About this Course
Generative AI is quickly becoming an essential part of a modern project manager’s professional toolkit — not as a replacement for professional judgment, but as a powerful thinking partner.
In this 10-week course, you’ll learn practical, responsible ways you can leverage generative AI to plan, communicate and deliver projects. Building on what you already know about project management, you’ll explore how AI tools can give you a valuable assist as you clarify scope, generate schedules and risk scenarios, strengthen stakeholder communication and support better-informed decisions. We’ll take a balanced look at AI’s limitations, validating outputs, and how to decide when using generative AI is a good idea — or not. In the end, you’ll be prepared to ethically and effectively collaborate with generative AI tools to confidently manage any project.
Designed For
Anyone with project management experience who wants to build their AI literacy and gain generative AI skills they can use to manage modern projects.
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Admission Requirements
This program does not require any previous experience using generative AI. Anyone who’s familiar with foundational project management concepts and artifacts is encouraged to enroll.
The basics of project management will not be taught in this course. To enroll, you should have relevant workplace experience or have completed some project management coursework or training, such as UW’s Foundations of Project Management course, the Certificate in Project Management or the Certificate in Program Management.
Time Commitment
Including time in class, students should expect to spend approximately 10 hours each week on coursework.
English Proficiency
If English is not your native language, you should have at least intermediate English skills to enroll. To see if you qualify, make sure you are at the B2 level on the CEFR self-assessment grid. To learn more, see English Language Proficiency Requirements – Noncredit Programs.
International Students
Because this offering is 100% online, no visa is required and international students are welcome to apply. For more information, see Admission Requirements for International Students.
Technology Requirements
- Access to a computer with a recent operating system and web browser
- High-speed internet connection
Completing the Course
To successfully complete this course, you must fulfill the requirements outlined by your instructor.
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What You’ll Learn
- Core concepts, capabilities and limitations of generative AI for project management
- Prompt-based techniques to iterate and refine AI outputs for common project management workflows
- Ethical ways to apply generative AI to initiate, plan, execute and monitor activities
- How to pair your human judgment with AI-generated inputs to analyze risks, trade-offs and decision scenarios
- How to consider ethics, governance and data privacy when applying AI in project environments
Get Hands-On Experience
- Use AI to generate, draft and revise artifacts, including a project charter, work breakdown structure, risk register, project dashboard, stakeholder communications and executive-facing status reports
- Apply responsible-use principles and governance guidelines and evaluate AI outputs for bias, inaccuracy and overconfidence
- Develop a real-world portfolio of project management documentation you can use to demonstrate your generative AI literacy and skills
Prepare for PMI® Certification Renewal
As an Authorized Training Partner with the Project Management Institute (PMI)®, University of Washington Professional & Continuing Education has been reviewed and approved to issue professional development units (PDUs) for certain courses that qualify for certification renewal. This course is currently being reviewed and is anticipated to be approved for renewal PDU credit by first offering.
(PMI is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.)
Career Stats
18%
Projected growth in U.S. demand for generative AI skills (2025-27)
20%
Projected growth in U.S. demand for project management skills (2025-27)
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