Episodes
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AI is having a profound impact on many professions, and project management is no exception. In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Pierre Le Manh. He is President and CEO of the Project Management Institute (PMI). Pierre shares insights into PMI’s recent acquisition of Cognilytica and how it’s helping PMI expand its AI-focused offerings.
Continue reading The Future of AI in Project Management: Interview with Pierre Le Manh, CEO of Project Management Institute (PMI) [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.
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AI tools have been proving valuable to help handle a variety of different tasks. And, project managers are seeing the value AI tools provide. In this episode of AI Today we interview Jay Kiew who is a Founder at Citizen Centric. He discusses the essentials skills for AI-Driven project managers.
Jay discusses the critical abilities project managers need to succeed in the AI landscape.
Continue reading Essential Skills for AI-Driven Project Managers: Interview with Jay Kiew [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.
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Companies of all sizes in just about every single industry are looking to see how AI, machine learning, and cognitive technology projects can provide a competitive edge, provide efficiencies, and improve ROI in today’s competitive landscape. As a result, this creates tremendous opportunity in the field of AI for professionals who are CPMAI certified and follow the CPMAI methodology.
Continue reading Applying CPMAI Methodology to AI Projects: Interview with Chris Mielke [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.
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This episode is the audio recording of the discussion moderated by Kathleen Walch at PMI’s Global Summit 2024 event. This event took place in LA on September 20th. On this panel we get insights from Vince Lynch who is CEO of IV.AI.
The discussion starts off with Vince sharing some of the biggest challenges he’s seen with managing AI-driven projects.
Continue reading Ethical AI and Project Management: Interview with Vince Lynch, CEO of IV.AI [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.
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in today’s competitive landscape, quality service is crucial for long-term success of any business. In this episode of the AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss the use of AI in customer service.
AI-Powered Offerings
The use of AI chatbots and LLMs are having a significant impact on customer service.
Continue reading AI Use Case Series: AI in Customer Service [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.
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The financial industry, long known for its use of technology and data, is embracing AI as a tool for innovation and efficiency. In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss how AI is being applied in finance.
AI Helping to Streamline and Enhance Finance Operations
AI is being applied to automate routine tasks, reduce human error, and optimize processes.
Continue reading AI Use Case Series: AI in Finance [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.
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Enterprises are increasingly incorporating AI into many aspects of their daily business. And, with this, the project professional is increasingly using AI for a number of tasks. From AI chatbots, to predictive analytics, to generative AI applications that help automate project management duties such as project documentation, meeting minutes, or report generation, the use of AI among project managers is growing.
Continue reading AI Use Case Series: AI in Project Management [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.
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We have some super exciting news to share with you all! And, we want our community to hear this news directly from us. Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading organization for the project management profession has acquired Cognilytica and Managing Partners Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer have joined PMI’s Senior Leadership Team!
In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer reflect on Cognilytica’s and AI Today’s journey these past eight years.
Continue reading Cognilytica is now part of PMI! [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.
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In our very first podcast we asked the question “Why Does AI Matter?”. So we thought it only fitting as we start our eighth season of AI Today to come back to this topic. In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss whether or not the mood is turning against AI.
Continue reading Is the Mood Turning Against AI? [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.
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AI continues to impact and enhance every industry. From better nutrition, better sleep, practicing mindfulness and meditation, to improved insights on one’s overall health AI is having a big impact on fitness and wellness. In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schemzler share AI’s impact on the fitness and wellness industry.
Continue reading AI Use Case Series: AI in Fitness and Wellness [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.
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AI is being used in many industries and sports is no exception. AI is being applied to enhance all areas of sports from the athlete to the fan, the coach to the referee, and even in judging athletic competition. In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss how AI is being applied in professional sports.
Continue reading AI Use Case Series: How AI is being Applied in Sports [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.
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Adaptability is the ability to adjust to new conditions, environments, or situations effectively and efficiently. It involves being open to change, learning quickly from experiences, and having the flexibility to modify one’s approach in response to shifting circumstances. In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer continue with the soft skills series and discuss the soft skill of adaptability.
Continue reading The Need for Adaptability with AI [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.
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An AI-First Mindset refers to a proactive and strategic approach to integrating AI into all aspects of your life both personally and professionally. It involves prioritizing and using AI as a key driver for decision-making, innovation, and problem-solving. In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss what having an AI-First mindset means.
Continue reading What is an AI-First Mindset? [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.
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If you’re ever done a web search you know that getting relevant and appropriate answers on the web can take a lot of effort. Oftentimes, it also requires multiple attempts to get relevant results. In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss the changing landscape of AI and search.
How AI is changing search
Already, AI is proving to be a massive enhancement and augmentation to the everyday work and tasks of businesses, enterprises, and organizations of all types.
Continue reading What’s happening with AI and Search? [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.
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Data is integral at any organization. However, data on it’s own doesn’t provide much value. If we want to get more from our data and AI systems, and if we truly want to get machines to become more intelligent, we need to bridge that gap with at least some understanding of those patterns. In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interivew Rich Maltzman.
Continue reading Understanding and Power Skills – Keys to AI Success: Interview with Rich Maltzman, Boston University at Cognilytica.
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CIOs everywhere are gearing up for increased investments in AI, while facing challenges and overcoming barriers that come with implementing and scaling AI. In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Linda Yao. Linda is COO and Head of AI Solutions and Services at Lenovo.
AI’s Impact on CIOs
Recently, Lenovo conducted a global survey of CIOs.
Continue reading How AI is Transforming Manufacturing and Other Industries: Interview with Linda Yao, Lenovo [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.
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Here’s a hint as to what is separating the AI failures from successes: skip the proof of concept. When it comes to AI projects go right for pilot projects. In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss AI Pilots vs. Proof of Concepts.
AI Pilots vs. Proof of Concepts
A proof-of-concept is a project that is a trial or test run to illustrate if something is even possible and to prove your technology works.
Continue reading Skip the AI Proof of Concept [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.
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AI and generative AI is proving transformational in every industry. This includes long established industries like insurance. In particular, the growth of generative AI in the insurance and insurtech space in showing tremendous potential. In this episode of AI Today we interview Connor Atchison (CEO) & Itay Mishan (CTO) at Wisedocs.
How is AI used in the insurance industry?
Continue reading How AI is Transforming Insurance: Interview with Connor Atchison & Itay Mishan, Wisedocs [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.
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Artificial intelligence has been on the horizon for over seventy years. In fact, the term AI was officially coined in 1956. So, why does it seem so close but also so unattainable? In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss the question: Are we still repeating the same mistakes with AI?
Continue reading Are We Still Repeating the Same Mistakes with AI? [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.
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AI projects aren’t dying because of big problems. Rather it’s the small things that are causing projects to fail. In this episode of AI Today hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss what iteration really means for AI projects.
Continuous Model Iteration
We always say that AI projects are never set it and forget it.
Continue reading What Iteration Really Means with AI [AI Today Podcast] at Cognilytica.
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