Program Management in the Age of AI: from chaos to benefits
An advanced course by Alina Piddubna for program managers who want to stay ahead, aligned with the PMI AI Standard published June 2026.
Alina Piddubna
years in PM education
graduates
years of managing an advanced technology project portfolio
PMI ATP Premier
Aligned with PMI AI Standard
Who this course is for
Program or portfolio manager with 5+ years of experience
now being asked to lead or oversee AI-related transformation without a clear framework for doing it.
Whose organization is adopting AI tools
but nobody has figured out what that means for program governance, benefits realization, or stakeholder management.
Holders or are preparing for PgMP, PfMP, or PMI-CPMAI certification
and need PDUs that actually connect to your real work.
Ukrainian PM professionals
now working or seeking work in EU/international context and need to close the AI-readiness gap.
This course is NOT for you if...
You're looking for a general "AI tools for productivity" course, you have less than 3 years of experience in project management, or you seek a certification exam prep (see our PgMP Exam Prep instead)
Why we created this course
What you'll be able to do
Concrete skills and outcomes you'll walk away with
Design an AI integration approach for your active program
without disrupting benefit delivery commitments
Define accountability boundaries between your program team and AI systems
so you remain in control of decisions that matter
Reframe AI adoption with skeptical or anxious stakeholders
and turn resistance into informed engagement
Build a program governance system that keeps pace with AI-driven change
without losing control of outcomes
Evaluate AI initiatives in your portfolio by strategic value
not just technical readiness
Protect benefits realization when AI pilots shift scope
timelines, and stakeholder expectations mid-program
Develop the management stance that AI cannot replicate
and that defines your value as a program leader
Navigate the new PMI AI Standard with confidence
In June 2026 PMI published The Standard for Artificial Intelligence in Portfolio, Program and Project Management — the first global AI standard for the project profession. This course references it throughout. You will leave with a solid working awareness of its eight guiding principles, five performance domains, and what they mean specifically at program level — so you can apply the standard in your own organizational context rather than just knowing it exists. Read the standard →
Multiple sessions. One coherent program.
Module 1: What Is a Program - and What Isn't
Where does a project end and a program begin, and why has that line become even blurrier in the age of AI?
When is a collection of AI projects a program, and when is it just an expensive experiment with an impressive name?
Who is actually accountable for program success in an organization where everyone is excited about AI transformation?
Why doesn't a program end with its last project?
- Where does a project end and a program begin, and why has that line become even blurrier in the age of AI?
- When is a collection of AI projects a program, and when is it just an expensive experiment with an impressive name?
- Who is actually accountable for program success in an organization where everyone is excited about AI transformation?
- Why doesn't a program end with its last project?
Why learn with INSTAR and this trainer
Alina Piddubna holds PMI-CPMAI, PgMP, and PfMP
a combination held by very few practitioners globally. She has been managing a portfolio of advanced technology programs since 2021, where AI adoption intersected with program governance, change management, and benefits realization at organizational scale
This course isn't adapted from a generic AI curriculum
It's built from cases the trainer has actually run: in organizations under real transformation pressure.
INSTAR is Ukraine's PMI Premier ATP
Our graduates are leading programs across EU, UK, and North America. We understand both the PMI framework world and the messy reality of AI adoption in complex organizations.
Who leads the course
Alina Piddubna
Principal management consultant · Director
Alina is one of very few practitioners worldwide to hold both PfMP® and PgMP® — the exact combination the PfMP exam tests for. She has managed portfolios of advanced-technology programs since 2021, where governance, benefits realization under uncertainty, and organization-level stakeholder management are daily work. She also holds PMP, PMI-CPMAI, PMI-ACP, PMO-CP, PSM, CLSSGB, SAFe Practice Consultant, AWS certification, and a PhD in Economics.
Graduate results and what they say
course participants on average receive a job offer or a promotion within 1 month after the course.
Our graduates are leading programs across Ukraine, EU, UK, and North America.
"Very good"
"All information was introduced in favorable and systematic form. I’m very satisfied"
"Thank you for acquiring new knowledge and skills"
"Respect to consultants :) Topic was clearly described, interesting material, good mastering of audience attention"
Learning approach
Socratic Dialogue Instead of Lectures
The trainer asks questions that push you to think deeper. Every session is a live intellectual discussion that changes how you see programs.
Miro Instead of Slides
The entire course runs on interactive Miro boards: program structures, governance models, dependencies, everything becomes visual and tangible. You build together.
Small Groups and Real Depth
Enrollment is deliberately limited. This makes it possible to genuinely explore hard topics without surface-level answers, and to build real peer networking.
6 Live Online Sessions
It is a structured intellectual work with the trainer and peers facing the same challenges.
Original Practitioner Templates
Program business case with AI components, roadmap under uncertainty, risk register for hyperdynamic programs, RAM matrix, KPI reporting structure, and more.
Group Chat
with the trainer and fellow participants to ask questions and share thoughts during and after the course.
Format and price
Course information
- Dates
- July 23 - September 3, 2026
- Duration
- 6 sessions × 3 hrs (Thurdays)
- Level
- Advanced
- Accreditation
- PMI ATP · 18 PDU
- Language
- English
- Format
- Live online sessions
- Time
- 12pm - 3:15 EST
- English level required
- B2 or higher
- Cohort size
- up to 7 participants to preserve discussion quality
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