How Project Professionals Can Use GenAI to Enhance and Augment Business Acumen
Project professionals today face a critical challenge: bridging the gap between technical execution and strategic business value. Qualitative interviews conducted by the Project Management Institute (PMI) Thought Leadership team consistently reveal that while many project professionals excel at managing schedules, budgets and deliverables, they can struggle to speak the language of executives, grasp cross-functional priorities and clearly articulate the business impact of their projects.
The stakes are higher than many realize. Groundbreaking research from PMI, Step Up: Redefining the Path to Project Success With M.O.R.E., shows that when project professionals lead with the complete M.O.R.E. mindset—Manage perceptions, Own success, Relentlessly reassess, Expand perspective—project success scores skyrocket from 27 to 94. Business acumen is the foundation of this transformation, allowing project practitioners to effectively manage stakeholder perceptions, articulate value in business terms and expand their perspective beyond technical execution.
The 2025 PMI Pulse of the Profession® report[1] reveals how business acumen transforms project professionals from tactical troubleshooters into strategic value creators. Project professionals with high business acumen consistently outperform their peers across major project performance metrics, achieving higher rates…
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