AI Today
Cognilytica’s AI Today podcast cuts through the hype to focus on what’s really happening in AI adoption today. Hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer share current insights from the AI & Data industry, discuss use cases across government and enterprise, and interview guests ranging from Fortune 500 leaders to startups. With 300+ episodes, AI Today explores practical implementation challenges, trends like cognitive assistants or automation, and best practices for integrating AI – all in an easy-to-digest, short-format style that keeps listeners up-to-date on the state of AI.
Turning AI Into Scalable Language Solutions – with Johan Sporre
In this episode, host Kathleen Mulch talks with Johan Sporre, an engineering manager for digital global language services at IKEA Retail, about how AI is being used to scale translation and text generation across the company's massive global footprint. Sporre explains the blend of human expertise and AI, noting that about 90% of their translations now rely on AI, and shares a concrete project where they extracted validated translations into a graph database to enable AI-generated content in IKEA’s tone of voice across dozens of languages. He emphasizes the importance of the CPM AI certification for establishing a common project language, rigorous data handling, and iterative development, and warns against the pitfalls of jumping straight to large language models without clear business goals. The conversation highlights practical steps—starting small, focusing on high‑impact use cases, and continuously refining—to turn AI hype into measurable outcomes.
AI as Your New Team Member: Scaling with Confidence – with Michael Joyce
In this episode, Michael Joyce, Cisco’s enterprise service delivery and AI transformation leader, discusses how generative AI can be treated as a new team member to accelerate project delivery. He explains the value of PMI’s CPM AI certification for creating...
AI Project Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry – with Sumathi Arcot
In this episode, Lean‑Agile transformation leader Sumathi Arcad from AstraZeneca discusses how the PMI‑CPM AI certification and methodology guide AI projects in the highly regulated pharmaceutical sector. She explains that CPM AI’s business‑first, governance‑by‑design approach turns AI initiatives into governed...
How PMOs Lead Responsible AI Transformation in Higher Education – with Ivonne Mejia
In this episode, Yvonne Mejia, Lead Project Portfolio Manager for the CSU Bay Region and PMI‑CPMAI certified AI champion, discusses how PMOs can responsibly drive AI transformation in higher education. She explains the CPM‑AI methodology, emphasizing the importance of starting...
Why CPMAI Matters in AI Projects — with Mike Hyzy
In this episode, Kathleen Walch talks with Michael Hyzy, VP of AI Strategy at CGI, about why many AI initiatives falter when treated like traditional software projects. Hyzy explains that the CPMAI (Certified Professional in Machine Learning and AI) methodology...
Lee Lambert on AI, Human Skills, and the Evolution of Project Management
In this AI Today episode, Lee Lambert—PMI Fellow and co‑founder of the PMP certification—explores how AI is reshaping project management, emphasizing that a growth mindset and power skills such as communication, leadership, and empathy are more critical than rote knowledge....
Ashima Sharma on Data, Teams, and the Human Side of AI
In this episode, Ashima Sharma emphasizes that successful AI adoption hinges on three pillars: clean, contextual data; cross‑functional, empowered teams; and a human‑centered mindset that treats AI as a collaborative partner. She explains why many AI projects falter without operationally...