{"id":84405,"date":"2026-02-18T11:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/?page_id=84405"},"modified":"2026-02-25T04:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T04:59:08","slug":"ai-program-manager","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/ai-program-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Program Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"84405\" class=\"elementor elementor-84405\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49e6ded9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"49e6ded9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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Business Case\" class=\"post-title\">ROI Calculators: Quantifying Value for the Next AI Business Case<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"entry-meta\"><span class=\"meta-item category-link\"><span>AI Program Manager<\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item data-link\"><time class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-18T10:16:19+00:00\">March 18, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/div><p class=\"short-description\">ROI Calculators: Quantifying Value for the Next AI Business Case One of the most common reasons AI initiatives fail to move forward is not technical&hellip;<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/ai-program-manager\/roi-calculators-quantifying-value-for-the-next-ai-business-case\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"Read more about ROI Calculators: Quantifying Value for the Next AI Business Case\" class=\"box-button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">Read more<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementor-button-icon 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src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039;%20viewBox%3D&#039;0%200%20628%20628&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full preload-me aspect lazy lazy-load\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" style=\"--ratio: 628 \/ 628;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AI-vs.-Traditional-Program-Management.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AI-vs.-Traditional-Program-Management.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AI-vs.-Traditional-Program-Management-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AI-vs.-Traditional-Program-Management-150x150.jpg 150w\" \/><span class=\"the7-hover-icon\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/ai-program-manager\/from-poc-to-production-crafting-an-ai-scaling-roadmap-in-90-days\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"From PoC to Production: Crafting an AI Scaling Roadmap in 90 Days\" class=\"post-title\">From PoC to Production: Crafting an AI Scaling Roadmap in 90 Days<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"entry-meta\"><span class=\"meta-item category-link\"><span>AI Program Manager<\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item data-link\"><time class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-06T07:37:52+00:00\">March 6, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/div><p class=\"short-description\">From PoC to Production: Crafting an AI Scaling Roadmap in 90 Days Many organizations invest heavily in artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives, yet a significant number&hellip;<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/ai-program-manager\/from-poc-to-production-crafting-an-ai-scaling-roadmap-in-90-days\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"Read more about From PoC to Production: Crafting an AI Scaling Roadmap in 90 Days\" class=\"box-button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">Read more<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementor-button-icon dt-icon-the7-arrow-552\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wf-cell visible \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"post visible wrapper post-84515 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-ai-program-manager tag-cyber-security-analyst-course tag-cybersecurity-analyst-career tag-cybersecurity-analyst-salary\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the7-simple-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-rollover layzr-bg 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https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MLOps-feature-150x150.jpg 150w\" \/><span class=\"the7-hover-icon\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/ai-program-manager\/mlops-for-program-managers-a-non-technical-field-guide\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"MLOps for Program Managers: A Non-Technical Field Guide\" class=\"post-title\">MLOps for Program Managers: A Non-Technical Field Guide<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"entry-meta\"><span class=\"meta-item category-link\"><span>AI Program Manager<\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item data-link\"><time class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-26T12:04:14+00:00\">February 26, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/div><p class=\"short-description\">MLOps for Program Managers: A Non-Technical Field Guide As artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives move from experimentation into production, many program managers find themselves repeatedly hearing&hellip;<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/ai-program-manager\/mlops-for-program-managers-a-non-technical-field-guide\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"Read more about MLOps for Program Managers: A Non-Technical Field Guide\" class=\"box-button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">Read more<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementor-button-icon dt-icon-the7-arrow-552\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wf-cell visible \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"post visible wrapper post-84474 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-ai-program-manager tag-cybersecurity tag-emerging-technologies tag-network-security tag-penetration-testing tag-security-control tag-security-validation tag-zero-trust tag-ztna\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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datetime=\"2026-02-26T05:41:05+00:00\">February 26, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/div><p class=\"short-description\">Building an AI Program Charter: A Practical Template with Examples Most enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives do not fail because the technology is flawed. They&hellip;<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/ai-program-manager\/ai-program-charter-template-with-examples\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"Read more about Building an AI Program Charter: A Practical Template with Examples\" class=\"box-button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">Read more<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementor-button-icon dt-icon-the7-arrow-552\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wf-cell visible \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"post visible wrapper post-84457 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-ai-program-manager tag-cybersecurity tag-emerging-technologies tag-network-security tag-penetration-testing tag-security-control tag-security-validation tag-zero-trust tag-ztna\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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2026<\/time><\/span><\/div><p class=\"short-description\">The Five Biggest Budget Traps in Enterprise AI Projects Why AI Spend Balloons Without Delivering Enterprise Value Enterprise AI budgets rarely fail because leaders refuse&hellip;<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/ai-program-manager\/enterprise-ai-budget-traps\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Five Biggest Budget Traps in Enterprise AI Projects\" class=\"box-button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">Read more<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementor-button-icon dt-icon-the7-arrow-552\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wf-cell visible \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"post visible wrapper post-84415 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-ai-program-manager\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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18, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/div><p class=\"short-description\">Why 93% of GenAI Pilots Stall, and How Program Managers Can Fix This The Uncomfortable Pattern Across industries, enterprises are running dozens or hundreds of&hellip;<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/ai-program-manager\/why-genai-pilots-fail-how-program-managers-fix\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"Read more about Why 93% of GenAI Pilots Stall, and How Program Managers Can Fix This\" class=\"box-button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">Read more<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementor-button-icon dt-icon-the7-arrow-552\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wf-cell visible \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"post visible wrapper post-84407 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-ai-program-manager\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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datetime=\"2026-02-18T11:08:59+00:00\">February 18, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/div><p class=\"short-description\">AI Program Management vs. Traditional Program Management: Skills That Matter Now Framing the Shift Many organizations assume that strong traditional\u00a0project\u00a0managers can naturally step into\u00a0artificial intelligence&hellip;<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/ai-program-manager\/ai-vs-traditional-program-management-skills\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"Read more about AI Program Management vs. Traditional Program Management: Skills That Matter Now\" class=\"box-button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">Read more<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementor-button-icon dt-icon-the7-arrow-552\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section 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The logic\u00a0feels\u00a0sound. Planning, execution discipline, stakeholder management, and risk tracking have worked for decades. 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