Forward-deployed engineers are the fastest-rising job title in AI. Postings grew more than 1,000% in a year, with compensation at $300,000–$550,000 — and nearly all of those seats sit on the vendor side of the table. That leaves the buying organization with a structural question: when the engagement ends, where does the capability live? This […]
The Nation’s First AI Project Management Apprenticeship Is Registered — Here’s What It Is and How to Participate
On September 8, 2026, the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council registered the first Registered Apprenticeship in the United States dedicated to AI Project Management. The program — MATC Program #2575, sponsored by Master of Project Academy — is a two-year, paid, earn-and-learn pathway into leading AI deployment inside organizations. The registration was announced September 16 […]
How to Become an AI Project Manager — Including the New Paid Apprenticeship Path
AI project management is the discipline of leading AI deployment inside organizations — and demand for people who can do it is outrunning supply. The market signal is hard to miss: postings for forward-deployed engineers, the vendor-side version of AI deployment talent, grew more than 1,000% in a year at $300,000–$550,000. Until September 2026, there […]
Maryland Apprenticeship Tax Credit and Employer Incentives: What You Can Claim in 2026
Maryland pays employers to hire registered apprentices — through direct grants and a state tax credit. And with the registration of the nation’s first AI Project Management apprenticeship (MATC Program #2575, announced via Business Wire), those incentives now apply to a category of hire most employers assumed they had to buy at market rates: AI […]
The New PMP Question Types, Explained (Plus a Mini Case Set)
The PMP® exam introduced new question formats on July 9, 2026: case or scenario sets (one detailed situation followed by several linked questions), graphic-based items, enhanced matching with drag-and-drop, point-and-click, and pull-down lists — alongside familiar multiple-choice and multiple-response questions. Here’s how each format works, how to pace all 240 minutes, and a mini case […]