Project management trends 2020

We may only be a month into the year, but already we are seeing trends ahead for 2020 in the project management profession. Read on to discover what new emergences are on the horizon and how to develop the successes of previous years.

Tech that’s not a fad

You may be sick of hearing about AI, automation and the Internet of Things, but we promise you these are more than just buzzwords. Cutting edge technologies have already entered our home in ways we could have only ever imagined, in the form of Siri, Alexa and Google Home. Now seemingly ‘futuristic’ technologies are set to infiltrate our workplaces too. It is predicted that 800 million jobs globally could be automated by 2030. The project management profession will see a rise in the use of Artificial Intelligence, offering insights and algorithm-based suggestions to boost project efficiency. Get ahead by learning more about AI with an Artificial Intelligence course.

Remote working

Remote working has a number of advantages and is bound to continually increase in popularity in 2020. A recent report from the Carbon Trust found that greater adoption of home working could save around 3 million tons of carbon emissions in the UK alone. This way of working has been found to be particularly appealing to environmentally-conscious Generation Z employees. The result, however, is that many offices are only ever at around 55% occupancy. This is leading to a rise in shared