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AI Program Management & PMO

Portfolio shape, stage-gating, vendor management, model lifecycle, ops handoff — the PMO that actually delivers AI value.

8 chapters·Director · Manager·Free

Last updated: 2026-05-22

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What you'll learn

By the end of this course you'll be able to:

  • The AI portfolio shape — pilots, scaling, embed — and the stage-gating discipline that kills bad bets early
  • The vendor-management and model-lifecycle patterns — contracts, model registries, retraining cadence, sunset criteria
  • The PMO playbook — how to actually deliver AI value at the program level, not just at the pilot level
  • The 3 governance + reporting cadences that make AI portfolios defensible
  • The 4 trust trip-wires AI PMOs must never cross

Who this is for

AI program managers, PMO leads, transformation directors, and chiefs of staff running AI portfolios. Especially valuable for orgs holding 6+ AI pilots simultaneously without a stage-gating discipline.

Curriculum

8 chapters · 1 hands-on exercises · capstone challenge

Each chapter ends with the learning objectives ticked off. Quizzes are auto-graded with feedback; exercises are open-ended and produce artifacts you can take to your team.

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1. AI PMO landscape

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    2. Portfolio shape

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      3. Stage-gating

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        4. Vendor + procurement

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          5. Model lifecycle

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            6. Risk + governance

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              7. Reporting cadence

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                8. Operating model rollout

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                  All 8 chapters live with interactive slides, audio narration, mock-exam practice, and cross-device progress tracking. The first two chapters are accessible without an account.

                  References & sources

                  Built on cited sources — not vibes.

                  Every course is researched fresh against vendor documentation, regulatory sources, and peer-reviewed work. Sources used in this course:

                  Course details

                  Track

                  Leadership

                  Level

                  Intermediate

                  Audience

                  Director, Manager

                  Function

                  Strategy

                  Industry

                  Cross-Industry

                  Stack

                  Stack-agnostic

                  Paired Gennoor Way phase

                  innovate, build, sustain

                  Format

                  interactive, reading