The PMI Nashville Chapter holds several local Communities of Practice (CoPs) events each year to allow
opportunities to network with peers and earn PDUs. PMI Global offers access to thirty-six communities; however, our
local chapter currently has six active communities.
1. Agile - The Agile Community of Practice delivers knowledge and provides networking opportunities foragile practitioners and includes anyone interested in, working in, or impacted by developments in the collectionof good practices, principles and techniques in agile project management. The community enables agilepractitioners to contribute and share their knowledge, explores the relationship between agile principles andpractices, and communicates how agile may differ from and/or complement PMI project management. 2. Government - The Government Community of Practice assists with the advancement of the principlesand practices of the public sector project management, while promoting the exchange of information amonggovernment professionals. The community promotes and develops strategic plans to create and/or bringawareness about public sector challenges and creates strategies for easy access to best practices. 3. Healthcare - The Healthcare Community of Practice examines and extends project management knowledgein the healthcare industry. The community communicates consistent project management terminology andpractices among healthcare project professionals. 4. IT/Business Intelligence - The IT/Business Intelligence Community of Practice delivers knowledgeand provides networking opportunities for project professionals interested in, working in, or impacted bydevelopments within information technology and business intelligence project management. 5. PMO - The PMO Community of Practice assists with bridging the critical organizational gap betweendelivery and strategy that focuses on the translation of organizational strategies into actionable plans. Thecommunity facilitates collaboration, knowledge sharing, and professional development opportunities for growingproject, program, and portfolio professionals. 6. Retail - The Retail Community of Practice provides knowledge and expertise to effectively manage changein the retail industry. The community creates forums for the exchange of retail project management ideas,solutions, experiences, and applications; provides project management information and education to retailforum professionals; promotes the recognition of the economic value of professional project managementamong executive leadership in the retail industry; and publicizes the retail related events of interest to projectmanagers.
A listing and registration for future local meetings can be located in the Upcoming Events of the website. Additional
information for PMI Communities of Practice can be located on http://www.pmi.org/Get-Involved/Communities-of-
Practice.aspx.
