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AI is moving quickly, and for many project controls professionals, the question is no longer whether AI will affect the profession. It already is.
The bigger question is how you can actually use AI in a meaningful, practical, and responsible way in your day-to-day project controls work.
You may already be hearing about AI in every corner of the industry. You may have tried ChatGPT or other AI tools yourself. But when it comes to real project controls tasks such as reporting, schedule analysis, cost reviews, risk assessment, change management, dashboards, stakeholder communication, and decision support, it can still be difficult to see exactly where AI fits and how to use it without getting generic, unreliable, or overly simplified outputs.
That is where many professionals are feeling the gap. They understand AI is important, but they are not yet sure how to turn it into a practical capability that helps them work smarter, communicate better, and create more value in their projects.
This free live 90-min masterclass is designed to help you close that gap.
Join Shohreh Ghorbani and Kamran Akbarzadeh as they walk you through practical examples of how AI can support real project controls work. Instead of focusing on hype or abstract theory, this masterclass will help you see how AI can be applied to the kinds of tasks and challenges you already face in your role.
You will discover how AI can help you improve the speed and quality of project reporting, support schedule and cost analysis, assist with risk and change reviews, strengthen stakeholder communication, and generate better insights for decision-making.
More importantly, you will learn why the real power of AI does not come from the tool alone. It comes from combining AI with your project controls knowledge, asking better questions, providing the right context, validating the outputs, and guiding the technology with clear intent.
This is what separates random AI experimentation from real project controls capability.
Whether you are a scheduler, cost engineer, project controls professional, risk professional, estimator, project manager, PMO leader, or someone involved in project performance and reporting, this session will help you better understand what AI can do, where it fits, and how you can start building the skills needed to stay relevant and valuable.
In this free 90-minute masterclass, you will learn:
- How the AI shift is reshaping project controls work
- Practical examples of how AI can support cost, schedule, risk, change, reporting, and communication
- Why project controls fundamentals matter even more in the age of AI
- What risks and limitations to watch for when using AI in project-related work
- How to improve the quality and usefulness of AI outputs
- How to begin building practical AI capability with more clarity and confidence
The AI shift in project controls is already underway. The professionals who learn how to apply AI practically, while combining it with sound project controls judgment, will be better positioned to work smarter, communicate more effectively, support stronger decisions, and bring greater value to their teams and organizations.
Join us for this free live masterclass and discover how to turn AI from something confusing or overwhelming into a practical advantage in your project controls career.
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About Kamran Akbarzadeh
Kamran Akbarzadeh is the CEO of Project Control Academy. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering and built his career in large Oil and Gas organizations, where he worked across R&D, technology development and commercialization, and high-impact leadership roles. His experience spans serving as an R&D Project Manager and Program Lead, a Global Subject Matter Expert, and a Partnership Advisor, with a consistent focus on translating complex technical work into practical outcomes through disciplined execution and stakeholder alignment.
He is also an award-winning author and educator. Kamran has written two award-winning books, Leadership Soup and Get What You Want, and has developed and delivered training programs designed to build real capability, not just share information. His programs include the Get What You Want training program, the Intentional Listening course, Leadership Soup for Excellence, and Leadership Mastery for Project Professionals, all built around clear frameworks, practical application, and measurable professional growth.
Kamran’s journey into AI accelerated when ChatGPT became publicly available and he began exploring how AI could strengthen professional decision-making and execution. Since then, he has pursued hands-on learning in LLM engineering, AI agent development, and AI clone creation, and has earned PMI’s CPMAI certification to anchor his work in a recognized framework for AI initiatives. He now brings that experience into his newest program, Applied AI in Project Controls, helping project professionals use AI to improve speed, consistency, and decision quality while keeping judgment, governance, and accountability at the center.
To learn more about Kamran, please visit his profile on LinkedIn.
About Shohreh Ghorbani
Shohreh Ghorbani is the Founder and Technical Director of Project Control Academy. She began her career as an Industrial Engineer, working in manufacturing and quality systems, where she developed a strong foundation in how data, process discipline, and continuous improvement work together to drive performance. After moving to Canada, she transitioned into Project Controls and built more than two decades of experience across multiple disciplines, with deep expertise in planning and scheduling and cost controls on major multi-billion-dollar projects.
Entering Project Controls without formal training became a defining turning point in her professional journey. It motivated her to build what she wished had existed from the beginning, clear, practical, and accessible education that helps professionals develop competence with confidence. In 2012, she founded Project Control Academy, which has grown into a global leader in Project Controls training, serving tens of thousands of professionals worldwide. She is the creator of several flagship programs, including Applied Project Controls, Earned Value Management Mastery, Project Scheduling Blueprint, Project Control Career Success Roadmap, Project Controls for Project Managers, and Applied AI in Project Controls.
At the heart of Shohreh’s work is a passion for teaching and simplifying complexity so professionals can apply concepts immediately in real projects. She actively collaborates with experts worldwide through webinars, live broadcasts, interviews, and the Project Control Summit, bringing current insights and practical guidance to the global project controls community. Following a webinar on AI and a keynote presentation at Project Control Summit on AI-Powered Project Controls, the response from the community made the next step unmistakable: professionals wanted hands-on, job-ready AI skills. That momentum helped shape Applied AI in Project Controls, reflecting her mission to help project professionals embrace the future with clarity, confidence, and the ability to turn AI from a buzzword into a real advantage in their work and careers.
To learn more about Shohreh, visit her profile on LinkedIn.
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