Guessing is not a strategy: How to build decision velocity with AI and real-time data
June 10, 2026 | Live Webinar
Volunteering Spotlight: Let's Meet Fernando Maquiaveli
 Fernando Maquiaveli is a senior manager of global programs with 25+ years leading complex programs across multinational environments, currently pursuing a Professional Master's in Project Management at UNINOVE with research focused on Cultural Intelligence, Internal Stickiness, and AI in multicultural projects. Which project management certifications do you currently hold? PMP, DASSM, and currently pursuing my PgMP Which volunteer team do you currently support? PMI AI & Project Management Research Hub, hosted by the PMI Goiás Chapter, bringing together volunteers and researchers from multiple Brazilian PMI chapters. I serve as Tribe Leader and Chief Researcher for Tribe 4, focused on the intersection of Cultural Intelligence, Generative AI, and project success in multicultural environments. In parallel, I contribute as Subject Matter Expert for PMI Standards+, writing articles that connect research findings to practitioner application, and I participate as a mentor in the PMI DF mentoring program, supporting project professionals in their development. What impact does your volunteer team have on the project management profession? The AI/PM Research Hub transforms emerging research into structured, applicable knowledge for the project management community, going well beyond surface-level AI conversations. Our work bridges academic rigor and practitioner reality: we produce frameworks, executive articles, and diagnostic tools that help project professionals navigate the real friction points where culture, technology, and human behavior intersect. By connecting researchers across multiple Brazilian PMI chapters, we are building a knowledge base that is critical, evidence-based, and genuinely useful in complex, multicultural project environments. This impact extends beyond the Hub itself. Through my role as Subject Matter Expert for PMI Standards+, I contribute articles that draw from 25+ years of hands-on experience, informed and sharpened by my academic background, turning lived practice into useful guidance for the broader community. Through the PMI DF mentoring program, I work directly with project professionals navigating their own development journeys, closing the loop between knowledge production and knowledge application. How does your volunteer experience benefit your day-to-day job as a project professional? My three volunteer roles each feed a different dimension of my professional practice. Leading Tribe 4 sharpens my ability to turn complex questions into structured deliverables under real constraints. Contributing as SME for PMI Standards+ disciplines how I translate experience into clear, transferable knowledge, a skill directly applicable when communicating with senior stakeholders. And mentoring at PMI DF keeps me grounded in the developmental challenges project professionals face at different career stages, making me a more attentive leader with my own teams. Together, they create a feedback loop that continuously strengthens my judgment and my capacity to lead in complex environments. Which M.O.R.E. principle do you apply most in your work as a project practitioner, and how does it influence your approach to delivering project success? Own Project Success Beyond PM Success - in complex, multicultural program environments, delivering on scope, schedule, and budget is the floor, not the ceiling. The real work is ensuring that what gets delivered creates value that stakeholders recognize and that organizations can actually absorb and sustain. My research on Cultural Intelligence and Internal Stickiness exists precisely because I kept seeing projects that were executed well, but landed poorly. Someone has to take ownership of that gap. That is the standard I hold myself to, and the one I try to model for the professionals I mentor. In practice, owning success requires the other three principles to work alongside it. I actively manage how stakeholders perceive value throughout delivery, not just at the end. I continuously reassess parameters as complexity and context shift. And I expand perspective by considering the cultural, organizational, and human dynamics that formal project plans rarely capture. For me, M.O.R.E. is not a menu to choose from. It is an integrated discipline, with ownership at the center. Is there a ProjectManagement.com article or webinar you found helpful? Can you share the title or link? I would recommend the webinar Managing a Mature Career. Where can others connect with you? https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandomaquiaveli If you are a current PMI volunteer and would like to share your story, please fill out this form and our team will reach out to you soon! |
Volunteering Spotlight: Let's Meet José Luis Sosa
 José Luis Sosa is a portfolio & program management leader with 18+ years of experience driving complex infrastructure and energy projects, specializing in large-scale CAPEX delivery across international environments. Which project management certifications do you currently hold? PMP, PMI-RMP, PMI-ACP, PMO-CP, PMI-PMOCP, PfMP Which volunteer team do you currently support? PMIstandards+, PMWB Project Management Mentor, PMI Infinity Advisory Committee, and PfMP (Portfolio) Certification Exam eLearning Prep Course Writing & Review What impact does your volunteer team have on the project management profession? Our volunteer team bridges the gap between traditional project management theory and real-world delivery, increasingly accelerated through AI initiatives like Infinity. By combining mentoring with contributions to global standards, we help professionals navigate complexity and raise the bar for execution and leadership