August 2026 Dinner Meeting with Nikol Jone
Speaker: Nikol Jones, PMP, Six Sigma Green Belt, Prosci Certified Change Practitioner
Topic: From Corporate Strategy to Reality: The PMO as a Strategic Enabler
Location: Char Restaurant, 4500 I-55 North, Jackson, MS 39211
Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Cost: $40 PMICMS Members, $40 Non-members
PDUs: 1
Speaker Bio:
Nikol Jones started her career as a bank collector — which, she'll tell you, is excellent training for getting people to do things they don't want to do on a deadline with persistence.
That foundation led to 16 years at Regions Bank managing some of the most complex transformation and M&A integration programs in the organization, then a move into telecommunications and technology at C Spire, where she now leads the enterprise Project Management Center of Excellence.
Nikol's work lives at the intersection of strategy and execution — the messy middle where plans meet reality. With over 25 years of experience in project management. She builds the structure, clarity, and accountability that allow teams to actually deliver — not just manage activity. She's a Six Sigma Green Belt, a PMI practitioner, and a firm believer that sustainable results come from aligned leadership, transparency, and disciplined follow-through.
When she's not untangling organizational complexity, she's watching true crime shows with her 3 labs who usually try to derail the investigation.
About the Event:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Understand why the traditional PMO model is insufficient for today's strategic demands
- Explore the three shifts required to evolve a PMO into a strategic enabler
- Learn how to design a governance model that aligns project and resource spend to corporate strategy
