Description

The EPM-AI Certified Practitioner certification is the foundational professional certification in the EPM-AI methodology.

Over three intensive days, delegates learn the core frameworks, models and practical techniques that form the EPM-AI operating model. Rather than adding AI onto traditional project management practices, the course teaches a modern approach to project delivery built specifically for organisations operating in an AI-enabled world.

Successful delegates receive the professional designation EPM-AI Certified Practitioner and may use the post-nominal EPM-AI CP.

Class size is limited to 10 delegates.FULL PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

EPM-AI Certified Practitioner

The EPM-AI Certified Practitioner certification provides the practical knowledge and techniques required to apply the EPM-AI methodology within real organisational environments.

While many project management courses teach processes and governance structures, the EPM-AI Practitioner certification focuses on improving planning accuracy, decision quality, organisational alignment and delivery performance through entrepreneurial thinking and practical AI integration.

Delegates learn the core intellectual property that underpins the EPM-AI methodology, including the proprietary frameworks, estimation models and planning techniques developed by Entinology.

The certification combines theory, practical exercises and instructor-led workshops to ensure delegates leave with techniques they can apply immediately within their own organisations.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This certification is suitable for:

• Project Managers
• Programme Managers
• PMO Professionals
• Business Analysts
• Product Owners
• Product Managers
• Scrum Masters
• Delivery Managers
• Portfolio Office staff
• Transformation professionals
• Consultants
• Team Leaders
• Professionals responsible for planning and delivering organisational initiatives

CERTIFICATION PURPOSE

The purpose of the Practitioner certification is to equip delegates with the practical EPM-AI operating framework required to improve project delivery.

Delegates learn how to:

• Build more reliable project plans
• Estimate work more accurately
• Improve organisational alignment
• Reduce delivery uncertainty
• Make better project decisions
• Apply AI responsibly throughout project delivery
• Replace intuition with structured thinking
• Improve communication with executives and stakeholders

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After successfully completing this certification delegates will be able to:

• Explain the EPM-AI operating model
• Apply the Entinology Diamond
• Use Golf Estimation to produce more reliable estimates
• Apply the Caddie’s Ten during planning and decision-making
• Improve estimation quality
• Reduce planning waste
• Improve project visibility
• Use AI to support planning and analysis
• Apply EPM-AI principles within live organisational environments
• Understand how the EPM-AI framework connects strategy to execution

COURSE CURRICULUM

Module 1: The EPM-AI Operating Model

Topics include:

• Why project management must evolve
• The EPM-AI philosophy
• Entrepreneurial project delivery
• AI-enabled project environments
• Organisational capability
• Executive decision support
• Introduction to the Entinology ecosystem

Module 2: The Entinology Diamond

Topics include:

• Understanding the Diamond
• The relationships between delivery dimensions
• Organisational balance
• Dependency visibility
• Practical application
• Common implementation mistakes

Module 3: Golf Estimation

Topics include:

• Why estimation fails
• Principles of Golf Estimation
• Keyboard Time
• Activity Time
• Wait Time
• Building realistic estimates
• Improving forecasting accuracy
• Practical estimation workshop

Module 4: The Caddie’s Ten

Topics include:

• Purpose of the framework
• Structured questioning
• Assumption validation
• Decision quality
• Identifying hidden risks
• Executive conversations
• Practical application exercises

Module 5: AI in Everyday Project Delivery

Topics include:

• Practical AI workflows
• Research
• Planning
• Documentation
• Meeting preparation
• Reporting
• Risk identification
• Prompt development
• Reviewing AI outputs
• Responsible AI use

Module 6: Applying EPM-AI

Topics include:

• Bringing the framework together
• Real project scenarios
• Practical exercises
• Team workshops
• Lessons learned
• Common implementation challenges

Module 7: Practical Workshop

Delegates apply the complete EPM-AI framework to a realistic project scenario.

Activities include:

• Project analysis
• Golf Estimation exercise
• Applying the Entinology Diamond
• Decision-making using the Caddie’s Ten
• AI-supported planning
• Executive presentation

Module 8: Examination Preparation

• Review of all modules
• Practice examination questions
• Discussion
• Final preparation

CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION

The certification examination is included in the course fee.

• Duration: 1 hour
• Format: Multiple choice
• Pass Mark: 75%
• Language: English

Delegates must attend the course and successfully pass the examination.

PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION

EPM-AI Certified Practitioner

POST-NOMINAL

EPM-AI CP

Example:

Jane Smith, EPM-AI CP