Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer, managing partners who recently joined PMI's Senior Leadership Team, share thrilling news about the acquisition of Cognilytica by the Project Management Institute. They reflect on their journey over the past eight years and discuss the integration of AI in project management. The conversation dives into the development of the CPMAI methodology and its certification transition under PMI branding. They emphasize the importance of audience involvement and excitement for future resources, ensuring continuity in AI thought leadership.

Hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer define terms like Data Science, Data Scientist, Citizen Data Scientist / Citizen Developer, and Data Custodian, discussing their importance and how they relate to AI. They highlight the skills and responsibilities of data scientists, as well as the concept of citizen data scientists and data custodians.

Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer discuss the definitions of data, dataset, big data, and the DIKUW Pyramid, and how these concepts relate to AI. They emphasize the importance of analyzing data to gain insights and the challenges of big data. They also explain the progression from basic data to wisdom in the DIKUW Pyramid, and the importance of putting data into practice using the CPMAI methodology.