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Presentation Topics:

• AI Foundations for Operational Management 
• AI Applications for Process, Resource, and Risk Management 
• Predictive, Prescriptive, and Agentic Operations

Practice Excercise

Participants will work in teams to analyze an operational service case, identify root causes, assess AI maturity, and select a high-value use case. They will then design an AI-enabled workflow, define human oversight and success measures, and group feedback.

Bio

Vazi Okhandiar

Dr. Vazi Okhandiar is Vice President of Engineering at mLogica, where she leads product development for legacy modernization and R&D for AI-powered analytics solutions. She helps shape the company’s technology strategy, engineering culture, delivery standards, leadership development, and customer-facing technical solutions. With more than 30 years of IT experience, she has held leadership and technical roles at major organizations, including EDS/HPE, Computer Sciences Corporation, and Toyota.

Previously, Dr. Okhandiar served as Head of the Computer Science Department at National University in Costa Mesa, overseeing its bachelor’s and master’s programs and contributing to the development of online education. Her honors include Excellence in Software Development awards from EDS and Mitsubishi, as well as a certificate of commendation from the United States Congress. She holds a DBA, an MBA, an MS in Computer Science, a BS in Electrical Engineering, and the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

There are 4 PDUs for this event

PDU Category: Power Skills (4.0 PDUs)              

Location:

The ATS will be delivered via online webinar. The link will be sent to all registered attendees on the Friday before the ATS

Cost:

PMI-OC Members $45 pre-registered,
Non-Members $50 pre-registered, 

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