across the PM community. How does your volunteer experience benefit your day-to-day job as a project professional? Contributing to global standards gives me a broader perspective that I apply directly when navigating day-to-day project complexity and risk. It helps me step back, connect decisions to the bigger picture, and stay focused on what truly drives outcomes, while integrating tools like AI to further refine decision-making. Combined with exposure to a diverse global community, it sharpens my judgment and improves how I anticipate challenges. Ultimately, it strengthens the way I lead international teams and manage stakeholders in high-stakes environments. Which M.O.R.E. principle do you apply most in your work as a project practitioner, and how does it influence your approach to delivering project success? Relentlessly Reassess Project Parameters is the principle I use most. I believe the key to navigating complexity is recognizing that the initial project baseline is never a fixed truth. In my work, I constantly reassess goals, constraints, and assumptions to ensure they still make sense in an evolving environment. This approach allows me to lead international teams with greater clarity, keeping everyone focused on what truly drives value today rather than what was defined months ago. It’s about staying relevant, protecting the project’s purpose, and being relentless in adapting our approach to deliver real impact. Is there a ProjectManagement.com article or webinar you found helpful? Can you share the title or link? I enjoy ProjectManagement.com and the podcasts, since I can download to listen offline. Where can others connect with you? https://www.linkedin.com/in/jlsosas/ If you are a current PMI volunteer and would like to share your story, please fill out this form and our team will reach out to you soon! |
Volunteering Spotlight: Let's Meet Tasheka Dorsey-Wilson
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Volunteering Spotlight: Let's Meet Ken Loewen
 Ken Loewen is an analytics and business intelligence leader with over 20 years of experience delivering data-driven insights across technology, professional services, and global enterprise environments. He holds the PMP and multiple finance and analytics credentials, including the Certified Professional Managing in AI (PMI-CPMAI). Over the last several years, Ken has led and delivered BI initiatives centered on Power BI, SQL, Azure data platforms, and enterprise reporting modernization. I'm currently in a career transition seeking opportunities in analytics, business intelligence, or data-driven transformation leadership. Which project management certifications do you hold? PMP, PMI-CPMAI Which volunteer team do you currently support? PMI Portland Chapter Board of Directors. I'm in my second year, serving as Vice President of Finance and my fifth year on our board. What impact does your volunteer team have on the project management profession? My team exercises financial oversight of chapter operations, ensures transparency of financial plans and results, and ensures monetary resources are available to equip the chapter volunteers to deliver our full span of services to our members. How does your volunteer experience benefit your day-to-day job as a project professional? My volunteer experience provides opportunities to network with others in furtherance of my career transition and allows me to exercise my finance and analytics skills, purposefully delivering the chapter's routine financial operations. Which M.O.R.E. principle do you apply most in your work and how does it influence your approach to delivering project success? Most often, I apply Manage Perceptions in my work as a project practitioner. PMI's recent findings regarding the importance of clearly defined project success criteria resonate strongly with my experience. For much of the last two decades, I’ve been in roles where I am formally responsible for establishing, aligning, and communicating success measures across executive sponsors, delivery teams, and functional stakeholders. My analytical skillset equips me to identify effective measures of project success, but managing perceptions goes far beyond defining KPIs. It requires ensuring that stakeholders share a common understanding of what those measures mean, why they matter, and how progress will be interpreted. I strive to proactively engage stakeholders early to clarify whether success is defined by scope delivery, business value realization, risk mitigation, adoption, or longer-term strategic positioning. In many cases, misalignment among the stakeholder group at the outset is the single greatest risk to perceived failure, even when execution is strong. A significant challenge in that engagement and clarification process is avoiding the perception of "being picky" when driving for clarity and precision. I also recognize that perception is shaped by communication cadence, transparency, and narrative. My roles have often called for me to translate complex project data into executive-ready insights, contextualizing performance against agreed-upon criteria and framing trade-offs in business terms. When constraints shift - as they inevitably do - I focus on resetting expectations in a structured, data-informed manner so stakeholders understand not just what is changing, but why. Is there a ProjectManagement.com article or webinar you've found helpful recently? I really enjoyed Cracking the Code of Project Success: Beyond the Triple Constraint by Antonio Nieto. Where can others connect with you? https://www.linkedin.com/in/kloewen If you are a current PMI volunteer and would like to share your story, please fill out this form and our team will reach out to you soon! |
Volunteering Spotlight: Let's Meet Haikal El Abed
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