We are the leading global professional association dedicated to alliance formation and practice. We provide a forum to exchange alliance best practices, resources, and opportunities that drive corporate performance. We strive to be recognized as the go-to organization to learn how to harness alliances as growth engines to drive corporate performance. The Atlanta/Southeast Chapter of ASAP focuses on addressing the difficult issues that impact alliances today. We accomplish this by bringing in alliance practitioners and consultants to share their experiences with our membership base.

Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) and the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) have formed a strategic alliance to greatly enhance the educational experience for the college’s students through access to TAG’s technology-focused programming, resources and networking opportunities. The alliance is the first of its kind in Georgia, and thought to be the first in the nation. It will create a wide variety of opportunities for students seeking a technology-based career in a broad spectrum of industries. This partnership supports efforts to develop and retain a qualified workforce to meet high demands for Georgia’s fastest-growing and most dynamic range of disciplines, impacting virtually all industries. “By partnering with TAG, our students will have access to a rich resource that will add tremendous value to their educational program, expand their exposure to professional environments, and give them a jump start on their careers,” said Lonnie Harvel, GGC’s vice president of educational technology. “TAG’s programming will extend our students’ learning opportunities beyond the classroom, and increase the marketability of their degrees.” TAG is a 10,000-member industry advancement organization dedicated to educating, uniting, and informing the Georgia technology community. With nearly 30 profession-specific societies and special interest groups, as well as large award programs like the Georgia Technology Summit and the Excalibur Awards, TAG recognizes and works with companies using innovation to gain a competitive advantage. It also has technology-focused initiatives in government relations, and K-12 education. “We are very excited to join GGC in this unique partnership,” said Melanie Brandt, TAG’s chief operating officer. “Georgia Gwinnett College is an inspirational institution with an energizing mission and truly visionary leaders. Expanding our programs and services to GGC’s students, along with their faculty and staff, gives us an opportunity to be innovative with how we continue to define and approach achieving our mission, as well as help GGC achieve its mission.” Key to the partnership is the automatic membership in TAG for all GGC students and employees. With membership comes access to all TAG meetings and members-only events, and discounts on all TAG training programs. TAG has roughly 150 meetings and educational programs each year, and its societies represent industries ranging from manufacturing and health care to software and entertainment, and functions ranging from finance and international business to product management and information security. As part of the partnership, some of TAG’s programs will be held on the GGC campus. In addition to the educational value of TAG’s programs, GGC students and faculty will have multiple opportunities to network and connect with leaders and executives representing various technology-based fields and industries. While the program is primarily intended for students majoring in technical fields, all students can benefit from the TAG partnership. By extending TAG membership to GGC faculty, the alliance enables them to bring real-world applications of technology into the classroom, enriching the curriculum for all students. “At GGC, the innovative use of technology is a fundamental part of what, and how, we teach,” said Harvel. “Technological competence is fundamental to future success. It is an integral part of every profession. Our alliance with TAG will provide our students access to an incredible spectrum of arenas where their technological skills may be challenged and grow.”

The Gwinnett Technology Forum (GTF) provides representatives of technology companies interested in networking and strategic alliances a unique opportunity to interact, as well as stay abreast of the technology issues, ideas and industry leaders impacting their business and customers. The GTF also provides an environment for simulating and informative interchange that benefits service providers and non-technical business people responsible for making technology-related decisions.

itSMF USA is the definitive & authoritative source for the advancement of IT Service Management Best Practices. itSMF USA is an independent, membership-oriented association dedicated to the advancement of IT Service Management best practices through knowledge sharing, educational and networking opportunities. The Atlanta Local Interest Group represents Georgia to itSMF USA.

The MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta is a volunteer, non-profit organization whose mission is to provide educational programs and services that promote and strengthen innovation at the intersection of business and technology in the Southeast.

The Project Management Institute (PMI®), established in 1969 and headquartered near Philadelphia, USA, is the world's leading not-for-profit project management professional association, with over 200,000 members representing 125 countries. Currently there are over 240 chartered and approximately 20 potential chapters geographically dispersed over 67 countries. PMI professionals come from virtually every major industry including, aerospace, automotive, business management, construction, engineering, financial services, information technology, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and telecommunications. PMI establishes Project Management standards, provides Seminars, Educational Programs and Professional Certification that more and more organizations desire for their project leaders. PMI Atlanta Chapter serves the North Georgia and Metro Atlanta area. Ranked as the top five chapters in the world for Membership, PMI Atlanta's 3,700+ members are employed across all industries, with a majority in the IT and Telecommunication fields. Our consistent growth has made us one of the largest PMI chapters. However, size in itself is not the goal. As a large chapter, we are able to offer better programs and better networking. We also have a more significant impact on businesses in the metro Atlanta area as we strive to bring serious recognition to the profession of Project Management.

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The BI/EPM Society exists to bring together a diverse group of functional and technical experts in all levels of the organization to achieve greater Business Intelligence and Enterprise Performance Management results through knowledge sharing. There are networking opportunities to meet others in your industry that have gone through, or are going through similar changes in their organizations. Several times a year, we organize events to learn about cutting edge BI/EPM strategies and engage other professionals who have successfully implemented solutions in their businesses to share key learning’s.

Advisory board for TAG Business Intelligence/Enterprise Performance Management.

The mission of TAG Business and Technology Alliance is to build alliances between technology industries and traditional industry groups in Georgia through educational programs on leading edge applications of technology in business.

Advisory Board for TAG B&TA.

The TAG Business Process Management Society's mission is to provide a leadership forum focused on influencing enterprises to build a process improvement culture to improve competitiveness.

Advisory board for TAG BPM.

TAG Content Management gives e-commerce professionals an opportunity to network and share ideas across industries and specialties. Our goal is to raise the knowledge of our members and our profession.

Advisory board for TAG Content Management.

The TAG Corporate Development Society's mission is to provide a leadership and networking forum focused on professional development for individuals working in technology-based businesses. Our goal is to share information and best practices to advance an understanding and professionl skills development around business and corporate development and managing strategic partnerships. Most important is for professionals to share and apply their knowledge around these functions at their companies to create competitive advantage and achieve their growth objectives.

Advisory board for TAG Corporate Development.

TAG CRM assists stakeholders in finding the answers through meeting topics such as: software solutions; cutting the cost of using your CRM solution; and by reviewing which approaches lead to the highest customer satisfaction scores, and best practices for improving data quality.

Advisory board for TAG CRM.

There are many definitions for data governance in the marketplace. Simply put, however, we believe that Data Governance is the formal and informal process of managing data within an organization. That’s it. Whatever we do to control our data – good or bad – is Data Governance.