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Leading AI Initiatives with Confidence: an Introduction to the PMI-CPMAI™ Framework (1.5 PDUs)

Synopsis

Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives are transforming industries, many AI projects, like AI chatbots, AI fraud detection, medical imaging and diagnostics, AI predictive maintenance, autonomous robots, etc, are being implemented across the globe.    However, > 70% of AI projects fail!  Many of the failures are due to unclear business alignment, poor data readiness, lack of governance, and inadequate lifecycle management. This session introduces the PMI Certified Professional in Managing AI (PMI-CPMAI)™ framework, a vendor-neutral, data-centric, and iterative approach designed specifically for AI, machine learning, and generative AI initiatives. Participants will gain a high-level understanding of the six-phase lifecycle - from Business Understanding and Data Preparation to Model Development, Evaluation, and Operationalization, along with the principles of Trustworthy AI and responsible governance. Whether you are a project professional, technology leader, or business stakeholder, this talk will provide practical insights on how to turn AI ambition into structured, value-driven, and ethically grounded project execution!

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Speaker Profile

William Tan
Certified Trainer, Coach and Consultant
PMI-CP, PMP, PMI-ACP, DASSM, CPMAI
CSM, PSM, PSPO, SAFe® Practice Consultant
PMI® Authorized Training Partner Instructor
Master and BEng (Hon)

William Tan is the author of the popular Project Management book, titled “Project Management: A Practical Step-By-Step Guide”.  He is an experienced Agile and Project Management Coach and Trainer.

He has more than 22 years of working and project management experience in Multi-National Companies, including with Nortel, Intel and Motorola.  He led Project Manager Office (PMO) and managed many hardware and software RND and NPI projects for 2-way walkie-talkie customers worldwide, contributing to additional revenue of >$100M annually.  

In early Universal Serial Bus (USB) days in Intel, he was involved in implementing many USB projects successfully.   He and his team developed the customer specifications for the world first USB microcontroller!   He published one of the first USB books, “Developing USB PC Peripherals” that outlined key steps in developing USB devices.  This helped to accelerate USB adoption during those days.

He graduated from University of Canterbury, New Zealand and National University of Singapore, with a First-Class Honours degree in Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronics) and Master of Engineering (Telecommunications) in 1991 and 1994, respectively.

Today, William Tan continues his passion and focuses on providing Agile, Scrum, and Project Management training, coaching and consulting support to companies and individuals in Malaysia and South East Asia.  He leads the Project Management Professional (PMP®), PMI® Construction Professional (PMI-CP)™, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®, Disciplined Agile, Scrum.org and Scaled Agile SAFe® boot camps, to assist candidates to elevate their knowledge and skills, and attain their Professional Credentials.  In addition to training, he provides coaching and consulting support to local and multinational enterprises in their AI and Lean-Agile journey!