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Details:

April 16, 2026

6-8 PM

1 PDU available for PMI Members

Members/Students: $10

Non-Members: $15 

Participants will be responsible for covering their own dinner costs

Presentation Description:

Many professionals successfully manage complex projects at work — yet struggle to complete the personal projects that matter most to them. In this session, Eric D. Brown, PMP, MBA, shares how he applied core project management principles to finish a long-term personal creative goal: writing and publishing a novel. Through relatable insights and practical examples, Eric demonstrates how PM discipline can be translated beyond the workplace to create structure, accountability, and momentum in personal pursuits. Attendees will gain actionable strategies for moving their own meaningful projects from idea to completion — whether creative, professional, or entrepreneurial.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand why many professionals successfully complete workplace projects but struggle to finish personal ones.

2. Learn how core project management principles can be applied to personal goals and creative pursuits

3. Identify common barriers that cause personal projects to stall — including scope creep, time constraints, and competing priorities

4. Discover practical strategies for creating structure, accountability, and momentum outside the workplace

5. Gain a framework for moving meaningful personal projects from idea to completion using PM discipline.

Speaker Bio:

Eric Brown

Eric D. Brown, PMP®, MBA, is a certified project management professional, author, and speaker focused on translating structured PM discipline into meaningful personal achievement. With a professional background in project management and business leadership, Eric has spent years guiding complex initiatives from concept to completion within the workplace.

Drawing from that experience, he applied the same methodologies — including scope, schedule, and risk management — to complete a long-term personal creative goal: writing and publishing his novel, THE DOOR. His journey demonstrates how professional frameworks can be adapted to help individuals overcome stalled progress, competing priorities, and motivation challenges.

Eric now speaks on applying project management principles beyond corporate environments, empowering professionals to finish the personal projects that matter most to them.