PM888 – Talk in Your Way: The Importance of Soft Skills for Project Managers in the Digital Age
📍 Location: PJ’s Coffee – Sala
147 Nguyễn Cơ Thạch, An Lợi Đông, Thủ Đức City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
📍 Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/B3PWrHBNaKxYspXcA
📅 Date: Sunday, 29 March 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 – 10:30 AM
🎤 Speaker: Mr. Brian O’Reilly – Senior Partner, Crossroads Vietnam
🎓 PDUs: Earn 1.5 PDUs
📝 Registration:
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019ceba406e572c9a094b42842dab092
📍 Venue Note:
The venue is supported by PMI Vietnam Chapter. Participants are kindly requested to pay for their own drinks.
About This Event
In today’s digital age, project managers operate in increasingly complex environments shaped by technology, rapid change, and global collaboration. While technical knowledge and project tools remain important, soft skills have become equally critical for successful project delivery.
This PM888 – Talk in Your Way session explores the growing importance of people-centered skills such as communication, leadership, emotional intelligence, and collaboration. These capabilities help project managers manage stakeholders, inspire teams, and navigate challenges more effectively.
Through interactive discussions and team-based activities, participants will identify practical ways to strengthen key soft skills and apply them directly to their professional environments.
About the Speaker
Mr. Brian O’Reilly
Senior Partner – Crossroads Vietnam
Brian O’Reilly is an experienced business leader and consultant with extensive international experience in leadership development, organizational transformation, and project collaboration. He has worked with organizations across Asia and globally to help teams strengthen leadership capability, communication, and people-centered management practices.
🔗 Speaker Profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianoreillyvietnam/
Why Should You Attend?
✅ Understand why soft skills are critical for project managers in the digital transformation era
✅ Learn essential people skills that help project managers lead teams, manage stakeholders, and resolve conflicts effectively
✅ Participate in hands-on team activities to explore practical methods for improving key soft skills
✅ Exchange real experiences and insights with fellow professionals in a collaborative learning environment
✅ Earn 1.5 PDUs while expanding your professional network within the PMI community
Agenda
9:00 – 9:10 | Welcome & Icebreaker
Participants rate and discuss the most important people skills in project management
9:10 – 9:25 | Why Soft Skills Matter in Project Management in the Digital Age
9:25 – 9:40 | Essential Soft Skills for Project Managers
9:40 – 10:10 | Hands-on Team Activity
Teams identify practical activities to improve specific soft skills and present to the audience
10:10 – 10:20 | Questions & Discussion
10:20 – 10:30 | Conclusion & Key Takeaways


