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AI for Project Managers: Planning, Risk and Reporting

Use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot on real project work: prompts built for project tasks, charters and scope from stakeholder notes, WBS and schedules you check yourself, estimates with honest ranges, risk registers with EMV, minutes and RAID logs, status reports for each audience, user stories for agile teams, the AI in Planner, Jira and Asana, and the confidentiality rules that come first.

  • 14 modules
  • 9h 1m of video
  • Beginner
  • English
  • ₹0, free
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Overview

About AI for Project Managers: Planning, Risk and Reporting

Use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot on real project work: prompts built for project tasks, charters and scope from stakeholder notes, WBS and schedules you check yourself, estimates with honest ranges, risk registers with EMV, minutes and RAID logs, status reports for each audience, user stories for agile teams, the AI in Planner, Jira and Asana, and the confidentiality rules that come first.

AI for Project Managers: Planning, Risk and Reporting is a free, self-paced online course from EDWartens for project managers, project coordinators, planners, PMO analysts, scrum masters and engineers who run projects in construction, engineering, IT and services. It has 14 modules and 9h 1m of video lessons by Project Management Institute (PMI), PMPwithRay, Ricardo Vargas and others, with written notes and worked problems, a practical project with a document pack and a 15-question final assessment (pass mark 60%). Learning is free with an account; an optional certificate with a public verification code is issued when you pass. Last updated 27 September 2026.

Who it is for: Project managers, project coordinators, planners, PMO analysts, scrum masters and engineers who run projects in construction, engineering, IT and services

This course includes

  • 9h 1m of video lessons
  • 14 modules with written notes and diagrams
  • One final assessment: 15 questions, pass mark 60%
  • Ask-an-engineer support from practising engineers
  • Lifetime access, the course does not expire
  • Optional verifiable certificate when you finish
  1. Step 1 of 3

    Learn the 14 modules

    9h 1m of video lessons, written notes and a practice task per module, at your own pace.

  2. Step 2 of 3

    Pass the final assessment

    15 questions drawn from every module, pass mark 60%, 3 attempts.

  3. Step 3 of 3

    Take the certificate, if you want it

    Optional, paid once, only if you choose it. The course stays free either way.

    See the certificate and its price

A look inside

AI for Project Managers: Planning, Risk and Reporting: Syllabus at a glance
Syllabus at a glance
AI for Project Managers: Planning, Risk and Reporting: What you will be able to do
What you will be able to do
AI for Project Managers: Planning, Risk and Reporting: Tools and credits
Tools and credits

From the lessons

  • AI Tools for Project Management: Top 10 Ways to Boost Results

    Where AI helps a project manager, and where it must not decide

    by Project Management Institute (PMI)

  • Is ChatGPT Safe for Work? Enterprise AI Compliance Explained

    Data confidentiality and your organisation's AI policy

    by CBT Nuggets

  • Project Manager Creates WBS With ChatGPT (Code of Accounts & Structure)

    WBS and schedule drafting, then checking the logic

    by Project Leadership Institute

  • Build a Risk Management Plan with AI

    Risk register: generation, scoring and response planning

    by Project Management Institute (PMI)

  • Project Management Status Reports [WHAT TO INCLUDE]

    Status reports and stakeholder messages tuned by audience

    by Adriana Girdler

  • Ricardo Vargas Teaches The Use ChatGPT Projects in Project Management

    Your AI workspace: projects, files and custom assistants

    by Ricardo Vargas

Lesson frames belong to the creators named in the Credits and are shown from YouTube.

What you learn

What you will be able to do

Decide which project tasks AI may draft, assist with or never decide; write prompts with role, context, task, format and checks; keep confidential project data out of public tools and follow your employer's AI policy; turn stakeholder notes into a charter and scope you have traced to sources; get a WBS and schedule drafted and prove its critical path yourself; build three-point estimates with ranges; generate, score and cost a risk register with EMV; turn meetings into minutes, actions and RAID logs; set status from a written RAG rule and tune reports to each audience; refine user stories and acceptance criteria; set up an AI workspace; judge the AI features in Planner, Jira and Asana; and measure the benefit with a team playbook.

