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Risk Management Community of Practice — Inaugural Session: Foundations and Community Launch

 

September 16, 2026 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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PMI Puget Sound Chapter

Now Launching

Risk Management
Community of Practice

 

A dedicated professional home for risk practitioners across the Puget Sound region

Whether you hold the PMI-RMP credential, are working toward it, or simply manage risk as a core part of your project, program, or portfolio work, this community was built for you.
 

Date

Wednesday
September 16, 2026

Time

5:30 to 7:00 PM PDT

+30 min networking

Format

Virtual via Zoom

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PDUs

1.5 to 2.0

Ways of Working

Inaugural session complimentary for all members of PMI, RIMS, IRM, and ISACA. Beginning October, sessions are free for PMI Puget Sound members and $10 for all other guests.

What to Expect: Session Agenda

This opening session delivers substantive content and lays the cultural foundation for our community.

 
Welcome and CoP Overview: Mission, meeting cadence, and structure
 
Community Pulse Check: Facilitated round of participant introductions and current risk challenges
 
Featured Discussion: Risk Management Beyond the Register. A practitioner-focused exploration of the gap between how organizations say they manage risk and how they actually do, drawing on PMI's PMBOK 7th Edition risk performance domain
 
Peer Breakout: Risk Appetite vs. Risk Tolerance. Small-group discussion on how organizations define and communicate risk thresholds, followed by whole-group debrief
 
Shaping Our CoP Together: Member input on the 2026 to 2027 topic calendar, call for volunteer speakers and co-facilitators
 
Wrap-Up and Resources: Next session preview, RMP credential resources, and chapter programming
 
Optional Networking Extension: 30 minutes of open conversation for those who wish to continue

Who Should Attend

Project Managers Program Managers PMO Leaders
Portfolio Managers Risk Analysts Risk Professionals
Business Analysts Scrum Masters Agile Coaches

Upcoming 2026 to 2027 Topics

October Building a risk-aware project culture
November Risk management in agile and hybrid environments
December AI-assisted risk identification and analysis tools
February Monte Carlo simulation and quantitative risk analysis
March Communicating risk to executive stakeholders
April Vendor and third-party risk management

About This Community of Practice

The Risk Management CoP meets on the third Wednesday of each month from 5:30 to 7:00 PM PDT via Zoom. Each 90-minute session qualifies for 1.5 to 2.0 Education PDUs toward PMI credential renewal. An optional 30-minute networking extension follows each session.

Founded and facilitated by Tricia Diamond, PhD, PMP, PMI-ACP, PMO-CP, Vice President of Professional Development and Programs, PMI Puget Sound Chapter. Questions and speaker interest: [email protected]

Topics: Risk Management · PMI-RMP · Community of Practice · CoP · Risk Analysis · Risk Appetite · Risk Tolerance · Project Risk · Enterprise Risk Management · PMBOK · PDU · Professional Development · Virtual Event · PMI Puget Sound
 

Space is limited. Secure your seat today.

Register at pugetsoundpmi.org

RSVP by Tuesday, September 15, 2026
 

Tickets

$0.00 Puget Sound PMI Member

$0.00 RIMS Guest

$0.00 IRM Guest

$0.00 ISACA Guest

$0.00 General Guest (non-RIMS, IRM or ISACA)

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