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Project Management

Leveraging AI for Effective Project Management

Published by Pearson

Intermediate content levelIntermediate

Expedite project management work using intelligent systems like ChatGPT 4o

  • Explains the role of AI across the project execution domains
  • Provides clear tutorials and case study examples of AI in project management and use cases
  • Illustrates the effectiveness of using AI that results in productivity gains using multi-modal conversation

In this practical and dynamic course, Vijay Kanabar, Boston University professor and project management expert, illustrates how to increase efficiency in projects with the help of generative AI and how to expedite work with the help of Intelligent Systems like ChatGPT. This course equips learners to leverage AI for enhanced planning, coordination, and governance of projects.

You will gain a practical understanding of deploying AI across key project domains through tutorials and real-world case studies. Examples demonstrate the use of AI as a coach or assistant for project initiation, resource allocation, budgeting, scheduling, risk management, and performance tracking. Predictive, adaptive, and hybrid project management approaches are addressed. Relevant research highlights how organizations are increasing productivity through AI adoption. Acquire hands-on experience using industry-grade AI tools, such as ChatGPT.

What you’ll learn and how you can apply it

By the end of the live online course, you’ll understand:

  • The basics of prompt engineering when managing projects and leading teams
  • How to use ChatGPT (and see examples of other generative AI tools)
  • How to deploy AI in the organization to plan, organize, and control projects
  • How to use proven historic data to save time on repetitive administrative tasks
  • The limitations of AI and how to mitigate risks and prevent it from impacting your team’s decisions.

And you’ll be able to:

  • Assess and identify high-value AI applications to streamline project planning and monitoring for predictive and adaptive projects
  • Master the use of leading AI project assistance tools to complete planning templates, enhance activity scheduling, resource allocation, budgeting, and risk analysis and management
  • Appreciate the strengths and limitations of AI in the project management context

This live event is for you because...

  • You are a PMO director, program and project manager, or team member
  • You want a guide through the flood of information on the topic of AI — this live event gives you an opportunity to study its potential.
  • You have previous experience with project management at any level.

Prerequisites

  • Familiarity with basic project management terminology
  • Familiarity with processes associated with managing projects in any industry sector
  • No previous knowledge of AI is needed

Course Set-up

  • Students should have free accounts of an AI tool such as ChatGPT

Recommended Preparation

  • Read: Chapter 1, The AI Revolution in Project Management by Vijay Kanabar and Jason Wong

Recommended Follow-up

Schedule

The time frames are only estimates and may vary according to how the class is progressing.

Segment 1: Introduction to AI and Project Management (50 minutes)

  • What is project management?
  • AI use cases, traditional and multi-modal
  • Case Study Stakeholders: Identify stakeholders, Stakeholder Analysis with AI and Engaging Stakeholders through AI-Driven Communication
  • Building and Managing Teams using AI Case Study-AI-assisted recruitment and candidate selection, onboarding, training, and development

Exercise: Prompt Engineering for Stakeholder Engagement

Q&A (5 minutes)

Break (5 minutes)

Segment 2: Choosing a Development Approach with AI (50 minutes)

  • Understanding predictive, adaptive, and hybrid life cycle approaches
  • Using AI to select the right development approach for projects
  • Tailoring your project development approach for AI
  • Producing agile estimation
  • Use of GPTs in ChatGPT

Exercise: Prompt Engineering for Agile Projects

Q&A (5 minutes)

Break (5 minutes)

Segment 3: Monitoring Project Work Performance with AI (50 minutes)

  • Directing and managing project work
  • Managing project risk
  • Validating and controlling scope, schedule, and cost with AI
  • Generating and understanding reports and graphics
  • Productivity: Can we save time and money with AI?

Exercise: Putting it into Practice

Q&A (5 minutes)

Course wrap-up and next steps (5 minutes)

Your Instructor

  • Vijay Kanabar

    Vijay Kanabar, PhD, is the director and associate professor of Project Management programs at Boston University, Metropolitan College. He is one of the earliest PMP credentialed practitioners from the Project Management Institute. He created one of the earliest PMP exam corporate training materials three decades ago and has introduced several thousand students and practitioners to the core exam concepts of both the CAPM® and Project Management Professional (PMP)® exams. Vijay also is an agile practitioner and has earned the PMI-ACP credential. He has authored several books and more than 75 research papers in IT and project management. He received the prestigious PMI Linn Stuckenbruck Teaching Excellence Award in 2017 for his commitment to teaching and enhancing the project management discipline in higher education.