PMI - Project Management Institute | Digital Skills and Jobs Platform

With more than 800,000 members, nearly 20,000 volunteers and over 300 chapters worldwide, PMI connects professionals, employers, public authorities, education and training providers, academic institutions and other organisations working to turn ideas and strategic ambitions into successful delivery.

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Project Management Institute

Professional Certifications for Every Career Stage

PMI offers internationally recognised professional certifications that support project professionals throughout their careers, from foundational project management knowledge to experienced leadership, organisational capability and specialised practice.

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®, for professionals developing foundational project management capabilities.
Project Management Professional (PMP)®, PMI’s flagship certification for experienced project leaders working across predictive, hybrid and agile approaches.
PMI Project Management Office Certified Professional (PMI-PMOCP)™, for professionals supporting, establishing and leading project management offices.
PMI Certified Professional in Managing AI (PMI-CPMAI)™, for professionals leading and delivering artificial intelligence initiatives.

PMI also offers specialised certifications in programme and portfolio management, agile practice, risk management, business analysis, construction, scheduling and sustainability. Together, these certifications support lifelong learning, professional mobility and the capabilities needed to deliver projects, programmes and organisational transformation successfully.

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PMI Professional Certifications

Project and AI Capabilities for Europe’s Digital Transformation

Digital transformation requires more than technical knowledge. Europe also needs professionals who can translate digital and artificial intelligence ambitions into initiatives that are strategically aligned, properly governed, responsibly implemented and capable of delivering measurable value.

PMI supports professionals and organisations in two connected areas:

Applying AI effectively in project, programme and portfolio work; and
Managing AI projects and transformation from design and development to deployment, governance and scaling.

PMI provides an integrated pathway from introductory AI learning and practical application to professional certification, responsible governance, transformation leadership and continuous community-based learning.

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Artificial Intelligence in Project Management

Building Practical AI Skills

PMI offers learning opportunities that help project professionals build AI literacy and apply artificial intelligence responsibly. Topics include generative AI, practical AI applications, AI project patterns, prompt engineering, data, ethics, agile delivery and organisational transformation.

Selected AI Learning Opportunities

Practical Application of Generative AI for Project Managers, covering AI tools, prompting techniques and workflow automation.
Generative AI Overview for Project Managers, providing a foundation in generative AI and its application to project outcomes.
PMI® Essentials: Seven AI Project Patterns, introducing a practical approach to planning, assessing and navigating AI projects.
Free Introduction to PMI-CPMAI™, introducing AI project management, the CPMAI methodology and common reasons why AI projects fail.
Learning on data, governance and ethics, helping professionals understand the opportunities and risks associated with AI-enabled work.

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AI Learning for Project Professionals

PMI Certified Professional in Managing AI (PMI-CPMAI)™

PMI Certified Professional in Managing AI (PMI-CPMAI)™ is designed for professionals who lead or contribute to artificial intelligence initiatives. The certification and learning pathway provide a structured, tool-agnostic and data-centred methodology for managing AI projects responsibly and effectively.

PMI-CPMAI™ helps professionals turn AI ambitions into achievable project plans, align technical and non-technical stakeholders, manage iterative and data-driven delivery, and produce ethical and measurable outcomes aligned with organisational objectives.

A Structured Methodology for AI Project Delivery

The PMI-CPMAI™ methodology guides professionals through six connected phases:

Business Understanding, aligning the AI initiative with organisational needs and measurable value.
Data Understanding, identifying and assessing the data required to support the intended outcomes.
Data Preparation, preparing data for effective and responsible model development.
Model Development, developing AI and machine-learning solutions iteratively.
Model Evaluation, assessing performance, suitability, risk and alignment with objectives.
Model Operationalisation, deploying, governing and continuously improving AI solutions.

The pathway is relevant to project and programme managers, technology and data professionals, consultants and transformation leaders. The exam preparation course uses scenarios, case studies and exercises to support practical application of the methodology.

The PMI-CPMAI™ learning and certification pathway is available in ten languages, supporting international and cross-border professional development.

