Education Session:

Planning for Success: Project  Management Basics for Law Firm Administrators

Presenter:  Nicole McCray, PMP

In a busy world, it is easy to feel overwhelmed when you are assigned a new project on top of your daily duties. Feeling like you don’t know where to start? Fight the decision paralysis by learning where to start and how to organize your thoughts into an action plan that you can share and track progress against.

 Learning Objectives:

• Understand the difference between a project and operation tasks/duties;
• Learn the responsibilities associated with taking on the PM “role” on a project;
• Be able to summarize a project’s goal to promote it and gain buy-in; and
• Create basic project plans that align with the project goal, add transparency, and help forecast the project end date.

Nicole McCray: Experienced Project Management Leader

With over 20 years of experience in the legal field, Nicole McCray stands out as a seasoned professional and a leader in project management. Certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP®) in 2009, Nicole was instrumental in launching GT’s Project Management Office, solidifying her role as a key player in overseeing enterprise-wide, complex, and multi-departmental projects.

Nicole's career is a testament to her strengths in cross-functional collaboration, consistently delivering impactful projects that add significant value to her firm. Among her notable achievements are:

• Leading a multimillion-dollar software and hardware upgrade project over 18 months, finishing $500,000 under budget with 100% adoption.
• Managed and deployed a complete website rebranding for gtlaw.com, completing the project three months ahead of schedule and within budget.
• Contributing to the strategy and execution of the firm's multi-year "Firm Forward" Portfolio, aimed at enhancing operations in multiple areas during the pandemic and beyond.
• Co-developing and co-leading GT’s Leadership Academy, a one of a kind 18 month intensive leadership program designed to foster relationship building and enhance leadership skills in highest performers to keep them engaged and foster firm cultural values.

Nicole holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Salem State University and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) from the Project Management Institute. Her dedication to excellence and continuous improvement make her a valuable asset and a dynamic speaker for any law firm administration audience. In her personal life, Nicole is an avid reader, a lover of music, themed parties, and is always on the lookout for new experiences and adventures with her family and friends.

  *This Lunch & Learn is for Austin ALA members, their guests, and business partners assigned to sponsor this event*

Our business partner sponsors for this month's luncheon are:

Important Reminders About Parking:

Option 1:  Park in the Chase Tower Building Garage at 221 W. 6^th Street.  Be sure to either stamp your parking ticket or pick up a discount ticket at the meeting to receive the $5.00 discounted parking rate when you exit the garage.

Option 2:  If the Garage is full, the Headliners Club offers a discounted parking rate of $5 at the parking lot at 600 Guadalupe Street (Lot P3010 which is connected to the Extended Stay America Hotel).

Instructions for Using Discounted Rate

Enter lot from either Guadalupe Street or San Antonio Street

• Park in any unmarked space and immediately head over to the Pay Machine
• Enter license plate into Pay Machine
• Choose the rate named "Headliners 3Hr"
• Enter passcode: HC1955
• Pay $10.00 (Pay Machine accepts cash or credit cards)

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Tickets

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$50.00 Guest or assigned business partner