Module 0: Orientation

Welcome to the Artificial Intelligence Management Professional (AIMP) program. This module explains how the program is built, how to study it, what you will walk away with and how to keep the credential current. Read it once before you start Module 1.

What AIMP certifies

AIMP certifies that you can manage artificial intelligence in an organization: set strategy, choose and govern systems, control risk, lead adoption and measure results. It is a management credential, not a programming credential. Every module is written for the people who decide how AI gets used: executives, managers, product and operations leaders, policy and compliance professionals, and technical leads who need the management view.

How the program is organized

• Twelve teaching modules. Each module has three topics and a six-question module quiz. Every topic opens with learning objectives and an estimated time, teaches the material without filler, works through a documented case or a clearly labeled scenario, ends with something you can use at work the next day and closes with a two-question knowledge check.
• Scenario labs. The third topic of every module ends with a decision exercise. Make your call before you open the analysis.
• The toolkit. Seven branded documents you can use at work: the AI Use Policy Template, AI Risk Assessment Worksheet, Vendor Evaluation Scorecard, AI ROI Calculator Worksheet, AI Implementation Roadmap, Prompt and Workflow Library, and the Capstone Template and Rubric. They are linked below and in the Materials tab of the course page.
• The capstone. After Module 12 you write an AI implementation plan for your own organization (or one you know well) and submit it for review against a published rubric.
• The final exam. Fifty questions drawn at random from a bank that covers all twelve modules, 90 minutes, 80 percent to pass, three attempts. Pass it, after your capstone has been approved, and your AIMP certificate is issued at once.

How long it takes

Plan on roughly 16 hours of study for the twelve modules, eight to twelve hours for the capstone and 90 minutes for the exam. There is no timer on the course and no deadline. Your progress is saved automatically; the sidebar shows what you have completed.

How to study it well

1. Work in order. Modules build on each other, and the program is linear: finish a topic to unlock the next.
2. Keep one organization in mind the whole way through. Every “Use it tomorrow” section and every scenario lab is easier, and more useful, when you apply it to a place you know.
3. Fill in each toolkit document as it unlocks. By Module 12 you will have most of your capstone drafted.
4. Use the knowledge checks honestly. Answer first, then reveal.

Sources, dates and legal content

AI management changes quickly. Every module shows a “Last reviewed” date and cites its sources at the end of each topic, so you can check the current state of anything before you rely on it. Modules 6 and 8 cover laws and regulations; that content is educational and is not legal advice. For decisions about your organization’s obligations, work with qualified counsel.

Keeping the credential current

AIMP is valid for one year from the day you earn it. Ninety days before it expires, the annual renewal course opens to you: an updated course on the year’s developments and a 50-question exam. Renewal is $149 a year, or included if you hold the AIMP Certified tier ($229 a year), which also brings every IAIM Member benefit, including the member briefings as they are published, and a listing in the AIMP Directory.