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Managing AI Projects with Microsoft Professional Certificate

Microsoft

Managing AI Projects with Microsoft Professional Certificate

Manage AI projects from strategy to scale.

Build the judgment to plan, deliver, and govern enterprise AI initiatives with confidence.

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Instructor: Microsoft

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Intermediate level

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12 weeks to complete
at 4 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

12 weeks to complete
at 4 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Assess AI use cases and support service selection within the Microsoft Azure AI ecosystem.

  • Coordinate AI system delivery across data, model, deployment, and monitoring stages.

  • Manage cross-functional AI initiatives using structured planning and risk coordination.

  • Apply responsible AI, governance, and business value frameworks in AI project decisions.

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May 2026

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Professional Certificate - 4 course series

Practical AI Strategy and Azure Service Selection

Practical AI Strategy and Azure Service Selection

Course 1, 6 hours

What you'll learn

  • Assess when AI is appropriate for business challenges.

  • Define clear AI problem statements and use cases.

  • Evaluate Azure AI services for use-case alignment.

  • Assess feasibility and establish structured foundations for AI initiatives.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Governance
Category: Decision Making
Category: Business Requirements
Category: Goal Setting
Category: Risk Management
Category: Discussion Facilitation
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Feasibility Studies
Category: Cost Management
Category: Model Evaluation
Category: AI literacy
Category: Project Documentation
Category: Business Priorities
Category: Requirements Analysis
Category: Model Deployment
Category: Microsoft Azure
Category: Decision Intelligence
Category: Project Risk Management
Category: AI Product Strategy
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Owning the AI Lifecycle in Azure

Owning the AI Lifecycle in Azure

Course 2, 11 hours

What you'll learn

  • Coordinate AI system delivery across data, model development, and deployment stages.

  • Support Azure Machine Learning and Microsoft Foundry workflows at a manager level.

  • Interpret model performance metrics and support MLOps practices.

  • Guide production monitoring and enterprise AI system integration.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Governance
Category: Microsoft Azure
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Data Pipelines
Category: Performance Metric
Category: Enterprise Architecture
Category: Agentic Workflows
Category: Solution Architecture
Category: Cloud Management
Category: Model Deployment
Category: Return On Investment
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Business Metrics
Category: AI Product Strategy
Category: Data Architecture
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Microsoft Copilot
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations)
Category: AI Orchestration
Leading Cross-Functional AI Delivery

Leading Cross-Functional AI Delivery

Course 3, 0 minutes

What you'll learn

  • Manage AI project execution using agile methods adapted for AI development.

  • Plan resources, identify risks, and maintain structured RAID tracking .

  • Use Azure DevOps to coordinate AI workstreams and stakeholder visibility.

  • Apply generative AI tools to support project documentation and communication.

Running AI as an Enterprise Capability

Running AI as an Enterprise Capability

Course 4, 0 minutes

What you'll learn

  • Support responsible AI governance and enterprise risk management practices.

  • Communicate AI strategy and manage organizational change initiatives.

  • Evaluate AI investments using structured business value frameworks.

  • Coordinate portfolio-level AI oversight within defined strategic direction .

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