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Key information about PMI Certified Professional in Managing AI (PMI-CPMAI)
- Multiple choice
English (additional languages from Jan 2026)
Completion of the PMI-CPMAI Exam Prep Course
Online proctored or in-person at Pearson VUE test centers
AI project and product management professionals
160
100 scored (120 total)
3 years (requires 30 PDUs)
Exam Topics & Skills Assessed
Skills measured (from the official study guide)
Domain 1: Support Responsible and Trustworthy AI Efforts
Subdomain 1.1: Oversee privacy and security plan
- Establish data governance protocols for personally identiļ¬able information (PII) - Implement encryption and access controls for AI training data - Conduct privacy impact assessments for AI model deployment - Ensure compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and other data protection regulations - Design secure data handling procedures throughout the AI lifecycle
Subdomain 1.2: Manage AI/ML transparency (e.g., data selection, algorithm selection)
- Document model selection criteria and decision rationale - Create transparent reporting on data sources and preprocessing steps - Establish explainability requirements for stakeholder communication - Maintain audit trails for algorithmic decision-making processes - Implement model interpretability tools and techniques
Subdomain 1.3: Conduct bias checks (e.g., model, data, algorithm)
- Analyze training data for demographic and representation imbalances - Perform fairness testing across different population groups - Implement bias detection metrics and monitoring systems - Review model outputs for discriminatory patterns - Apply bias mitigation techniques during model development
Subdomain 1.4: Monitor regulatory and policy compliance
- Track evolving AI regulations and industry standards - Ensure adherence to sector-speciļ¬c compliance requirements - Coordinate with legal and compliance teams on AI governance - Implement compliance monitoring and reporting mechanisms - Maintain documentation for regulatory audits and reviews
Subdomain 1.5: Manage accountability documentation and audit trail
- Create comprehensive records of AI model development decisions - Establish version control for models, data, and training processes - Document stakeholder approvals and go/no-go decision points - Maintain chain of custody records for training and test data - Prepare accountability reports for executive and regulatory review
Domain 2: Identify Business Needs and Solutions
Subdomain 2.1: Identify problem to be solved (e.g., needs, persona)
- Conduct stakeholder interviews to understand business pain points - Analyze existing processes to identify automation opportunities - Deļ¬ne target user personas and use cases for AI solutions - Map business problems to appropriate AI patterns and approaches - Validate problem statements with subject matter experts
Subdomain 2.2: Evaluate initial AI feasibility
- Assess technical viability of proposed AI solutions - Analyze data availability and quality for model training - Evaluate computational resource requirements and constraints - Review organizational readiness for AI implementation - Compare AI approaches against traditional solution alternatives
Subdomain 2.3: Conduct risk assessment(s) (e.g., security, safety, ethics)
- Identify potential failure modes and safety implications - Assess cybersecurity vulnerabilities in AI systems - Evaluate ethical implications of AI decision-making - Analyze reputational and business continuity risks - Develop risk mitigation strategies and contingency plans
Subdomain 2.4: Develop AI project scope statement
- Deļ¬ne project boundaries and deliverables for AI initiatives - Establish success criteria and performance metrics - Identify in-scope and out-of-scope functionality - Document assumptions and constraints for AI implementation - Align scope with business objectives and resource availability
Subdomain 2.5: Determine ROI
- Calculate expected beneļ¬ts from AI solution implementation - Estimate total cost of ownership including infrastructure and maintenance - Develop business case with ļ¬nancial justiļ¬cation - Establish metrics for measuring return on investment - Create cost-beneļ¬t analysis for stakeholder decision-making
Subdomain 2.6: Manage adoption/integration risks
- Assess organizational change management requirements - Identify potential user resistance and adoption barriers - Plan integration with existing systems and workļ¬ows - Develop training and communication strategies for end users - Monitor adoption metrics and address implementation challenges
Subdomain 2.7: Draft AI solution
- Create high-level architecture for AI system design - Deļ¬ne data ļ¬ow and processing requirements - Specify AI model types and algorithmic approaches - Document integration points with existing systems - Outline deployment and operational considerations
Subdomain 2.8: Deļ¬ne success criteria (e.g., KPIs, metrics)
- Establish measurable performance indicators for AI models - Deļ¬ne business impact metrics and success thresholds - Create technical performance benchmarks and targets - Develop user satisfaction and adoption measurement criteria - Align success metrics with organizational objectives
Subdomain 2.9: Support business case creation
- Gather ļ¬nancial data and projected beneļ¬ts for business case - Collaborate with ļ¬nance teams on cost estimates and projections - Develop compelling narratives for executive presentations - Provide technical expertise for business case validation - Review and reļ¬ne business case documentation
Subdomain 2.10: Identify project resources (e.g., people, hardware, contractors)
- Assess skill requirements for AI project team composition - Evaluate hardware and infrastructure needs for development and deployment - Identify gaps requiring external contractors or consultants - Plan resource allocation and timeline for project phases - Coordinate with procurement for specialized AI tools and platforms
Domain 3: Identify Data Needs
Subdomain 3.1: Deļ¬ne required data
- Specify data types and formats needed for AI model training - Determine data volume requirements and sampling strategies - Identify temporal and granularity requirements for data collection - Deļ¬ne data quality standards and acceptance criteria - Map data requirements to business objectives and use cases
Subdomain 3.2: Identify data SMEs
- Locate domain experts with knowledge of relevant data sources - Engage business users who understand data context and meaning - Connect with data stewards and data governance teams - Identify technical experts familiar with data systems and structures - Establish communication channels with identiļ¬ed subject matter experts
Subdomain 3.3: Identify data sources and locations
- Map internal databases and data warehouses containing relevant information - Explore external data sources and third-party data providers - Assess cloud storage and distributed data repositories - Inventory legacy systems and historical data archives - Document data ownership and access permissions
