Antonio Villarruel Project Management Coordinator| Saputo Inc.Buenos Aires, Argentina
AI is transforming how projects are planned, executed, and managed. As we look forward, what's your vision for the role of AI in shaping the future of project management? How do you anticipate AI technologies will evolve to enhance project management in the years to come? Saving Changes...
Whereas at present AI tools help improve effectiveness and efficiency in the similar manner to having a very junior, but eager to please assistant supporting us, in the future I see more powerful AI capabilities being able to take over a lot more of the "heavy lifting" of strategic activity, however I do not view that a PM will ever be able to fully abdicate their responsibilities to an AI tool - there will always need to be a human safety net until humans are no longer part of the project equation.
To truly leverage AI's potential, PMs and delivery professionals need a strong foundation in the technology. Understanding how AI works, its impact on organizations, and the unique delivery nuances of AI projects is crucial.
For PMs, increased technical clarity translates to greater effectiveness. Upskilling delivery professionals is not a luxury, but a necessity to harness AI's power. Saving Changes...
Financial Management Specialist | US Peace CorpsYaounde, Centre, Cameroon
This is pushing me to study more on AI Saving Changes...
Robert SedlarProgram Manager, Investment Management and Enterprise Data| Federated HermesPittsburgh, Pa, United States
I agree with Kiron that the current state of AI is to treat them as a Junior Assistant or an Intern. Making sure that you as the PM review all of their work and make adjustments as needed.
Going forward, AI will develop, just as that Junior Assistant would, into a more senior helper, being able to take over more tasks with less and less oversight. What this will mean is that a single PM will be able to handle more projects at the same time since a lot of the tedious activities will be able to be outsourced to AI.
In my experience, the better a PM is with interpersonal skills, the smoother the project will run. Even when issues arise, PMs that have great soft skills are able to get those issues handled faster. Those are the items that I don't see AI taking over anywhere in the near future. Saving Changes...
I look at it differently than as a junior assistant level support function.
AI has the ability to fundamentally change our user interface to computing capabilities. Years ago I used Fortran to write complex formulas for data analysis. Programs like Excel made that much easier. Once I had to know the special functions in Excel where now it auto-fills after a couple letters. Icons have replaced text based menus in many programs. Today I can ask Google or use help functions in Windows to find and use advanced functions.
AI using text or voice has the potential to integrate all of that. The language capabilities make it possible to find functions, explain how they work, were they apply, and guide the user through the process. That doesn't just apply to analytics, but SQL type queries for gathering the data, creating graphical dashboards for displaying the information, etc. I see it as potentially the ultimate platform for low-code/no-code application development. Saving Changes...
George FreemanThought Leader | Author | Architect| Florida, United States
Antonio,
The hyperbole related to AI in our profession and “society and industry in general” is largely fascination-based, built on the implications of its name, “artificial intelligence.”
Yes, the language model-enabled interfaces are fascinating, along with the highly abstracted and advanced frameworks that, through patterns and algorithms, can coalesce loosely coupled information into structured knowledge—But that word salad of accomplishment is, in simple terms, just “hard-won software engineering” that would exist independent of the AI phenomenon.
Stated differently and with a bit of exaggeration: Artificial intelligence (AI) is a presumptive phrase muddled in marketing hyperbole, purposed to galvanize funding and sell products and services.
But to answer your question: So-called AI-based technologies will evolve, NOT from an intelligence perspective, but from a novel tooling perspective. And we should expect our profession to continue to benefit from said tooling, now and in the future. Saving Changes...
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