Project-Road-SG is a study group focused on preparing for PMI's PMP Exam. Meetings are on Tuesdays at 6 pm at the Harold Washington Library Center in downtown Chicago. Our conference room will hold six people. We have a PMP-certified trainer (myself -- Bill Baxter) equipped with the leading study guides, sample test questions, and some unique, custom-developed learning materials.  I have been through the test and know how to get you through it too. We'll have fun, but we'll stay focused on our g …

The Pivotal Tracker User Groups are a forum for product managers, project managers, entrepreneurs, and developers to share techniques and discuss the real day-to-day issues surrounding software project management. We’ll talk about upcoming Tracker features and look at third-party integrations. We'll discuss story estimation techniques and talk about what makes a good story. We’ll share our experience with agile planning, discuss patterns and anti-patterns of story management and acceptance, and …

The Chicago Agile Methodology Meetup Group is an informal professional group focused on developing relationships, exchanging ideas, and fostering agile project innovation. We provide an open, comfortable environment for fellow Scrum Masters, Agile Gurus, and newcomers alike to meet and discuss related news, best practices, tips and anything else that might arise in this exciting and rapidly evolving project management niche. We welcome people from all backgrounds, not just IT, to come learn an …

This meetup group has been deprecated. please join us at http://www.meetup.com/Chicago-APM/ (chicago agile project management)

Meet other local Agile enthusiasts interested in sharing experiences in Agile & Lean project management practices, tools, and coaching and teaching techniques.

… The Midwest SharePoint User Group was created to get together SharePoint professionals for technical discussions on popular SharePoint technology areas, assist with getting SharePoint certifications and getting members to share their projects.  This in turn will help professionals develop their SharePoint skills, gain confidence and most of all, have fun. These are the objectives of the Midwest SharePoint 2010 User Group: Monthly demos/short presentations of member experience or projects Presen …

The Agile Project Leadership Network is a national organization dedicated to making people great leaders by focusing on: * Value - increasing return on investment * Customers - reliable results through frequent interaction * Teams - group accountability and shared responsibility * Individuals - the ultimate source of value, creativity, and innovation * Context - improving effectiveness based on the situation * Uncertainty - expecting it and managing for it (These ideas …

Startup Collaboratory is a group of Entrepreneurs, Business Professionals, and Business Owners who meet to...• Collaborate on starting and growing businesses• Share viewpoints and generate new ideas• Network for help overcoming business challengesAt Startup Collaboratory Meetups, selected members deliver short presentations describing their business, customers, and challenges. After each presentation, a moderated discussion explores new ways of viewing and addressing the member's business challe …

This meet up consists of industry professionals that have been involved in the development of software for five or more years. The Software Development Community is an informal and interactive group of professionals that have a passion for software development, thus are interested in employing best practices and sharing their knowledge and experiences. This Software Development Community doesn't focus on any one technology (Java, .Net, Ruby, PHP, etc.), methodology (waterfall, agile, etc.), pr …

A monthly meetup in Chicago for 37signals customers to get together, swap stories, share tips, ask questions, get answers, make suggestions, and interact with the 37signals team.

Meet other local webmasters to exchange experiences in programming, administration, hosting, development, design, or just to meet to chat and learn. This group is open to all developers, designers, marketers and project managers who are local to our meetup area.

We are a community of practitioners who come together to share and learn. In the process, we'll explore the cross-cutting collection of values, principles and practices of the Agile Methodologies

This group gets together once a month and plays music at a local rehersal studio. Bring yourself and your axe/sticks/tamborene. We will have giant post its available for some open space style collaboration.

Meet with Ad Execs, Creatives, Project Managers, Art Directors, CMO's and others involved in the world of advertising, marketing and promotion. This group is about networking with your colleagues in the industry to discuss challenges, opportunities and trends here in the Chicago area and beyond. There will be compelling panel discussions, guest speakers along with meet & greet events in a relaxed atmosphere that will encourage interaction between members. We were formerly known as the Chicago Ad …

A forum to explore all aspects of managing and analyzing big data: Hadoop and related techologies, nosql, MPP databases, data mining, machine learning, etc.

… Inspired by the self awareness workshops and service projects offered by the Art of Living Foundation, these sessions open the door to self aware and  holistic life. The Art of Living Foundation was inspired by the programs of spiritual leader and humanitarian His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar that began in 1982. It has been a nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational and humanitarian organization in the U.S. since 1989. Accredited as a United Nations Non-Governmental organization in 1996, it is now one o …