Marcus UdokangProject Manager| Aivaz ConsultingCalgary, Alberta, Canada
I recently read an article that said,
"By 2030, 80% of work of today in the project management discipline will be eliminated as AI takes on functions such as data collection, tracking and reporting". (Gartner: How AI Will Reinvent Program and Portfolio Management)
However, I read another article by Dell that said 85% of jobs that will exist in 2030 haven't been invented yet. Dell notes that this change in the future mode of work "will unleash novel opportunities for a diverse pool of truly global talent" where humans will not become a "non-entity". But, how does this affect the field of project management?
Would be great to hear your opinion on this topic. Do you think PM work will be eliminated by AI by 2030, or will the PM job transform into more critical and crucial responsibilities? Saving Changes...
Marcus UdokangProject Manager| Aivaz ConsultingCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Sep 28, 2020 6:12 PM
Replying to Sergio Luis Conte
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As somebody which is working with AI from 1989, not only in the practical field in manufacturing and virtual realty for example, researching in simulate human consciousness and presenting papers in congress, let me say that AI becomes a new buzzword unfortunately and lot of people thinks it is something like you can see in films like "Terminator". By the way, we are surrounded of AI devices for example inside refrigerators from long time ago (everything is called "fuzzy logic inside"). But, returning to your point, AI will not replace human beings by definition of AI (people that worked with AI know about that) just will replace those activities which do not add value mainly those which are repetitive and always the same. For example, I created code in Python and R that I have attached to MS Project and helped me do not work repetitive activities based on information I keep from lot of past projects I lead in the past. In fact, few people know, that AI is using in repetitive and monotone activities and had saved the life or had saved the loss of body members thanks to do that type of activities. About jobs that haven´t been invented yet is not because the AI. Just think about it in terms of all the Covid-19 has impacted in the work world.
I suppose the worse case scenario, is something like a Bionic Man, a Robo Cop like figure, half man half machine. Maybe this would be more efficient than a Terminator, lol.
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1 reply by Latha Thamma reddi
Mar 17, 2023 3:47 PM
Latha Thamma reddi
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In my perspective though AI evolve its versions to double digit that cannot completely take over Project Management innovations by Human Brian!
Project management is a complex and multifaceted discipline that involves a wide range of skills and competencies that are not easily replicable by machines.
Intelligent act by PM utilizing AI for automating repetitive tasks, analyzing data, and providing insights for decision-making. However, there are many aspects of project management that require human judgment, creativity, and emotional intelligence, such as team building, communication, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
*This is just my thought.
AI can be effective tool for PM to use as it shall definitely facilitate in day to day life towards project life cycle stages.
Let’s hope AI to bring better techniques for the PM and in my view AI shall generate more demand for the PMs.
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1 reply by Marcus Udokang
Sep 29, 2020 6:09 PM
Marcus Udokang
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Bhupender, let's hope indeed this will be the case. I am positive that it will happen for the better.
Thanks for the feedback.
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Marcus UdokangProject Manager| Aivaz ConsultingCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Sep 29, 2020 10:05 AM
Replying to Bhupender Singh
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AI can be effective tool for PM to use as it shall definitely facilitate in day to day life towards project life cycle stages.
Let’s hope AI to bring better techniques for the PM and in my view AI shall generate more demand for the PMs.
Bhupender, let's hope indeed this will be the case. I am positive that it will happen for the better.
Currently, AI, in the field of project management, seems like a solution in search of a problem. But we can't ignore the past. Numerous jobs have been lost to automation. The people that didn't see it coming couldn't imagine how the job could be automated. We're not in danger of going in to work, one day, and finding out we've been replaced by AI, but I do expect to start seeing more AI tools that help us with different aspects of our jobs. Saving Changes...
A lot of my work seems to hinge on trying to understand what colleagues and project stakeholders are thinking and what it is they want, and ultimately trying to satisfy those people. I heard AI can make a good attempt at taking a restaurant order these days, but until they can program it to understand human behavior and personality - and how that is driven by the corporate culture and career ambition, I can't see the project manager's job disappearing. Perhaps instead evolving to focus more and more on this aspect. Saving Changes...
VISHWA NATH MATHUREx-GM (Projects)| ENGINEERS INDIA LIMITED NEW DELHI INDIANorth Bergen Nj, Nj, United States
For decades now, AI has had a dominating effect on our thinking process as to how this will help eliminate reworking on repetitive situations. After all AI, like computers, is a creation of the human brain and so it cannot surpass human brain.
I tend to agree with Ashish that AI at best can be used as a tool for Project Management and not replace PM professionals to the extent of 80 % by 2030. Saving Changes...
Darren PaladinoEngagement Director| SalesforceDenver, Co, United States
I happened to listen to a PMXPO 2020 webinar or another [perhaps "Taking our Project Management Careers to the Next Level" by Dave Barrett] that highlighted the AI piece. The presentation described the potential of automation get at the tasks that do not involve the leadership and people engagement aspect. My anticipation is that the technical part of the triangle will be there, but may reflect what Gartner describes. Thank you Marcus for writing this. Saving Changes...
Denys MashyrPMP®, Head of Automation Department| Beshay Steel, EgyptSadat, Menofia, Egypt
I believe AI is more suitable for operations, but not the projects.
10 year ago, as Automation engineer, I faces the new tool from Siemens - COMOS. It was a rumors that this platform will completely take the jobs from such specialist like me, due to it able to completely generate the full project data such as electrical design, panels and even to write automatically the software for PLC. Right now it’s a great system, but you need a specialist to support it, set, adjust, and finally you need an engineer to do the commissioning.
Even if AI can collect, sort and propose the full project documents, analyze the risks, predict the outcomes, you need a PM to handle it, monitor, make a decisions and get a feedback from all stakeholders. And, of course, the PM will take responsibility for the final result, not AI.
I believe not in the next 10 years definitely. Saving Changes...
Marcus UdokangProject Manager| Aivaz ConsultingCalgary, Alberta, Canada
@Aaron, @Neil, @Vishwa, @Darren, @Denys, much appreciate the contribution to this discussion. It's a hot topic these days. Many thanks for your highly valuable and warranted feedback. Saving Changes...
Wan-Phek HowCareer and Project Management Coach| Wan How ConsultingBurnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Here's an article with an brief overview of Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Machine Learning (ML) and how PMs can prepare to lead ML-type projects:
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