  • Sort project tasks into what AI may draft, what it may assist with and what a person must decide
  • Write prompts with role, context, task, format and checks, and save them as templates
  • Keep confidential client, commercial and personal data out of public AI tools
  • Draft charters and scope from stakeholder notes and trace every statement to a source
  • Check AI-drafted schedules for broken logic and calculate the critical path yourself
  • Build three-point estimates and a risk register costed with expected monetary value
  • Turn meetings into minutes, actions and RAID logs, and set report status from a written RAG rule
  • Use AI in agile refinement, judge the AI in Planner, Jira and Asana, and measure the benefit

Syllabus

Course content, module by module

In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last.

Modules
14
Video lessons
53
Of video
9h 1m
Final questions
15
  1. 01

    Where AI helps a project manager, and where it must not decide

    3 lessons · 28m
  2. 02

    Prompt patterns for project work

    4 lessons · 41m
  3. 03

    Data confidentiality and your organisation's AI policy

    4 lessons · 26m
  4. 04

    Charter and scope from stakeholder notes

    4 lessons · 27m
  5. 05

    WBS and schedule drafting, then checking the logic

    5 lessons · 34m
  6. 06

    Estimating with AI support, and its limits

    2 lessons · 56m
  7. 07

    Risk register: generation, scoring and response planning

    3 lessons · 39m
  8. 08

    Meetings to actions: minutes, action items and RAID logs

    5 lessons · 41m

  9. Final assessment · 15 questions, pass mark 60%

Project

The course project

Optional practice that ends in the kind of job the course prepares you for, with the documents that go with it.

About 10 hours

AI-assisted project control pack for a warehouse system rollout: policy, charter, schedule check, risk register and status report

Act as the project manager rolling out a warehouse management system at a retailer's distribution centre, using free AI assistants under a written AI use plan. Draft and check the charter, catch the error in an AI-drafted critical path, cost the risk register with EMV, set the week-8 status from a RAG rule, and measure what AI saved. The sample pack shows each document for a fictional retailer.

Sample document pack, 4 documents, filled in for the scenario

  • PlanAI use plan: WMS rollout at DC1
  • RegisterSchedule check: AI-drafted activity list for DC1 go-live
  • Risk registerRisk register: WMS rollout at DC1
  • ReportStatus report: week 8

Read inside the course and download as a workbook. The project is optional practice, marked when you submit it; the certificate needs only the modules and the final assessment.

Tools

Software, hardware and lessons

Software

A free account on at least one of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Microsoft Copilot, and a spreadsheet (Excel, Google Sheets or LibreOffice Calc). ProjectLibre is optional. Microsoft 365 Copilot, Atlassian Rovo and Asana AI are shown in demonstrations, not required.

Hardware

A laptop or desktop with a browser.

Who it is for

Beginner to intermediate in AI. For project managers, project coordinators, planners, PMO staff, scrum masters and engineers who run projects. You should know what a charter, a schedule and a risk register are; Project Management for Engineers covers them if you do not. No coding is needed.

Video lessons by

  • Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • PMPwithRay
  • Ricardo Vargas
  • IT Project Managers
  • Helena Liu
  • Adriana Girdler
  • Kevin Stratvert
  • Scott Brant
  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft Copilot
  • Atlassian
  • Asana
  • CBT Nuggets
  • 365 Data Science
  • Simon Sez IT
  • iZenBridge Consultancy Pvt Ltd.
  • Tim Fairley
  • TeamGantt
  • Tactiq
  • ClickUp
  • Bulb Digital
  • Balanced PM
  • Chad Meyer
  • Dr Sasha Nikolic
  • Alvin the PM - Become a Certified Project Manager
  • Sustained Agility
  • Techcanvass
  • Shefali Jain
  • AgileWoW
  • Blazing Zebra
  • GANTT SCHOLAR
  • Project Leadership Institute
  • ATCPM
  • Learn with EngrWaqas
  • Pieter Rademeyer
  • Work Smart Tech
  • Max Mao
  • Johannes Jolkkonen | Funktio AI
  • GRC Times

Independent creators, credited in full under Credits.

