PM Starter Course · AI-Enabled · 8 Sessions

Run projects like a 10-year pro
— by this time next week

Eight one-hour sessions hand you the exact templates, AI workflows, and frameworks senior project managers use every day. Binge them in one focused day — or take one a night across 4–8 days. Built for anyone ready to reach the next level of project management without waiting years to get there.

8 Hours · Self-paced · Lifetime access · Includes the 5 Starter-Kit templates

Why we built this

Get to the next level of AI-enabled project management.

Whether you're stepping into project management or ready to run delivery like a seasoned pro, this course hands you the exact templates, AI workflows, and frameworks the best PMs use every day — so your very next project runs smoother, faster, and smarter.

A personal note from Nishu on getting to the next level of AI-enabled project management.
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Run with confidence

Walk into any project with a clear playbook — the plan, the cadence, and the artifacts that keep everyone aligned.

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Master the pro artifacts

Charter, RAID log, status report, runbook — the documents that mark a seasoned PM, built step by step.

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AI as your copilot

Turn AI into hours saved — the exact prompts that draft a plan, a report, or a runbook in minutes.

Pick your pace

One focused day, or one evening at a time.

Same eight sessions. Same templates and AI prompts. You choose how fast — and you can switch anytime.

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The 4–8 Day Track

One hour a day · across 4–8 days

One or two sessions an evening after work. Apply each template to a real project the next day while it's fresh — the way skills actually stick.

  • Built to fit around a full-time job
  • Apply as you learn, retain more
  • One session a night, no overwhelm

The Curriculum · 8 × 60 min

Eight hours. Waterfall, Agile, and AI in every one.

Each hour runs the same proven loop: a focused teach, a hands-on AI skill lab, an exercise on a real case, and a stage-gate quiz that unlocks the next. Teach it straight through in a day — or take one hour at a time.

01

PM Foundations & Your AI Copilot

What clients actually pay for, Waterfall vs Agile, and the full project lifecycle — plus how to make AI your first hire.

60 min
02

Initiation & the Project Charter

Authorize the work before the work begins: scope, SMART goals, and a charter your AI drafts in minutes.

60 min
03

Planning: WBS, Estimates & Gantt

Turn a one-page charter into a schedule you can defend — with AI drafting the work breakdown for you.

60 min
04

Agile Delivery: Scrum, Kanban & Stories

Run iterative delivery inside any project, and let AI turn a task list into ready-to-build user stories.

60 min
05

Risk & the RAID Log

Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies — surfaced early with an AI-run pre-mortem before they bite.

60 min
06

Stakeholders & Communication

Map who matters, plan the message flow, and let AI tailor every update to its audience.

60 min
07

Execution & Monitoring: Status, RAG & Change

The weekly rhythm that keeps projects honest — with AI writing your status report straight from raw notes.

60 min
08

Deployment, Closing & Your AI PM System

Land the project, learn from it, and walk away with a complete AI-enabled PM operating system.

60 min

Peek inside

Studio-quality slides, every hour.

This isn't a wall of text. Each hour is a clean, modern deck built to teach — here are three of the eight.

Meet your instructor

Taught by a practitioner, not a talking head.

Every session is built and delivered by the founder of Arvian Consulting — so you're learning the way the work is actually done, not theory from a textbook.

Nishu Emde, Founder of Arvian Consulting and course instructor

Nishu Emde

Founder & Lead Instructor · Advanced SAFe® Practice Consultant

Nishu is the founder of Arvian Consulting and the lead instructor behind its AI-enabled PM programs. An Advanced SAFe® Practice Consultant with 20+ years guiding enterprise transformation across 80+ countries and six continents, she has helped teams at organizations like Toyota, Honda, Herbalife, Red Bull, the Los Angeles Times, and Southern California Edison run projects that actually land. She built this course to be the shortcut she wishes someone had handed her on day one.

20+ years 80+ countries 6 continents

The payoff

What you walk away with

Not a certificate you file away — a working system you use on Monday.

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5 AI-ready templates

Charter, Gantt, RAID log, status report, and deployment playbook — filled in and yours to reuse.

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A PM prompt library

The exact AI prompts for every step, so a plan or report is minutes of work, not hours.

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A repeatable workflow

One connected process from kickoff to sign-off you can run on any project, any size.

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The confidence to lead

Walk into your next kickoff knowing exactly what to do first, second, and third.

Who it's for

Built for the PM who's still figuring it out

If you're early in your PM career and tired of learning by expensive mistakes, this is the shortcut you wish someone had handed you on day one.

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New & aspiring PMs

You have the title (or want it) and need the toolkit to back it up — fast.

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Accidental PMs

You got handed the projects without the training. Now you'll run them on purpose.

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Freelancers & switchers

Deliver client work as polished as a Big-4 firm — without the overhead or the years.

More than a course

We help you land the role, too

Breaking into project management or leveling up? We don't stop at the templates. Members get career coaching and one-on-one interview prep — so your new skills turn into an offer, not just a certificate.

🧭 Career coaching 💬 1:1 interview prep
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Start the PM Starter Course today

The complete 8-hour training, plus every AI-ready template — one enrollment, lifetime access.

⭐ PM Starter Course · AI-Enabled
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  • All 8 course sessions (self-paced, ~8 hours)
  • Do it in one day or across 4–8 days — your call
  • All 5 AI-ready templates from the Starter Kit
  • AI prompt library for every session
  • Career coaching + 1:1 interview prep to land the role
  • Lifetime access & free updates
Enroll — $500 →

We're not happy unless you are. If it's not working for you, email us within 30 days and we'll make it right personally — we also offer career coaching and one-on-one interview prep to help you land the role.

A year of hard-won PM lessons, in a single day.

Stop waiting to get good. Give yourself the templates, the AI workflow, and the confidence this weekend.

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Prefer to see everything in the kit first? View the PM Starter Kit.