AI for Project Management - Online course

Duration: A one-day course with break and lunchtime (10.00-15.30)

Why come?

Managing projects in a charity can mean balancing limited time, complex documents, changing priorities and growing reporting demands.

This course will help you make the jump from manual project management to practical AI-supported ways of working. You will explore how AI can save time, strengthen your thinking and help you manage project information more effectively.

You will also consider how to create tools that can support data collection and make reporting easier.

Who should attend?

This course is suitable for project managers who are interested in automating parts of their role.

It is also relevant for anyone who manages projects within the busy and resource-pressed environment of a charity.

Outcomes

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Use AI to help populate Gantt charts
• Use AI as a thinking partner when developing project plans
• Strengthen their approach to risks and other core elements of project management
• Use AI to check the quality and completeness of project plans
• Save time when managing and updating complex project documents
• Explore ways to use AI to support data collection and reporting

What will it cover?

The course will explore how AI can support project managers to:

• Turn ideas into project plans, clearly defining outcomes and outputs
• Create and populate Gantt charts
• Identify and review project risks
• Prepare stakeholder and communication plans
• Summarise meetings and track actions
• Produce progress reports and project updates
• Reduce time spent administering complex documents

Trainer: George Knight, DSC

Technology

You can take part using a free account with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Microsoft Copilot. Free accounts are suitable for the activities covered during the course, although you may encounter usage limits or have less access to advanced features.

A paid account is not required. Participants with access to paid tools will be able to explore more advanced features for managing documents, completing multi-step tasks and supporting more complex workflows.

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