Software you need

What to download, where from, what it costs and how to install it. Every link goes to the maker's own site, never a mirror.

Never paste client contracts, prices or personal data into a public AI tool. Microsoft 365 Copilot, Atlassian Rovo and Asana AI are only shown in demonstrations.

One AI assistant

Any one is enough.

  1. 01

    ChatGPT

    OpenAI, in the browser

    Free plan with limits
    Runs on
    Any modern web browser, plus mobile and desktop apps
    Account
    A free OpenAI account

    The Free plan allows everyday text chats. File uploads, image creation, voice and data analysis have tighter limits than paid plans, and ads may appear in some countries. Paid plans raise the limits.

    Open ChatGPTchatgpt.com
  2. 02

    Claude

    Anthropic, in the browser

    Free plan with limits
    Runs on
    Any modern web browser, plus desktop and mobile apps
    Account
    A free Claude account (you must be 18 or over)

    The Free plan covers chat on web, desktop and mobile, web search, file creation and Artifacts. Usage limits reset on a rolling five-hour window and depend on message length and features used. Paid plans give more usage.

    Open Claudeclaude.com
  3. 03

    Google Gemini

    Google, in the browser

    Free with limits
    Runs on
    Any modern web browser, plus Android and iOS apps
    Account
    A free Google account

    Free with a Google account, including a Flash model, limited access to the Pro model, image generation, Deep Research and Gems. Paid Google AI plans give higher limits. Some features require you to be 18 or over.

    Open Google Geminigemini.google.com
  4. 04

    Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat

    Microsoft, in the browser

    Free
    Runs on
    Any modern web browser, plus Windows, macOS, Android and iOS apps
    Account
    None needed

    Microsoft Copilot is free for individuals; you must be at least 13 (older in some countries). Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is included at no extra cost for organisations with an eligible Microsoft 365 licence and needs a work or school (Microsoft Entra ID) account.

    Open Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chatcopilot.microsoft.com

One spreadsheet

Any one is enough.

  1. 05

    Microsoft Excel

    Microsoft

    Free web version with limits
    Runs on
    Excel for the web in any modern browser; desktop apps for Windows and macOS with a Microsoft 365 subscription
    Account
    A free Microsoft account

    Excel for the web is free with a Microsoft account and 5 GB of cloud storage. The desktop app comes with a paid Microsoft 365 subscription, which offers a free trial. Python in Excel is not available on free licences, and fuller Copilot features need an eligible paid plan.

    Official download pagemicrosoft.com

    Alternatives

  2. 06

    Google Sheets

    Google, in the browser

    Free
    Runs on
    Web browser; apps for Android and iOS
    Account
    A free Google Account

    Anyone with a Google Account can use Google Sheets free. Some Gemini features in Sheets need a paid Google Workspace plan.

    Open Google Sheetsworkspace.google.com

Optional

Useful, not needed to finish the course.

  1. 07

    ProjectLibre Desktop

    ProjectLibre

    Free
    Runs on
    Windows, macOS and Linux
    Account
    None needed

    ProjectLibre Desktop is free and open-source project scheduling software with no subscription. It opens Microsoft Project .mpp files and can import Primavera P6 files. The separate ProjectLibre Cloud product for teams is paid.

    Official download pageprojectlibre.com

Checked against each maker's own page on 27 September 2026. Trial lengths and editions change; the maker's page is the final word.

What you walk away with

Your certificate for AI for Project Managers: Planning, Risk and Reporting

Finish the course, pass the final, and this is the document with your name on it.

Sample EDWartens Certificate of Completion for AI for Project Managers: Planning, Risk and Reporting
Sample. The issued certificate carries your name, admission number, a unique certificate number and its own QR code.

  • Verifiable by anyone

  • Adds to LinkedIn in one click

  • QR code on the certificate

  • Names what you can do

  • A permanent link

  • Earned, not attended

Learning is free. The certificate is optional.

