Generative AI knowledge is now an essential skill in project management. According to Business 2 Community, 93% of companies that invest in AI for project management report a positive return on investment. Additionally, generative AI can improve the success rate of projects by around 25%.

Reflecting on the industry’s direction, IBM introduces this specialization to boost your career in project management. This specialization consisting of short self-paced courses is designed to help you kickstart your journey into applying generative AI within project management practices. This program is ideal for current and aspiring project professionals, including project managers, project coordinators, scrum masters, and those passionate about the field.

You will begin the specialization by understanding the basics of generative AI and its real-world applications. You will then learn about generative AI prompts engineering concepts and approaches, and explore commonly used prompt engineering tools including IBM watsonx Prompt Lab, Spellbook, and Dust. Finally, you will explore how to apply generative AI techniques and tools, such as ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, and DALL-E throughout the project management lifecycle. Enhance your project management capabilities with generative AI! Enroll today and show your current and prospective employers your readiness to adeptly leverage the transformative power of generative AI in project management.

Applied Learning Project

This Specialization emphasizes applied learning and includes a series of hands-on activities and projects. In these exercises, you’ll take the theory and skills you’ve gained and practice them with real-world scenarios. 

Some projects include:

• Generate text, images, and code using generative AI

• Apply prompt engineering techniques and best practices

• Apply generative AI tools to improve project management performance