# Critical Thinking and Trust in AI Projects: Insights from Cheryl Howard

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Published: 2026-08-19T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of AI Today, host Kathleen Walch welcomes Cheryl Howard, principal consultant at Howard Consulting, PMI standards volunteer, and PMI‑CPMAI certified. Cheryl shares how CPMAI’s structured, iterative framework, combining CRISP‑DM and Agile, helps organizations move beyond hype to deliver governed, human-centered AI outcomes. She explains that AI project success starts with business understanding and clean, well-prepared data, not rushing into model development. Together, Kathlee...

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