Only 35% of projects today are completed successfully. One reason for this disappointing rate is the low level of maturity of technologies available for project management. This is about to change. Researchers, startups, and innovating organizations, are beginning to apply AI, machine learning, and other advanced technologies to project management, and by 2030 the field will undergo major shifts. Technology will soon improve project selection and prioritization, monitor progress, speed up reporting, and facilitate testing. Project managers, aided by virtual project assistants, will find their roles more focused on coaching and stakeholder management than on administration and manual tasks. The author show how organizations that want to reap the benefits of project management technologies should begin today by gathering and cleaning project data, preparing their people, and dedicating the resources necessary to drive this transformation.

PwC has identified five areas where AI will transform project management for ever-reducing cost, improving efficiency and providing decision making support. This includes Active Assistance where AI will interact with project managers to update, follow-up and control projects status. Human capital is another area where learning will be based on past experiences and behaviours. Additionally AI and RPAs will perform actions on behalf of project managers. Another aspect that AI will transform project management is in the area of Risk Management.