Project and delivery manager: certifications, study paths and pay
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You are responsible for delivering a project or programme on time, within budget and to the agreed quality, including projects that involve AI.
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What you do
- Plan scope, schedule and budget
- Manage risks, suppliers and stakeholders
- Lead the team and report to sponsors
Skills that matter
- Planning and estimation
- Risk and stakeholder management
- Agile and traditional methods
- Leadership
What does this role pay?
United States, May 2025, annual wages for the closest official occupation: Project management specialists, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Pay grows with experience, scope and certifications. Pay in Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada and other countries is different, so check local job boards and salary guides. These figures are a guide, not an offer or a promise of pay.
Practice tests that fit this role
Certifications that appear most often alongside this role. Start with the first one if you are new to it.
Study paths that lead here
Job titles this page covers
- AI project manager
- Agile delivery lead
- Agile delivery manager
- Delivery lead
- Delivery manager
- Digital delivery lead
- Innovation project manager
- Product delivery manager
- Product or project manager on AI work
- Programme or delivery manager for AI initiatives
- Project manager working in agile teams
- Technical project manager
Employers use many names for similar work. Requirements vary by employer and country, and a certificate supports your application but does not guarantee a job.
Related roles
- Product owner and product manager
- Scrum Master and agile coach
- Technical sales and customer success
- Cloud engineer
- Business analyst
- Project coordinator
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