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Dr. Ashkan Pourzeinali

DBA, MBA, PMP, PBA, ACP, AWS, PSMI, PMI-ATPSessional Lecturer, UNF Faculty

Dr. Ashkan Pourzeinali is a Sessional Professor at University of Niagara Falls Canada (UNF) with extensive experience in project management, business analysis, business process improvement, and digital transformation. He holds a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) and an MBA, along with several professional certifications, including Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I), and AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner. He also has experience delivering professional training through a PMI Authorized Training Partner.

Dr. Pourzeinali’s professional and academic background spans project management, business process design and improvement, agile methodologies, digital transformation, and the application of artificial intelligence in business processes.

Dr. Pourzeinali has taught graduate-level courses in Project Management, Business Process Design, and UX Design. He is also an author and researcher, with publications focused on artificial intelligence, business process improvement, business analysis, project management, agile transformation, and cross-functional collaboration.

Courses taught

Project Management, Business Process Design, UX Design

Areas of academic interest

Project Management, Business Process Design

Areas of specialization

Project Management, Enterprise Architecture

Publications

Books

Pourzeinali, A. (2026). Business process design and transformation: A guide to BPM in the digital age. Amazon Digital Publishing.
Pourzeinali, A. (2010). Get down to business: International trade, Incoterms and business English. Qased Sahar.

Academic papers

Pourzeinali, A., Kaur, S., & Kobrossy, S. (2025). Adaptive business analysis methodologies: Enabling agile transformation in complex enterprises. Indonesian Journal of Science, Technology and Humanities, 3(2), 71–83. https://doi.org/10.60076/ijstech.v3i2.1162
Pourzeinali, A., Feizbakhsh, B., & Srithar, S. (2025). Enhancing cross-functional collaboration in hybrid projects: The role of business analysis standards in bridging predictive and agile practices. Indonesian Journal of Education and Computer Science, 3(2), 111–118. https://doi.org/10.60076/indotech.v3i2.1387
Pourzeinali, A. (2024). Improving business processes through artificial intelligence. International Invention of Scientific Journal, 8(3), 384–389.

Professional publication

Pourzeinali, A. (2025, November 2). Where project management is really going: A practitioner’s view of the next decade. LinkedIn Publishing Platform

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