Subdomain 3.4: Coordinate AI workspace and infrastructure
- Provision computing resources for data processing and model training - Establish secure development environments for AI teams - Conļ¬gure data storage and backup systems for project needs - Set up collaboration tools and version control systems - Ensure compliance with security and governance requirements
Subdomain 3.5: Gather required data
- Execute data extraction from identiļ¬ed sources and systems - Coordinate data transfers and migrations to AI development environments - Implement data collection processes for ongoing data feeds - Validate data completeness and accuracy during collection - Establish data refresh and update procedures
Subdomain 3.6: Check data privacy, compliance, and access
- Verify data usage rights and licensing agreements - Ensure compliance with data protection regulations and policies - Implement access controls and user permissions for data resources - Conduct privacy impact assessments for data usage - Document data lineage and usage for audit purposes
Subdomain 3.7: Oversee data evaluation
- Assess data quality dimensions including accuracy, completeness, and consistency - Analyze data distributions and identify potential biases or gaps - Evaluate data freshness and relevance for AI model training - Review data schema and structure for modeling compatibility - Conduct exploratory data analysis to understand data characteristics
Subdomain 3.8: Determine if data meets solution needs
- Compare available data against deļ¬ned requirements and speciļ¬cations - Assess data sufficiency for training robust AI models - Identify data gaps and develop strategies for addressing deļ¬ciencies - Validate data representativeness for target use cases - Make go/no-go decisions based on data readiness assessment
Subdomain 3.9: Convey data understanding to leadership
- Prepare executive summaries of data assessment ļ¬ndings - Create visualizations and reports to communicate data insights - Present data readiness status and recommendations to stakeholders - Translate technical data concepts into business-relevant language - Provide regular updates on data preparation progress and challenges
Domain 4: Manage AI Model Development and Evaluation
Subdomain 4.1: Oversee AI/ML model technique(s) (e.g., algorithm, selection)
- Research and evaluate appropriate algorithms for speciļ¬c use cases - Guide selection between supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning approaches - Assess trade-offs between model complexity, performance, and interpretability - Coordinate with data scientists on model architecture decisions - Review algorithm selection criteria and decision documentation
Subdomain 4.2: Oversee AI/ML model QA/QC (e.g., conļ¬guration management, model performance)
- Establish model testing protocols and quality assurance procedures - Implement conļ¬guration management for model versions and parameters - Monitor model performance metrics during development and testing - Coordinate peer reviews and technical validation of model designs - Ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices
Subdomain 4.3: Manage AI/ML model training
- Plan training schedules and resource allocation for model development - Monitor training progress and computational resource utilization - Coordinate hyperparameter tuning and optimization activities - Oversee cross-validation and model selection processes - Manage training data versioning and experiment tracking
Subdomain 4.4: Manage data transformation to conduct data preparation
- Oversee data cleaning and preprocessing workļ¬ows - Coordinate feature engineering and selection activities - Manage data normalization and standardization processes - Supervise data augmentation and synthetic data generation - Ensure data transformation reproducibility and documentation
Subdomain 4.5: Verify data quality for go/no-go decision to conduct data preparation
- Conduct ļ¬nal data quality assessments before model training - Validate data preprocessing and transformation results - Assess data representativeness and potential bias issues - Make decisions on data readiness for model development - Document data quality ļ¬ndings and recommendations
Subdomain 4.6: Verify model ready for operationalization go/no-go decision
- Evaluate model performance against established success criteria - Assess model robustness and generalization capabilities - Review deployment readiness including infrastructure requirements - Validate model documentation and operational procedures - Make ļ¬nal approval decisions for model deployment
Domain 5: Operationalize AI Solution
Subdomain 5.1: Manage creation of AI solution deployment plan
- Develop comprehensive deployment strategy and timeline - Plan infrastructure requirements and resource allocation - Coordinate with IT teams on system integration and deployment - Establish rollback procedures and contingency plans - Create deployment checklists and validation criteria
Subdomain 5.2: Manage AI solution deployment
- Coordinate deployment activities across technical teams - Monitor deployment progress and resolve implementation issues - Validate system functionality and performance in production environment - Manage user access provisioning and security conļ¬gurations - Conduct post-deployment veriļ¬cation and testing
Subdomain 5.3: Oversee model governance
- Establish model lifecycle management procedures - Implement model versioning and change control processes - Monitor model performance and drift detection - Coordinate model updates and retraining schedules - Ensure compliance with governance policies and standards
Subdomain 5.4: Oversee AI solution metrics (e.g., KPI, model performance)
- Implement monitoring dashboards for business and technical metrics - Track key performance indicators and success measures - Analyze model performance trends and degradation patterns - Generate regular performance reports for stakeholders - Establish alerting systems for performance threshold breaches
Subdomain 5.5: Prepare ļ¬nal report/lessons learned
- Document project outcomes and achievement of objectives - Capture lessons learned and best practices for future projects - Analyze what worked well and areas for improvement - Create knowledge transfer documentation for operational teams - Present ļ¬nal project results to stakeholders and leadership
Subdomain 5.6: Manage AI solution transition plan
- Plan transition from project team to operational support - Coordinate knowledge transfer to production support teams - Establish ongoing maintenance and support procedures - Deļ¬ne roles and responsibilities for operational phase - Create handover documentation and training materials
Subdomain 5.7: Oversee AI solution contingency plan
- Develop incident response procedures for AI system failures - Plan backup and disaster recovery strategies - Establish escalation procedures for critical issues - Create business continuity plans for AI service disruptions - Test and validate contingency procedures regularly
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