How far can machines take over project management?

Like every other industry sector, project management is being transformed by new technologies, such as big data, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). Data already plays a pivotal role in decision-making processes, enabling project managers to track progress. So it is perhaps inevitable that the next few years will see more project management tasks being undertaken by intelligent systems. Bernard Marr, a global expert in data and author of Data Strategy, believes that we are experiencing the calm before the storm. He says: "AI is not yet widely applied in project management, but I believe this will change. We've seen a rise in the use of AI natural language virtual assistants like Siri and Cortana to co-ordinate tasks in other areas of our lives, so it is inevitable that project management will be next. "Large projects generate huge amounts of complex data that needs to be analysed and monitored to create valuable insights and predictions about a project's progress.