Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | 6:30PM to 8:00PM

This Event will be delivered via Zoom Meeting

Note: Registrants will be sent a confirmation email, and a reminder email with the Zoom link prior to the meeting!

Agenda:
6:30 - 6:45 pm – Get Connected, Introductions & Announcements
6:45 - 7:40 pm – Guest Speaker – Shafer Gaston
7:40 - 7:55 pm – Q&A
7:55 - 8:00 pm – Final remarks and close out

The PM for this event is: Amin Behzadi - [email protected]

Registration closes: Monday, May 4, 2026 at Midnight

Removing Waste in Project Management
with Shafer Gaston, PMP

The single largest hurdle to effective project management in an operational world is that principled project management slows things down. Operations Managers want lean, efficient, right-now answers and Project Managers want documentation, collaboration, and stakeholder satisfaction measured in triplicate. What PMs see as good practice OMs often see as waste.

So how do we remove that “waste” without compromising the quality of the outcome?

In this presentation, participants will learn techniques for identifying “waste” in their project management practices and methods to reduce that waste without losing key requirements. The instructor will also provide real-world examples of where cuts have been effective as well as when the drive for lean project management went too far and the consequences.

PDU Info: You will need to record and self-report your PDU's for this activity. Following the guidelines of the new CCR program and the PMI Talent Triangle®, the PDU's for this course can be applied as follows: 1.0 PDU - Business Acumen

Presenter: Shafer Gaston, PMP
Shafer Gaston is a PMP-holding member of the PMI Upstate NY Chapter, where he currently serves on the Board of Directors. He has held many professional roles including US Navy Submarine Officer, Nuclear Operations Instructor, Maintenance Planner, and Engineering Manager, and currently is employed as the Manager of Engineering, Facilities, and Safety at Amsterdam Printing.