Add it now and pay only when you have finished the course, or come back for it later. One-off, US$23.99, with a receipt.

Issued by EDWartens India (Wartens Automation Private Limited) as a Certificate of Completion for this self-paced course. It is not a vendor certification, a university award or a CPD-accredited activity, and it does not certify competence on live equipment. Delivered electronically; see the refund policy.

FAQ

Common questions

What is the AI for Project Managers course?

It is a free-to-learn online course that teaches project managers to use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot on real project work: charters, schedules, estimates, risk registers, minutes and RAID logs, status reports and agile backlogs. Every module pairs the AI workflow with the check that keeps facts, numbers and confidential data right.

Who is this AI for project management course for?

It is for project managers, project coordinators, planners, PMO analysts, scrum masters and engineers who run projects in construction, engineering, IT, manufacturing and services. It suits teams in the Gulf, South Asia, Africa, Europe and North America alike, because it uses free assistants and invented project data rather than one company's systems.

Do I need AI, coding or paid software to start?

No. You need to know what a charter, a schedule and a risk register are, a free account on one AI assistant and a spreadsheet. Microsoft 365 Copilot, Atlassian Rovo and Asana AI are shown in demonstrations, so you do not need a licence for any of them.

Is the course free to learn?

Yes. Every module, the notes, the worked problems, the optional project and the final assessment are free to learn. The certificate is optional.

Is it safe to paste project documents into ChatGPT?

Not confidential ones into a personal account. The course teaches four data levels, redaction that keeps the meaning, the difference between consumer and business AI accounts, and how to follow your employer's AI policy; client contracts, prices and personal data never go into a public AI tool.

How long does the AI for Project Managers: Planning, Risk and Reporting course take?

About 16 hours at your own pace, of which about 9 hours is video from the Project Management Institute, project management educators and tool vendors. The optional project, an AI-assisted control pack for a warehouse system rollout, takes about 10 hours more.

What certificate do I get, and does it count for the PMP or PDUs?

You get a verifiable certificate of completion from EDWartens when you finish the modules and pass the 15-question final at 60 percent; it has a unique certificate number, a QR code and a public verification page showing the course, the modules covered and your score. It is not a PMI credential, does not award PDUs and is not PMP preparation, though it covers judgement the July 2026 PMP outline expects.

What job does this course help with?

It helps you work faster and more safely as a project manager, project coordinator, planner or PMO analyst, and gives you a portfolio piece: an AI use plan, a traced charter, a checked schedule, a costed risk register and a status report built with AI and verified by you.

Is the AI for Project Managers: Planning, Risk and Reporting course free in India, and what does the certificate cost?

Yes. Learning costs ₹0 in India: every module, the written notes, the practice tasks and the final assessment, with no card and no trial period. The only paid item is the optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹499 including GST for this beginner course, paid in rupees through Razorpay, and only if you want it after passing the final assessment.

All course facts
Price
₹0, free for good. No trial, no card. Comparable classroom training of this length costs about ₹4,999.
Who it is for
Project managers, project coordinators, planners, PMO analysts, scrum masters and engineers who run projects in construction, engineering, IT and services
Format
14 self-paced modules, 9h 1m of video, written notes, a practice task per module and one final assessment.
Level
Beginner. Beginner to intermediate in AI. For project managers, project coordinators, planners, PMO staff, scrum masters and engineers who run projects. You should know what a charter, a schedule and a risk register are; Project Management for Engineers covers them if you do not. No coding is needed.
Brand
Vendor-neutral
Software
A free account on at least one of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Microsoft Copilot, and a spreadsheet (Excel, Google Sheets or LibreOffice Calc). ProjectLibre is optional. Microsoft 365 Copilot, Atlassian Rovo and Asana AI are shown in demonstrations, not required.
Hardware
A laptop or desktop with a browser.
Certificate
Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
Video lessons by
Project Management Institute (PMI), PMPwithRay, Ricardo Vargas, IT Project Managers, Helena Liu, Adriana Girdler, Kevin Stratvert, Scott Brant, Google Workspace, Microsoft Copilot, Atlassian, Asana, CBT Nuggets, 365 Data Science, Simon Sez IT, iZenBridge Consultancy Pvt Ltd., Tim Fairley, TeamGantt, Tactiq, ClickUp, Bulb Digital, Balanced PM, Chad Meyer, Dr Sasha Nikolic, Alvin the PM - Become a Certified Project Manager, Sustained Agility, Techcanvass, Shefali Jain, AgileWoW, Blazing Zebra, GANTT SCHOLAR, Project Leadership Institute, ATCPM, Learn with EngrWaqas, Pieter Rademeyer, Work Smart Tech, Max Mao, Johannes Jolkkonen | Funktio AI, GRC Times (independent creators, credited below)
Language
English
Last updated
27 September 2026

