PMI Acquires “AI Best Practices” Leader Cognilytica to Enhance Training Content for Project Professionals

Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading authority in project management, has announced a series of next-generation tools, to continue guiding project professionals in adding more AI capabilities to their skillsets.

PMI has acquired Cognilytica, a leading firm focused on best practices research, training, and certification in AI, machine learning (ML), automation, data, and analytics for organisations and professionals. PMI will integrate into its offerings Cognilytica certifications and learning products, including its flagship CPMAI AI & ML project management training and certification. Thousands of pieces of thought-leading content, research, advisory, education, the AI Today podcast, and other key elements of AI-focused content will now be available to PMI members.

Based on decades of work focused on enterprise and emerging technology, the CPMAI model builds on Cognilytica’s experience with hundreds of real-world AI projects to increase the AI projects’ success. Cognilytica founders and AI thought leaders Ron Schmelzer and Kathleen Walch will join the PMI team.

“We are thrilled to join the PMI team to further enhance our commitment to advancing best practices around running and managing AI projects,” said Ron Schmelzer, managing partner of Cognilytica. “Since Cognilytica’s founding, we’ve been passionate about helping organisations build effective AI and data systems that can meet organisational needs while staying ahead of emerging best practices and approaches. Being a part of PMI allows us to continue to do this at a much greater scale,” said Kathleen Walch, managing partner of Cognilytica.

New Research: Two in Five Project Managers are superusers of Generative AI

A new research report, “Pushing the Limits: Transforming Project Management with GenAI Innovation,” found that high adopters of GenAI tools (those who use it in 50% or more of their projects) has increased by 86% since January 2024. Today, roughly two out of every five project professionals surveyed use GenAI in more than half of their project work. This increasing use of GenAI in project work further validates the need for project professionals to upskill, learn, and experiment with this technology to ensure they stay ahead.

PMI Unveils Optimised Version of PMI InfinityTM

PMI also unveiled new upgrades to PMI Infinity™, its popular AI assistant for project managers. Powered by GPT-4o (omni), PMI Infinity™ 2.0 is optimised for quicker and more accurate results with an expanded knowledge base. Experts continually contribute new content, keeping project professionals relevant and up to date with domain expertise from around the globe, including Cognilytica, Green Project Management and Center for Creative Leadership.

With new document generation capabilities and custom templates, PMI Infinity™ users can benefit from enhanced efficiency, productivity, and optimised workflows. Users can now input project details to create and refine essential documents for project-based work, such as project charter documents.

“Project professionals come to PMI for best-in-class tools and techniques to lead transformation in their organisations, their industries, and their careers. I’m delighted to unveil an upgrade to PMI Infinity™, the most innovative and comprehensive GenAI platform for project managers, and to welcome Cognilytica’s expertise to the PMI family, as together, we look to lead the AI transformation of project management and prepare project professionals to lead the AI transformation,” said Pierre Le Manh, CEO of PMI.