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By 2030, 80 percent of project management work will be done by AI (Gartner), enabling project managers to boost efficiency by automating tasks, generating insights from vast data sets, and speeding up tasks. This course gives existing and aspiring project managers the job-ready skills in gen AI tools needed to significantly enhance their effectiveness.
During the course, you ’ll explore how to use gen AI techniques and tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, and DALL-E throughout the project management lifecycle. You’ll also learn about the challenges and ethical considerations of using gen AI in project management.
Through hands-on labs, you’ll get valuable practical experience using ChatGPT and other gen AI tools. You’ll work on a Project Charter and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and you’ll summarize documents. Plus, you’ll complete a project to assess how gen AI can be leveraged in a project.
If you’re a project manager, project coordinator, scrum master, or other related professional looking to harness the power of gen AI, this course will give you the job-ready skills you need to leap ahead.
Enroll today and boost your project management career with skills employers want.
In this module, you will learn how AI is rapidly evolving in the world of project management. AI is significantly transforming the landscape of project management. Most project managers are using generative AI to improve project management effectiveness. You will learn how AI tools and techniques have improved project management tasks' streamlining, idea generation, and overall efficiency.
Generative AI Tools for Project Management•4 minutes
Leveraging the Power of Generative AI •7 minutes
Integrating Generative AI Effectively•7 minutes
Generative AI Challenges•7 minutes
Generative AI Process Success•7 minutes
Using Generative AI to Improve Communications and Collaboration •6 minutes
Generative AI for Idea Generation and Requirements Identification •6 minutes
Generative AI to Improve Stakeholder Experiences and Provide Value •6 minutes
Generative AI for Streamlining Tasks •7 minutes
3 readings•Total 12 minutes
IBM Product Spotlight: IBM watsonx Orchestrate•2 minutes
Course Outline and Prerequisites •5 minutes
Module Summary: Project Management and Generative AI •5 minutes
3 assignments•Total 38 minutes
Module 1 Graded Quiz: Project Management and Generative AI•20 minutes
Practice Quiz: Generative AI Impact on the Project Lifecycle •9 minutes
Practice Quiz: Leveraging Generative AI to Improve Project Management Effectiveness•9 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
(Optional) Uses and benefits of Generative AI for a Project Manager•10 minutes
8 plugins•Total 105 minutes
Reading: How to Make the Most of this Course •5 minutes
Reading: Top Generative AI Tools for Project Management •10 minutes
Reading: The Power of Prompts •5 minutes
Lab: Generative AI Opportunities Analysis •30 minutes
Reading: Leveraging Generative AI across the Project Management Areas of Knowledge •5 minutes
Reading: Implementing a Generative AI System •5 minutes
Hands-on Lab: Generative AI for Generating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)•30 minutes
Reading: Module 1 Glossary •15 minutes
Harnessing the Power of Generative AI
Module 2•3 hours to complete
Module details
In this module, you will gain the essential skills to use generative AI tools for project management effectively. Additionally, you will explore and gain hands-on experience with some popular AI tools employed by project managers. The module will also discuss challenges and ethical dilemmas you may face when using generative AI. Finally, you will learn about the best practices for implementing AI in a manner that ensures transparency and fairness.
Demo: Using Generative AI to Summarize Documents •6 minutes
Demo: Generative AI for Project Planning, and Innovation •8 minutes
Future Evolution of Generative AI•6 minutes
Using Generative AI to Assess Stakeholder Readiness •7 minutes
Recognizing and Overcoming Generative AI Bias•6 minutes
Limitations and Challenges Associated with Generative AI•6 minutes
1 reading•Total 2 minutes
Module Summary: Harnessing the Power of Generative AI •2 minutes
3 assignments•Total 33 minutes
Module 2 Graded Quiz: Harnessing the Power of Generative AI •21 minutes
Practice Quiz: Generative AI for Idea Generation and Efficiency•6 minutes
Practice Quiz: Generative AI Considerations in Project Management•6 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
(Optional) Generative AI Tools and Challenges Associated with Generative AI for a Project Manager•10 minutes
6 plugins•Total 80 minutes
Reading: Case Study on Successful Implementations of Generative AI in Project Management •5 minutes
Hands-on Lab: Generative AI for Research and Document Summarization•30 minutes
Reading: Generative AI Risks •5 minutes
Reading: Ethical Qualms of Using Generative AI in Project Management•5 minutes
Hands-on Lab: Generative AI Ethical and Bias Analysis•30 minutes
Reading: Module 2 Glossary •5 minutes
Guided Project, Final Assessment and Course Wrap up
Module 3•2 hours to complete
Module details
In this module, you will showcase your project management skills. Our primary course instructor, Daniel Yeomans, will provide an overview of the key course highlights and takeaways. Additionally, you will get an opportunity to work on a practical project scenario. The module will provide a case study and guide you in applying Generative AI to create essential project documents. You will also receive a "prompt cheat sheet" for project management process groups. The module concludes by congratulating you for the next steps for your career and a thank you from our development team.
What's included
1 video3 readings1 assignment2 plugins
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1 video•Total 4 minutes
Course Highlights and Key Takeaways •4 minutes
3 readings•Total 4 minutes
What's Next: Explore IBM watsonx Orchestrate•1 minute
Congratulations and Next Steps •2 minutes
Thanks from the Course Team •1 minute
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Final Quiz•30 minutes
2 plugins•Total 75 minutes
Hands-on Lab: Final Project•60 minutes
Reading: Cheat Sheet: Powerful Prompts for Project Managers •15 minutes
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Reviewed on Apr 11, 2025
The course was useful, however, the use of IBM AI tools and the opportunity to try them out in practice would have increased the value of the course.
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Reviewed on Dec 25, 2024
It's a nice pilot project on how to utilize all these GenAI tools in effective PM activities
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Reviewed on Nov 26, 2024
Good Content...Need better access to a LAB that is built into the course...like the Prompt Engineering course...because the "free" Gemini and Copilot don't have the required functionality
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