The PM PM SIG, an open forum community of practice, promotes excellence in project management and collaboration among Silicon Valley professionals. Our informal meetings facilitate the exchange of ideas, best practices, new methodologies, tools, resources and networking with local experts who deliver compelling, timely programs. We seek to grow future leaders and welcome all who are interested.

The San Francisco Symfony Meetup is a forum for open discussion, networking and learning about the best PHP framework out there. The people there generally have an above-average grasp of symfony so it's a great place to get your questions answered. Join the club on Sensio Labs Connect! Symfony website: http://www.symfony.com/ | http://www.symfony-project.org/ Brought to you by: Sensio Labs & ServerGrove Potential Topics: How to get started with Symfony What's new for Symfony? How to build yo …

This Meetup Group is about the Lean Startup Methodology developed by Eric Ries. It is centered on the implementation of this methodology to the Internet startups where participants work. Participants will be able to share their successes and difficulties of implementation with the group so as to create a learning process. We will focus more on tools than concepts, and on practice than on theory, as our interest is in the immediate implementation of these tools in our startups and the lessons lea …

Introduction to PMI Silicon Valley Chapter, Inc. The Silicon Valley Chapter is a regional component of PMI and a resource for all aspects of project management leadership and information in California's Silicon Valley (southern end of San Francisco Bay). The chapter’s 2,000 plus members enjoy over 180 yearly local activities supported by an all volunteer staff. In addition, Project Management Professional (PMP) certification has been achieved by over 50% of its members. The Chapter’s mission i …

The Women's Networking Alliance was formed to bring a group of small business owners together to help each other promote, grow and expand their businesses. Founded in 2007, The Women's Networking Alliance was created to enable a networking of women business owners that can truly and genuinely help one another.  Formed in small groups of no more than 30 businesswomen, each chapter is designed to ensure strong partnerships in an intimate setting. What makes WNA successful?  Several qualities.  …

Who Should Join: Any current or aspiring project manager should join this community to learn, share, and have fun. There are project managers from broad section of industries that meet to share best practices, horror stories, and all that comes with managing people, deadlines, and budgets. We meet monthly to meet new friends, connect with colleagues, and to share our experiences. Why Members Should Join: You should join not only for fun and camaraderie but to learn. Have you just been assigned …

This group aims to bring together software professionals who work with Renewable Energy projects. The group's name is: Software for Renewable Energy or SWRE. SWRE should be pronounced like the French word: soiree. As such, we are all very valuable party-goers in this industry and the more we talk and work together, the greater impact we'll all have. Potential topics for meetups include: * presentations/demos of RE related projects we're all working on * discussions of what tools and technologies …

Join award winning UX designer Phil Dupré and team for a small, informal discussion at Maprehend about managing and collaborating on projects visually. Often times managing projects is too complex to depend on just words for communicating. We learn visually very easily so why can't we have a way to visually communicate easily? Especially when it comes to some of the most difficult things to manage? Like projects involving several complex facets with several complex people. Even if you’re sitting …

If you are a divergent thinker that has ever been labeled (clinically or by family and friends) as ADHD/ADD, and If you’re ready for a change, this is the group for you. We have some rock solid new habits and strategies to take your life and business to the next level. Our vision is to see you living your life on your terms, doing what you love and do best. We believe that you have a mighty purpose and all the gifts, talents and resources to help you live that purpose. If you're not sure what th …

What is this Meetup group about? This Meetup group features an ongoing series of workshops on core startup concepts that can help you to build a better, more viable business. Our goal is to have a Meetup workshop on a new topic about every month or so. Who is it for? If you have started a company, want to start a company, or are looking to become a better CEO, CTO, or other senior operator of a startup, then this Meetup is for you! What are the topics we will look at? These workshops focus on bu …

Is managing projects your bread and butter? Using JIRA to do that? Well, then this meetup is for you. If you are a project manager and use JIRA day to day then this meetup is for you. Come along and share your tips and tricks for managing projects with JIRA and GreenHopper.

This is a group for anyone interested in Project Management training or PDU. All skill levels are welcome. I started this group to bring project managers from different industries to share their experiences. Looking forward to explore experiences with everyone.

Hello and Welcome to CodeChix-BayArea!! Please join us here and on any of our social media (FB, G+, LinkedIn, Twitter) if you are a: Female developer (please join us also on http://groupspaces.com/codechix) Female or Male Project/Program/Product Manager Supportive and open-minded MALE developer Young person (>8 years old) aspiring to learn coding NO RECRUITERS OR RECRUITING ALLOWED. NO SOLICITATIONS For Personal or Business needs. And now a little bit about us (also check out our Skill-Levels …

Tell me if any of these sound familiar: “I just wish I had the time — then I’d do my creative thing.” “I want to… but I don’t have the talent. I’m not creative..” “My stuff just isn’t good enough.” “How can I justify spending time creating, when there are so many really important things I have to get done?” “I want to create so badly, so why do I always end up procrastinating?” “I’m a very creative person but unable to find a way to express myself.” “I have lots of huge, long term projects start …

This meetup is all about learning how to use technology tools to run our businesses better. We'll run a series of meetups around important topics, such as SEO (to get business), Project Management, Finances, Information Organization, and more. Sessions will be a mix of hands-on activities, educational presentations, and discussion groups. The first 6 months in 2013 are going to be focused on Search Engine Optimization, and are sponsored by Jenner Bishop.

Big Data Silicon Valley was created to help demystify big data, explore interesting use cases in different industries, go over some opportunities in the market and share tools that are available for your big data projects. We'll also go over what are some opportunities that startups can tap into in this industry. Why should you care: Big data will drive $120 billion of IT spending in 2013, according to Gartner. 93% of businesses feel like they're losing money by not being able to use the infor …