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PMI Certified Professional in Managing AI (PMI-CPMAI)™

A Global Standard for Responsible AI in Project Work

The Standard for Artificial Intelligence in Portfolio, Program and Project Management is the first ANSI-approved AI standard for the project profession. It helps project professionals, PMO leaders, executives and organisations move from ad hoc AI use towards structured, responsible and accountable practice.

The technology-agnostic standard addresses both the use of AI in project-based work and the management of AI-driven initiatives. It includes:

Eight guiding principles for responsible AI behaviour and decision-making;
Five performance domains for structuring AI-enabled work;
Human-in-the-loop practices for reviewing and acting on AI outputs;
Ethical and legal guardrails, including regulatory, intellectual property, audit and contractual considerations;
Lifecycle and tailoring guidance; and
Applied use cases across portfolio, programme and project management.

The AI standard provides the governance and professional-practice framework, while PMI-CPMAI™ provides a structured methodology for delivering AI projects.

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The Standard for Artificial Intelligence in Portfolio, Program and Project Management

Applying AI in Everyday Project Work

PMI Infinity™ is an AI-powered project coach grounded in PMI global standards. It provides project-specific guidance and supports professionals in areas such as planning, analysis, communication, reporting and decision-making.

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PMI Infinity™, the AI-powered project coach

Leading AI Projects and Organisational Transformation

PMI helps professionals and organisations connect AI investment with business objectives, governance, ethics, adoption and measurable value. Its practical guidance includes:

Leading and Managing AI Projects, providing a structured methodology for aligning AI initiatives with business goals and embedding governance and ethics.
Leading AI Transformation: Organizational Strategies for Project Professionals, supporting project professionals, PMOs and transformation leaders in scaling and institutionalising AI.
AI Essentials for Project Professionals, connecting foundational AI knowledge with practical application in project environments.
Research and thought leadership on generative AI, human-centred collaboration, organisational maturity and emerging AI practices.

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Lead AI Projects and Transformation

AI Thought Leadership and Professional Community

PMI supports continuous learning through research, publications, practical guides, podcasts, webinars, events and professional knowledge exchange.

The Artificial Intelligence community on ProjectManagement.com has attracted more than 89,000 subscribers. The community brings together professionals to discuss emerging practices, exchange experience and explore AI’s impact on project delivery through:

Professional discussions on AI opportunities and challenges;
A Prompt Engineering Exchange;
Community-generated and vetted project management prompts;
Articles, webinars and practical resources; and
Community-led insights into AI and project management.

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Artificial Intelligence on ProjectManagement.com

PMI’s Integrated AI Skills Ecosystem

PMI’s AI ecosystem supports professionals and organisations throughout the capability journey:

Learn AI through accessible and practical learning opportunities.
Apply AI in project work using trusted tools and guidance.
Lead AI projects through PMI-CPMAI™.
Govern AI responsibly through a global professional standard.
Scale AI transformation through organisational guidance and thought leadership.
Learn continuously through PMI’s international professional community.

Contributing to Europe’s Digital Skills Priorities

PMI operates across all 27 EU Member States and is supported in Europe by its Brussels office and a professional community spanning 37 countries.

PMI is a signatory of the European Commission’s Pact for Skills and a member of the European Alliance for Apprenticeships. Through its European activities, chapters and partnerships, PMI contributes to:

Lifelong learning and continuous professional development;
Digital and AI upskilling and reskilling;
Responsible, ethical and human-centred AI implementation;
Labour-market-relevant professional learning and certification;
Cross-border skills recognition and knowledge sharing;
Skills supporting digital transformation, sustainability, infrastructure and public-sector modernisation; and
Cooperation among public authorities, employers, education and training providers and professional communities.

Through participation in the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition, PMI aims to contribute its standards, learning pathways, professional certifications, practical tools, research, thought leadership and global community to Europe’s efforts to develop responsible, practical and labour-market-relevant digital and AI capabilities.

Europe needs professionals who can do more than use digital and AI tools. It needs professionals who can translate technological ambitions into well-governed, responsible and value-creating initiatives.