PMI Certified Professional in Managing AI (PMI-CPMAI)™
Lead AI and machine learning initiatives with confidence. The PMI Certified Professional in Managing AI (CPMAI)™ is the globally recognized standard for professionals who bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI technology and real-world project delivery.
This comprehensive course covers everything you need to know to pass the CPMAI™ exam and immediately apply AI Project management best practices in your organization. You’ll work through real-world scenarios, frameworks, and methodologies specifically aligned with PMI’s official Exam Content Outline.
What you’ll gain:
- The skills to plan, execute, and deliver AI/ML projects successfully
- Preparation to pass the CPMAI™ certification on your first attempt
- A credential that signals your expertise in one of tech’s fastest-growing fields
Whether you’re a project management moving into AI, or a tech lead looking to formalize your skills – this is your path to certification.
Ready to become the AI project leader your organization needs?
What’s Included?
- Duration: 21+ hours of instruction (eligible for PDUs)
- Delivery Method: Self-paced E-Learning
- Extra Material: PMI Authorized course materials
- Practical Exercises: CPMAI mock exam and revision tools
- Exam Voucher: Included as part of the course
Pricing:
- Member Price – $699
- Full Price – $899
Start your Project Management Career with CPMAI™ Certification
Become a sought-after project leader with this comprehensive PMI CPMAI™ training course.
- Earn the industry-recognized PMI CPMAI™ credential: Validate your ability to manage and deliver AI initiatives and unlock new career opportunities.
- Master the PMI CPMAI™ methodology: Gain in depth knowledge of AI project lifecycle phases, governance, and best practices.
- Enhance your AI project management skills: Learn to align AI with business goals and lead AI initiatives successfully.
- Prepare for and pass the PMI CPMAI™ exam: Confidently take the next step in your AI and project management career.
🎯 This course is ideal for:
✔ Project managers leading or planning AI initiatives
✔ Technologists, data professionals, and consultants engaging with AI strategy
✔ Business leaders aligning AI with organizational goals
✔ Professionals wanting to understand AI project success factors and governance
19M+
AI jobs projected globally by 2030
(World Economic Forum)
$632B
Estimated global AI spend by 2028
(IDC Research)
86%
Enterprises ranking AI and big data as top-priority skills (Dremio)
Course Description:
The PMI Certified Professional in Managing AI (CPMAI)™ credential is a globally recognized certification that validates your expertise in managing AI and machine learning projects. This course is designed for professionals involved in AI initiatives who aspire to achieve the PMI CPMAI™ certification. It aligns with the PMI CPMAI™ Exam Content Outline, providing the knowledge and skills needed to excel in AI project management.
The course covers the key modules of AI project management:
- Business Alignment – Align AI initiatives with organizational strategy and objectives
- Data Readiness – Prepare, clean, and manage data for project success
- Model Development – Oversee the design, development, and iteration of AI/ML models
- Evaluation – Assess model performance, validate results, and ensure accuracy
- Operationalization – Deploy AI solutions into business processes effectively
- Governance – Establish policies, oversight, and controls for AI projects
- Ethical Considerations – Ensure responsible and ethical use of AI technologies
Key Benefits:
✔ Career Advantage: Stand out with a globally recognized credential in AI project delivery while gaining the ability to turn bold AI visions into clear, achievable project plans and contribute effectively across multiple roles
✔ Methodology Confidence: Learn a structured, ethical, and business-aligned approach to managing AI projects, enabling you to navigate fast-changing technologies without relying on tool-specific training, and apply the full AI project lifecycle: business alignment, data readiness, model development, evaluation, and operationalization
✔ Versatility Across Roles: Ideal for project managers, product leads, consultants, and cross-functional AI teams, helping you unite diverse stakeholders around a shared process and deliver outcomes collaboratively through hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios
✔ Certification Readiness: Build the skills and confidence needed to prepare for and successfully attempt the PMI CPMAI™ certification exam
✔ Governance & Ethics: Develop the capability to deliver outcomes that are ethical, measurable, and built to withstand business scrutiny, while applying governance frameworks and best practices in AI initiatives
Course Overview:
- Self-Paced E-Learning
- 1 year access from registration
- 24/7 availability across devices
- Learn anytime, anywhere
- Structured, self-paced modules aligned to the AI project lifecycle
- Interactive exercises based on real-world AI project scenarios
- Exam-aligned multiple-choice questions reflecting CPMAI™ format
- Continuous access to materials for revision and reinforcement
- 21+ hours of instruction eligible for PDUs
- PDU Breakdown:
- 7 PDUs – Business Acumen
- 11 PDUs – Ways of Working
- 3 PDUs – Power Skills
- Aligned with the PMI Talent Triangle™
- Supports preparation for the PMI CPMAI™ certification exam
Course Syllabus:
- Introduction to AI in Project Management
- AI Project Lifecycle & CPMAI Methodology
- Phase I – Business Understanding & AI Strategy
- Align AI initiatives with business goals and identify high-value use cases
- Phase II – Data Understanding – Assess and prepare data sources
- Phase III – Data Preparation – Clean, structure, and manage data quality
- Phase IV – Model Development & Iteration – Design, train, and validate AI models
- Ethical AI & Governance – Ensure responsible AI practices
- Phase V – Testing & Evaluation – Test models for performance and business alignment
- Phase VI – Operationalizing AI – Deploy AI solutions with governance and risk controls
- Stakeholder Management in AI Projects
- Course Quiz
- Exam Simulator
Course Details:
The PMI CPMAI™ course is based on the Project Management Institute Certified Professional in Managing AI (PMI‑CPMAI™) certification framework. Students view and review structured learning sessions built around AI project management phases and complete interactive exercises in each session. Practical case studies and scenario‑based activities reinforce key concepts, preparing learners for the PMI CPMAI™ exam and real‑world AI project delivery.
CPMAI equips professionals with a repeatable, tool‑agnostic methodology to manage the complete lifecycle of AI initiatives with ethical, strategic, and governance‑centered perspectives.
- 12 months access to PMI CPMAI™ e‑learning
- PMI‑authorized course materials
- CPMAI mock exam revision tools
- Practical scenario exercises
- Optional exam voucher included as part of the course
This qualification is for those professionals who want to lead AI initiatives or integrate AI project management into their current role; including project managers, business leaders, technologists, consultants, and data professionals seeking a standardized methodology to plan, govern and deliver AI work.
There are no mandatory experience prerequisites to register for PMI‑CPMAI™ certification, making it accessible to professionals from diverse roles who want to build AI project leadership capabilities.
- Total Questions: 120 multiple choice
- Exam Duration: 160 minutes
- Format: Closed book, scenario based multiple choice
- Language: English
- Delivery Options: Pearson VUE test centers or online proctored exam
- The exam assesses your ability to apply the six phase AI project lifecycle, including business understanding, data preparation, model development, evaluation, and operationalization in real world scenarios