Dungeon Survival Guide: Partnering with Project Managers

In a world full of shifting priorities, surprise encounters, and the occasional scope-creep monster, project managers help the IT party stay focused on the quest and moving toward the objective. While developers, engineers, and analysts are busy battling technical challenges, project managers handle coordination, communication, and obstacle removal so the team can keep earning experience instead of fighting administrative goblins. Think of a project manager not as the dungeon boss, but as the guide keeping the map updated, the loot organized, and the party from accidentally wandering into the next catastrophe.

In this Birds of a Feather discussion The Project Management Community of Practice Crew will talk about the pros of working with a PM and how to leverage the skills a PM has to the benefit of the team.

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Party Up — Share strategies, partnerships, and success stories that help us form stronger parties, coordinate across guilds, and conquer challenges together.

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Beginner

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Where and When:

November 4, 2026 from 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

  • Online-only Session
  • Zoom
IT Professionals Forum
Email: itpf-committee@illinois.edu
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