AI Today Podcast: Lessons Learned from AI Project Management: Interview with Jeff Eason, Salt Lake County Health Department

Companies of all sizes in just about every single industry are looking to see how Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), 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 for people looking to manage these types of projects and there is a significant and growing demand for skilled AI project managers across the whole range of AI capabilities.

However, as AI continues to evolve as a transformative technology, the risks and challenges associated with running AI projects also increase. Using a proven, popular AI & ML Project Management methodology such as the Cognitive Project Management for AI (CPMAI) methodology gives you the greatest success for running successful AI & ML projects. In this episode of the AI Today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer interview Jeff Eason who is Bureau Manager at Analytics and Evaluation Bureau at Salt Lake County Health Department, and is CPMAI certified in AI & ML project management methodology. He shares with us why he decided to become CPMAI certified, how the methodology and certification has helped him grow key skills including providing the knowledge, lexicon, and credibility he was seeking, as well as the opportunities that lie ahead with AI.

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