AI for professionals 路 Free
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.
Inside the course
From the lessons
Where AI helps a project manager, and where it must not decide
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Data confidentiality and your organisation's AI policy
CBT Nuggets
WBS and schedule drafting, then checking the logic
Project Leadership Institute
Risk register: generation, scoring and response planning
Project Management Institute (PMI)
![Project Management Status Reports [WHAT TO INCLUDE]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8C1PBSs_cMI/mqdefault.jpg)
Status reports and stakeholder messages tuned by audience
Adriana Girdler
Your AI workspace: projects, files and custom assistants
Ricardo Vargas
Lesson frames belong to the creators named in the Credits below and are shown from YouTube.
What you will learn
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
For you
Taking AI for Project Managers: Planning, Risk and Reporting from the United States
- Free in the United States, as everywhere, and self-paced: lessons, notes and the final assessment are open at any hour, so your time zone and shift pattern do not matter.
- The optional certificate for learners in the United States is a one-off US$23.99. What you get for it
- Plants across the Americas most often run Allen-Bradley, Siemens and Inductive Automation; each has its own free course to take next.
- See automation and engineering jobs in the United States, and what the industry looks like in Houston, Detroit and Chicago.
- EDWartens also has a regional site for the United States, for classroom training and local support: edwartens.com/us.
The course project 路 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.
Course content
14 modules 路 53 lessons 路 9h 1m
In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last.
- 01Where AI helps a project manager, and where it must not decide3 lessons28m
- 02Prompt patterns for project work4 lessons41m
- 03Data confidentiality and your organisation's AI policy4 lessons26m
- 04Charter and scope from stakeholder notes4 lessons27m
- 05WBS and schedule drafting, then checking the logic5 lessons34m
- 06Estimating with AI support, and its limits2 lessons56m
- 07Risk register: generation, scoring and response planning3 lessons39m
- 08Meetings to actions: minutes, action items and RAID logs5 lessons41m
Requirements
- 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.
- 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. What to download, and how
- Hardware
- A laptop or desktop with a browser.
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.
- 01Free plan with limits
ChatGPT
OpenAI, in the browser
- 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.
Steps
- 1.Open chatgpt.com.
- 2.Click Sign up and create an account with your email, or a Google, Microsoft or Apple account.
- 3.Verify your email and confirm your details.
- 4.Type your question in the message box.
- Do not paste personal data, passwords or confidential work files.
- ChatGPT tells you when you reach a limit. Wait for it to reset or switch to a lighter task.
Open ChatGPTchatgpt.com - 02Free plan with limits
Claude
Anthropic, in the browser
- 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.
Steps
- 1.Open claude.ai (or see the plans at claude.com/pricing).
- 2.Sign up with your email or Google account and confirm your email.
- 3.Confirm you are 18 or over and accept the terms.
- 4.Type your question in the message box.
- Long conversations and large files use up your limit faster. Start a new chat for a new topic.
- Do not paste personal data or confidential work files.
Open Claudeclaude.com - 03Free with limits
Google Gemini
Google, in the browser
- 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.
Steps
- 1.Open gemini.google.com.
- 2.Sign in with your Google account.
- 3.Accept the terms the first time you use it.
- 4.Type your question or upload a file in the prompt box.
- Use a personal Google account. Work or school accounts depend on your administrator's settings.
Open Google Geminigemini.google.com - 04Free
Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
Microsoft, in the browser
- 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.
Steps
- 1.Open copilot.microsoft.com.
- 2.Optionally click Sign in and use your personal Microsoft account.
- 3.Type your question in the message box.
- 4.For work or school use, sign in at microsoft365.com with your organisation account and open Copilot Chat.
- Copilot Chat with a work or school account adds enterprise data protection. Use it for work material if your organisation provides it.
Open Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chatcopilot.microsoft.com
One spreadsheet
Any one is enough.
- 05Free web version with limits
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft
- 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.
Steps
- 1.Open the Excel page on microsoft.com and select Sign up for free, or Sign in.
