Description

EPM-AI Certified Entrepreneurial Project Manager

The EPM-AI Certified Entrepreneurial Project Manager certification is designed for professionals who want to manage projects with greater commercial awareness, accountability, adaptability and entrepreneurial thinking.

Projects are not administrative exercises. They are investments made to produce organisational value.

However, many project environments focus heavily on processes, documentation, meetings, reporting and compliance while paying insufficient attention to whether the project is creating the intended business outcome.

The EPM-AI CEPM certification introduces a different way of thinking.

It develops project managers who understand that successful project delivery requires more than managing schedules, budgets and task lists. It requires the ability to recognise value, make informed decisions, respond to uncertainty, challenge waste and use artificial intelligence responsibly to improve project outcomes.

The certification introduces delegates to the principles of Enterprise Project Management with Artificial Intelligence and provides a practical foundation for managing projects in an AI-enabled business environment.

This course does not attempt to turn delegates into technical AI specialists. It teaches them how to think and operate as entrepreneurial project managers who understand how AI can support planning, analysis, communication and decision-making.

Who Should Attend

This certification is suitable for:

• Project managers
• Programme coordinators
• Junior programme managers
• Business analysts
• Product managers
• Product owners
• Delivery managers
• Team leaders
• PMO professionals
• Consultants
• Change professionals
• Operational managers
• Professionals moving into project leadership roles
• Individuals responsible for delivering organisational initiatives

The course is also suitable for experienced professionals who want to modernise their project management approach for an AI-enabled environment.

Certification Purpose

The purpose of the EPM-AI CEPM certification is to develop project managers who:

• Think like owners of the outcome, not administrators of the process
• Understand the business value that a project must create
• Recognise opportunities, risks and constraints earlier
• Make better decisions using available evidence
• Use AI responsibly to improve project work
• Challenge unnecessary complexity and waste
• Adapt plans as new information becomes available
• Accept accountability for project outcomes
• Communicate effectively with executives, stakeholders and delivery teams

Learning Outcomes

After completing the course, delegates will be able to:

• Explain the principles of entrepreneurial project management
• Distinguish between managing project activity and managing business value
• Understand the relationship between organisational strategy and project execution
• Identify the intended value and outcomes of a project
• Apply entrepreneurial thinking to project decisions
• Recognise waste, delay and unnecessary complexity within project environments
• Understand how assumptions affect project planning and decision-making
• Respond more effectively to uncertainty and changing information
• Apply practical AI tools to selected project management activities
• Evaluate the reliability and limitations of AI-generated outputs
• Improve stakeholder communication and decision support
• Understand the foundational principles of EPM-AI
• Apply ethical and responsible judgement when using AI
• Take greater ownership of project outcomes

COURSE CURRICULUM

Module 1: The Changing Role of the Project Manager

This module examines why project management must evolve as organisations become faster, more complex and increasingly dependent on artificial intelligence.

Topics include:

• The changing organisational environment
• Why project management must evolve
• Projects as business investments
• The difference between activity, output and outcome
• Administrative project management
• Entrepreneurial project management
• The project manager as a business leader
• Accountability for value and outcomes
• The effect of AI on project roles
• Human judgement in an AI-enabled environment

Module 2: Entrepreneurial Thinking in Projects

This module develops the mindset required to manage projects as value-creating initiatives.

Topics include:

• The entrepreneurial mindset
• Ownership and accountability
• Opportunity recognition
• Commercial awareness
• Value creation
• Customer and stakeholder needs
• Calculated risk-taking
• Working with incomplete information
• Challenging assumptions
• Experimentation and learning
• Decision-making under uncertainty
• Avoiding bureaucratic behaviour
• Acting within appropriate governance boundaries

Module 3: Understanding Project Value

This module helps delegates connect project work to the organisational value it is intended to create.

Topics include:

• Defining project value
• Strategic alignment
• Business outcomes
• Benefits and measurable results
• Understanding the problem being solved
• Identifying the intended beneficiaries
• Value assumptions
• Leading and lagging indicators
• Opportunity cost
• Prioritisation
• Waste and non-value-adding work
• Tracking whether the project remains worth doing

Module 4: Managing Uncertainty and Change

This module explores how entrepreneurial project managers work when the future cannot be predicted with certainty.

Topics include:

• The limitations of fixed plans
• Assumptions and uncertainty
• Progressive learning
• Decision points
• Early warning indicators
• Managing emerging risks
• Responding to changing information
• Adapting without losing control
• Escalating information early
• Creating options before problems become crises
• Balancing flexibility with accountability
• Maintaining stakeholder confidence during change

Module 5: Artificial Intelligence for Project Managers

This module introduces practical and responsible uses of artificial intelligence within project management.

Topics include:

• What artificial intelligence can and cannot do
• Generative AI and analytical AI
• Human and AI collaboration
• AI-assisted research
• AI-assisted planning
• AI-assisted analysis
• AI-assisted communication
• AI-assisted risk identification
• AI-assisted meeting preparation
• AI-assisted reporting
• Reviewing and validating AI outputs
• Bias, hallucinations and unreliable information
• Data privacy and confidentiality
• Ethical use of AI
• Accountability for AI-supported decisions

Module 6: Introduction to EPM-AI

This module introduces the foundational philosophy of Enterprise Project Management with Artificial Intelligence.

Topics include:

• The purpose of EPM-AI
• Projects within the wider organisational system
• Connecting strategy, decisions and execution
• Organisational capability
• Entrepreneurial execution
• Evidence-based decision-making
• AI-supported project environments
• Continuous learning
• Organisational culture
• Responsible governance
• The role of the entrepreneurial project manager
• The EPM-AI professional development pathway

Module 7: Practical Application

Delegates apply the principles covered during the course to a realistic project scenario.

Activities include:

• Identifying the real business problem
• Defining intended value
• Identifying key assumptions
• Evaluating uncertainty
• Recognising waste and complexity
• Identifying suitable AI applications
• Reviewing AI-generated information
• Preparing an executive-level recommendation
• Presenting and defending project decisions
• Reflecting on personal project management practice

Module 8: Examination Preparation

The final module prepares delegates for the certification examination.

Topics include:

• Review of key concepts
• Discussion of common misunderstandings
• Practice questions
• Examination guidance
• Final questions and answers

CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION

The certification examination is included in the course fee.

Examination requirements:

• Duration: 1 hour
• Format: Multiple choice
• Pass mark: 75%
• Delivery: Online or supervised classroom examination
• Language: English

Delegates must attend the course and pass the examination to receive the certification.

Unsuccessful Examination Attempts

Delegates who do not achieve the required pass mark may apply to rewrite the examination.

Any rewrite conditions or applicable examination administration fee will be communicated before the rewrite is scheduled.

PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION

Successful delegates will receive the professional designation:

EPM-AI Certified Entrepreneurial Project Manager

POST-NOMINAL

EPM-AI CEPM

Example:

Roelof Vermeulen, EPM-AI CEPM