AI for the Working Project Manager: Practical Tools for Better Project Delivery

AI can help project managers work faster and make better-informed decisions—but only when used effectively. This practical course shows how to incorporate generative AI into everyday project work without becoming an AI expert. Learn how to use AI to improve project communications, summarize meetings, identify risks, organize information, develop executive updates, brainstorm solutions, and evaluate project scenarios. You'll also explore the limitations of AI, including accuracy, confidentiality, and the importance of human judgment. The goal isn't to replace the project manager with AI—it's to make the project manager more effective.

Course•By Matthew Gier

AI-Powered Project Management: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Better Outcomes

This course equips project managers with the skills and tools needed to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance project planning, execution, and delivery. Participants will explore how AI can optimize decision-making, improve resource allocation, automate repetitive tasks, and provide actionable insights for successful project management.

Course•By Matthew Gier

Coaching for Project Management Professionals

Coaching•By Matthew Gier

Managing Projects Without Authority: Influence, Accountability, and Getting Work Done

Project managers are often accountable for results without having formal authority over the people doing the work. This course focuses on how to lead effectively in that environment. You'll learn practical techniques for building credibility, gaining commitments, creating accountability, negotiating resources, addressing missed deadlines, and influencing stakeholders across organizational boundaries. Realistic scenarios explore resource conflicts, competing priorities, difficult conversations, and team members who don't report to you. You'll leave better prepared to get work done through influence, relationships, and effective communication—not job titles.

Course•By Matthew Gier

Project Management in the Real World: Managing When the Plan Falls Apart

Projects rarely go exactly as planned. Priorities change, resources disappear, deadlines shift, stakeholders change direction, and unexpected problems emerge. This course prepares project managers to respond effectively when the original plan no longer reflects reality. Through realistic project situations, you will learn how to assess project health, prioritize competing issues, adjust plans, manage stakeholder expectations, and determine when escalation is necessary. The focus is on practical decision-making—not textbook-perfect project environments. You'll leave with techniques you can immediately apply when your project starts moving off course.

Course•By Matthew Gier

Project Management Professional (PMP®) Exam Preparation & Applied Project Leadership

This comprehensive PMP® Exam Preparation course prepares participants to successfully earn their PMP® certification while developing the practical skills needed to lead successful projects in today's organizations. The course covers all PMP Exam Content Outline (ECO) domains, including People, Process, and Business Environment, using predictive, agile, and hybrid approaches. Through real-world examples, practice questions, and applied exercises, participants gain the knowledge to pass the PMP exam and the confidence to manage projects effectively. As a PMI Authorized Training Partner (ATP) instructor, I deliver PMI-authorized content aligned with the latest exam standards while emphasizing leadership, critical thinking, stakeholder engagement, and delivering measurable project value.

Course•By Matthew Gier

Recovering a Troubled Project: From Chaos to Control

Behind schedule? Missing milestones? Frustrated stakeholders? Troubled projects require more than simply working harder. This course teaches a practical approach for diagnosing project problems, identifying root causes, stabilizing critical areas, and creating a realistic recovery plan. You'll learn how to conduct a rapid project health assessment, distinguish symptoms from underlying problems, renegotiate unrealistic expectations, prioritize corrective actions, and communicate difficult realities to stakeholders and senior leadership. The goal is not to assign blame—it's to determine where the project really stands and develop a credible path forward.

Course•By Matthew Gier

The First 30 Days: How to Take Control of a New Project

Taking over a new project can be challenging, especially when expectations are unclear, documentation is incomplete, or the project is already underway. This course provides a practical roadmap for your first 30 days. Learn how to quickly understand the project's business objectives, identify key stakeholders, evaluate scope and schedule expectations, uncover risks, clarify responsibilities, and establish an effective communication rhythm. Whether starting a new project or inheriting an existing one, you'll learn what questions to ask, which conversations should happen first, and how to establish control without slowing down the work.

Course•By Matthew Gier