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Credits

Who made the video lessons

The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.

  • Project Management Institute (PMI)the lessons on ten ways AI tools boost project results, the CREATE prompt formula for project managers, tips for using generative AI tools, building a risk management plan with AI, and how project managers can thrive with AI
  • PMPwithRaythe full tutorial on building a project risk register with ChatGPT, and the two reviews of AI tools for project managers used in the benefit module and the final
  • Ricardo Vargasusing ChatGPT Projects as a project management workspace
  • IT Project Managerswhat AI is actually useful for in project management and what is hype
  • Helena Liuwriting a project charter, a project management plan and user stories with ChatGPT
  • Adriana Girdlerwhat a project status report should include
  • Kevin Stratvertthe Claude Projects tutorial and the Atlassian Rovo agents tutorial for beginners
  • Scott Brantthe Microsoft Planner Copilot agent for project management and automating Teams meeting notes with Copilot
  • Google Workspacethe Gemini at Work lesson on AI for project management with Gemini and the grounded notebook
  • Microsoft Copilotthe overview of Copilot experiences in Microsoft Planner
  • AtlassianRovo in five minutes and how project managers use Rovo
  • Asanamanaging projects with Asana AI and what Asana AI Studio is
  • CBT Nuggetswhether ChatGPT is safe for work and how enterprise AI compliance works
  • 365 Data Sciencehow safe your data is when you use AI tools
  • Simon Sez ITChatGPT prompts for everyday project management work
  • iZenBridge Consultancy Pvt Ltd.the workshop on AI for product owners working with user stories
  • Tim Fairleyproject scheduling with ChatGPT
  • TeamGanttturning a ChatGPT plan into a live, editable Gantt chart
  • Tactiqmeeting minutes with ChatGPT and whether Claude can take meeting notes
  • ClickUpgenerating action items from meetings with ChatGPT
  • Bulb DigitalMicrosoft 365 Copilot for project managers, used for reporting
  • Balanced PMthe estimating experiment comparing PMI Infinity, ChatGPT and Meta AI
  • Chad Meyerthree AI estimates of the same plans, showing how far AI estimates spread
  • Dr Sasha Nikolicsafety and risk analysis for project work with ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini
  • Alvin the PM - Become a Certified Project Managerthe RAID log explained
  • Sustained AgilityAI for product owners: themes, epics and user stories
  • Techcanvasswhether ChatGPT can write acceptance criteria for user stories
  • Shefali Jainreal examples of AI for scrum masters and agile coaches
  • AgileWoWfixing sprint retrospectives with AI
  • Blazing Zebraproject management with Claude's workspace features
  • GANTT SCHOLARthe breakdown of the July 2026 PMP exam content outline
  • Project Leadership Institutea project manager creating a WBS with ChatGPT
  • ATCPMa charter, WBS and Microsoft Project-ready schedule drafted in ChatGPT
  • Learn with EngrWaqasusing ChatGPT alongside Primavera P6 for planning engineers
  • Pieter Rademeyerpreparing a project scope statement with ChatGPT
  • Work Smart Techweekly status reports with ChatGPT
  • Max Maohow AI is changing project management and the skills that matter
  • Johannes Jolkkonen | Funktio AILLMs and data privacy in six minutes
  • GRC Timeshow to write a generative AI acceptable use policy

If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.