[In -Person] Educational Workshop 6 - Thinking like a Prompted Project Manager
Business Acumen
Project managers can shift from task execution to intent engineering. This topic covers prompt engineering as a professional meta-skill—translating ambiguous goals, stakeholder constraints, and risk tradeoffs into clear, reusable AI instructions that improve planning, analysis, and communication.
The facilitators will use popular generative AI tools, real case studies, and prompt engineering best practices to show practical examples of the application of prompt engineering to project management tasks.
Key takeaways from this session include:
- Generative AI is a thought partner for project managers; but leveraging generative AI tools does not replace judgement.
- Project managers can move faster and do more with generative AI.
- Practicing prompt engineering daily in a timebox builds confidence, skill and makes for a productive day.
- You should become a supercharged AI version of yourself.
Speakers
Daro Mott, Farm Credit Mid-America
VP of Education
Daro Mott is a passionate facilitator, experienced instructor, and advocate of using business tools in a personal setting. He is deeply engaged in the community and has facilitated more than 100 workshops in his career. Daro helps KIPMI with planning chapter events and educational workshops. He is engaged with an international community of internal management consultants. He wants to share easy-to-apply tools with anyone willing to turn reflection into actionable insights. He has been blessed with working professionally and learning at the University of Louisville, Harvard, Yale and Wharton School of Business. His facilitation style is engaging, high-energy, and fun. Contact him at daromott@gmail.com for more information.
Dan Germak, Samtec
VP of Membership
Dan is an experienced Project Manager who has managed Corporate Compliance and Engineering Projects in a Point, Fire, Aim environment for more than 6 years. These projects include the creation of new corporate programs that were implemented globally, data processing, and new product development. Dan’s time in the military and the manufacturing industry has helped him identify his passion for building effective teams, finding efficiencies through process improvement, and empowering others to continuously grow personally and professionally. He earned a bachelor’s degree in HR and management from Indiana University Southeast, is a Project Management Professional (PMP), and is a PROSCI certified change practitioner. Dan is currently serving as the V.P. of Membership for KIPMI and, in 2025, built a mentorship program and plans to continue building meaningful programs to help advance the art and science of project management.
