Project Management AI: The Next Workplace Revolution

When you mention Artificial Intelligence, a lot of people think of Cybermen or The Terminator; but what you may not know is that we’ve been using the technology for a few years now. Digital assistants are the latest must-haves making our home life that little bit simpler, but what can this mean for the future of the PMO and Project Managers?

AI in the PMO will work as an integrated system that will help your role as Project Manager become more streamlined, as less time will be spent on monotonous administrative jobs. So don’t worry, they won’t be replacing you – they’ll leave you freer to do the more important tasks you currently struggle to find time to concentrate on.

There are systems already available to assist with creating budgets, estimating tasks, and calculating risks. Not only that, there are other apps which work with chat systems to remember questions that have previously been asked. They then store the answers in an interactive Project Wiki. These are great systems that can be put in place today, require little integration and can help make your time in the office a little easier.

In the long term, Project Management AI will become a system that almost all PMOs will have. It’ll be able to perform the daily administration and management of projects with little to no human input. As it does this, it’ll learn an understanding of your projects’ performance.

Your new AI colleague will be able to provide you with accurate time estimates for your projects, and predict where you may hit roadblocks during the pr