such as General Foods, Howard Johnson’s and Wendy’s followed by Real Estate development will share some real life experiences. Hugh will share his stories from working with the Irish political ‘system’ in New York, Boston and later other East Coast Cities. He will share stories from his book, Honest John Kelly, Truth or Satire! It should be an educational evening and a diversion from the ho-hum topics of Information technology.

Metro-North Tribe Pop-Up

Getting Connected as IT Leaders The SIM Boston Metro-North Tribe is coordinating a fun, social event in Burlington, MA for any SIM member that would like to meet up after work. We kindly request that you chip in $10 to cover the cost of appetizers when you register. There will be a cash bar.