PMI has published a new practice guide, “AI Essential for Project Professionals”. The guide helps project professionals to successfully design and implement AI transformations in their organizations.

The guide aims to inform project professionals about the basics and applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how AI can improve the way project management works.

The guide discusses the basics of AI and highlights what AI can be used for in different phases of project management, such as

• Planning: AI can help to allocate resources more efficiently, identify risks and prioritize projects.
  
  
• Decision-making: AI-supported analyses can accelerate decision-making processes by analyzing large amounts of data and identifying trends.
  
  
• Monitoring: AI can support project monitoring through real-time analytics and automate regular reporting.
  
  
• Communication and collaboration: AI tools such as chatbots and meeting assistants can improve collaboration by automating tasks such as note-taking and reporting.

The guide also addresses risks and challenges, such as

• Bias and data protection: AI systems can exhibit biases resulting from the training data used.
  
  
• Lack of transparency: Complex models such as neural networks are often difficult to explain, which can make it difficult to trust the decisions made by AI systems.

Overall, the document provides a comprehensive overview of how project managers can use AI to make their projects more efficient and successful.

The guide can be downloaded here: https://www.pmi.org/standards/ai-essentials-for-project-professionals