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| Training route | Curriculum, practice & fit | Credits & credential | Time, fee & enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generative AI Overview for Project Managers Project Management Institute PM-specific | Curriculum: AI/GenAI distinctions; Resource allocation, schedules, documentation, risk and costs use cases; ChatGPT lab and AI tool library Practice: Provider describes a hands-on overview with lab and experimentation; graded assessment not established. Fit: A low-commitment starting point to identify PM uses before buying a live workshop. | Credits: PDU TOTAL: 5; Business acumen: 1; Ways of working: 4; Power skills: 0 Credential: Confirm the completion or assessment credential with the provider. | Delivery: Self-paced online Time: Headline course duration 1 hour; 5 PDUs advertised separately. Do not treat 5 PDUs as 5 hours video. Fee: No tuition fee — tuition Enrollment: Official free course listing present; enrollment not tested. |
| Practical Application of Generative AI for Project Managers Project Management Institute PM-specific | Curriculum: Meeting summaries to inbox drafts; Team skill-gap plans; Requirements/test traceability; Industry monitoring database; AI presentations; Data extraction; Excel/Copilot resource tracking; Risk dashboards Practice: Approximately 5 hours hands-on practice claimed; independent assessment not established. Fit: A substantive free practical route spanning multiple PM artifacts; budget separately for execution tools. | Credits: PDU TOTAL: 5; Business acumen: 2; Ways of working: 2; Power skills: 1 Credential: Confirm the completion or assessment credential with the provider. | Delivery: Self-paced online Time: 5 hours Fee: No tuition fee — tuition |
| PMI Essentials: Seven AI Project Patterns Project Management Institute PM-specific | Curriculum: Seven AI patterns, examples, misuse and ethics; Scenario selection against goals and constraints; Data needs, roles, feasibility and stakeholder implications; Apply reasoning with PMI Infinity or preferred LLM Practice: Short lessons and scenarios; graded assessment not established. Fit: A free way to assess whether an initiative calls for AI and what the choice means for delivery. | Credits: PDU TOTAL: 5; Credit conditions: headline course total; category and credential-specific allocations require confirmation Credential: Confirm the completion or assessment credential with the provider. | Delivery: Self-paced online Time: 5 hours Fee: No tuition fee — tuition |
| Free Introduction: PMI Certified Professional in Managing AI Project Management Institute PM-specific | Curriculum: Why AI projects fail: objectives, planning and data quality; Six CPMAI phases; Data-centric and Agile delivery Practice: Preview lessons; no assessed project established. Fit: Preview the methodology before committing to 21-hour prep and an exam. | Credits: PDU TOTAL: 3; Business acumen: 0; Ways of working: 3; Power skills: 0 Credential: Confirm the completion or assessment credential with the provider. | Delivery: Self-paced online Time: 1 hour headline Fee: No tuition fee — tuition |
| AI & Agility: A Comprehensive Introduction Scrum Alliance Broader workflows | Curriculum: AI / agility history and intersection; Ethical prompting; Future work and roles Practice: Videos and written material, knowledge checks and final quiz. Fit: A free agile AI orientation before paying for role microcredentials. | Credits: Seu: 2.5 Credential: Completion certificate / BadgeCert after quiz. | Delivery: Self-paced prerecorded Time: Approximately 2.5 hours Fee: No tuition fee — tuition |
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