- 2.Create or sign in to your Microsoft account.
- 3.Select Open Excel to start Excel for the web.
- 4.Upload the course workbook to OneDrive and open it.
- 5.If a lesson needs a desktop-only feature, consider the Microsoft 365 free trial.
- Most formulas, tables and charts work in Excel for the web; some advanced tools, such as Power Pivot and many add-ins, need the desktop app.
- Check the Python in Excel availability page before a Python lesson.
Official download pagemicrosoft.comAlternatives
- LibreOffice Calc: Free desktop spreadsheet for Windows, macOS and Linux.
- Google Sheets: Free browser spreadsheet with a Google Account.
- 06Free
Google Sheets
Google, in the browser
- 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.
Steps
- 1.Open Google Sheets and sign in with your Google Account, or create one.
- 2.Select Blank spreadsheet, or open a template.
- 3.Use File, Import to load the course's CSV or Excel file.
- 4.Your work saves automatically to Google Drive.
- 5.Use File, Download to save an .xlsx copy if needed.
- Most Excel formulas work the same in Sheets; a few functions have different names.
Open Google Sheetsworkspace.google.com
Optional
Useful, not needed to finish the course.
- 07Free
ProjectLibre Desktop
ProjectLibre
- 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.
Steps
- 1.Open the ProjectLibre Desktop page.
- 2.Select Download ProjectLibre Free; the file downloads from ProjectLibre's SourceForge project.
- 3.Run the installer for your operating system.
- 4.Start ProjectLibre and create a new project, or open the course's .mpp file.
- 5.Build the task list, links and resources, then view the Gantt chart and critical path.
- Use it to practise the scheduling ideas from Microsoft Project or Primavera P6 lessons; menus and some features differ.
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.
AI for Project Managers: Planning, Risk and Reporting at a glance
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.
All course factsHide course facts
- Price
- Free, for good. No trial, no card. The only paid item is the optional certificate, a small one-off fee.
- 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
A shareable EDWartens certificate
Finish every module and pass the final assessment, and the optional EDWartens certificate is yours. It carries a unique verification code on a public page anyone can check, so it stands up when a recruiter looks it up. See it below.
The course itself stays free whether or not you ever buy one.
Stuck? Ask a practising engineer
A free course usually means a comment section and hope. This one does not. Every module has an Ask-your-trainer panel that reaches the same engineers who teach our paid programme: people who commission panels for a living, not moderators.
Pairs well with
FreeAI for professionals 路 FreeMicrosoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio AgentsUse Microsoft 365 Copilot well and build your first agent: what Copilot, Copilot Chat and Copilot Studio each are, how grounding works, Copilot in Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, prompting and saved prompts, the Researcher and Analyst agents, building and grounding an agent in Copilot Studio, and responsible use.
FreePLC programming 路 FreeSiemens TIA PortalFree Siemens TIA Portal course for beginners: write ladder logic for a simulated S7-1200 and WinCC HMI. Learning is free; the certificate is optional and paid.
FreePLC programming 路 FreeSiemens TIA Portal in Three HoursThe first three hours of the Siemens TIA Portal course, cut to end on a win: what a PLC is, how it is wired, a project configured in TIA Portal, and your first ladder program running in simulation. Finish it in an evening or two, earn a certificate, and carry straight on into the full course.
FreePLC programming 路 FreeTIA Portal: Build a MachineOne machine, start to finish. Take a bottle filling line from a written specification and an I/O list to a structured S7-1200 program with a fill station, a capper, a reject sorter and an operator screen with alarms, then test it against a written record and archive it for hand-over. The lessons are the reference; the machine is yours, and it is what you submit.More free courses: Free AI courses for professionals
Learner reviews
No reviews yet
Reviews here are written only by learners who have finished every module of AI for Project Managers: Planning, Risk and Reporting, and they are published exactly as written. Finish the course and yours will be the first.
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.
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.
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, the training division of Wartens, as a Certificate of Completion for this self-paced course. Sold by Wartens Ltd (England and Wales). 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.
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.