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November 2026 PMI Austin Lunch & Learn  

Dear Project Manager, Your Seat Is Saved at the Table!

Move from delivering outputs to shaping business value. 

PMI Austin Lunch & Learn 

Thursday, November 19, 2026 | 12:00–1:00 p.m. CT | Virtual 

Earn 1 PDU (1.0 Business Acumen)

Open to members and nonmembers 

Project Managers are increasingly expected to do more than deliver the plan. They need to understand why the work matters, connect execution to strategy and help teams make sound choices as business conditions change. 

In this virtual PMI Austin Lunch & Learn, Suzanne Oudit, PMP, PMI-ACP, will show how Project Managers can take a more active seat at the business table. Through practical examples and guided reflection, she will explore how to connect the why, the lean canvas and the project objective statement so projects stay grounded in business goals, organizational capabilities and customer value. 

You’ll leave with practical ways to strengthen strategic alignment, communicate outcomes in business-focused language and reassess direction when priorities shift, helping your projects stay relevant, adaptive and focused on value. 

You’ll learn how to: 

• Connect the project why, lean canvas and project objective statement to business goals and capabilities. 

• Articulate project objectives and outcomes in business-focused language that links delivery to strategy and customer value. 

• Evaluate shifts in business direction and decide when to realign, reprioritize or pivot to protect value delivery. 

About the speaker 

Suzanne Oudit, PMP, PMI-ACP, brings 20 years of experience across infrastructure, applications, business support, service management, project management, product management and organizational change. Her career has included roles as a track lead, change agent, Project Manager and leader of Project Managers delivering multimillion-dollar domestic and global initiatives with teams ranging from 10 to more than 100 people. 

She later transitioned into product management, leading four globally dispersed product teams and partnering with business customers on long-term strategy, opportunity assessment, roadmap commitments and prioritization. In her current work, she supports communication and engagement for a corporate-wide transformation initiative, bringing together project delivery, product thinking and change management. 

Suzanne holds the Project Management Professional (PMP) and PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) credentials. This will be her fifth PMI presentation. 

Speaker LinkedIn: View Suzanne Oudit’s LinkedIn profile 

Cost: $8 Members | $13 Nonmembers 

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