PMI Certified Professional in Managing AI

A project management credential for running AI projects, built on the CPMAI methodology. A preparation course is mandatory.

What it signals

Practical assessment: Scenario-based multiple choice. Proctored multiple choice, scenario-based
Identity assurance: Proctored with identity verification. Pearson VUE test centre (recommended) or OnVUE online proctored
Depth: Professional. Professional level.
Experience expected: None. No experience required
Portability: Vendor-neutral. Vendor-neutral methodology
Verifiability: Public badge or registry. Public PMI registry

Price ($899 non-member / $699 member, bundling course and exam) is from third-party sources; pmi.org returned 403. Old Cognilytica 'CPMAI' certificates pre-date the proctored PMI exam. Management methodology, not engineering. Up to 3 attempts per year.

PMI Certification Registry (public)

GenAI apps: Touched on (under 10%). AI patterns at management level
Agents: Not covered. Not in outline
Classical ML: Some (10 to 20%). Managing model development and evaluation 16%
Operations: Some (10 to 20%). Operationalize AI Solution 17%
Data: Substantial (20 to 35%). Identify Data Needs 26%
Responsible AI: Some (10 to 20%). Responsible and Trustworthy AI 15%

Who the provider says it is for. AI project and product managers

Format: 120 questions (100 scored + 20 unscored pretest)
Delivery: Pearson VUE test centre (recommended) or OnVUE online proctored
Code or hands-on work: No code
Prerequisites: Completion of the PMI-CPMAI Exam Prep Course is mandatory; no prior PM, technical or AI experience required
Recommended experience: Project/product management and AI fundamentals 'valuable' but not required
Renewal: 30 PDUs every 3 years

These details were not available from an official source at the time of research.

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