AI in project management by Karen Blay, Loughborough University, 29 October 2019

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and Civil Engineering
What does AI in PM
mean for my discipline
& why is it important?
Dr Karen Blay
k.b.blay@lboro.ac.uk
Source of Image: Tech Radar

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and Civil Engineering
AI …….Artificial intelligence (AI) is the simulation of human intelligence processes by
machines, especially computer systems. These processes include : Learning,
Reasoning and Self-correction.
-Marr, 2018
“AI is the new IT; it means lots of things to different people,” AI includes machine
learning, neural networks and deep learning, but has also become an umbrella term
for many other data-related subjects.
- Dario Gil, vice president for AI and quantum computing at IBM.
Making existing processes more efficient rather than having cognitive insights or
providing cognitive engagement?
-Prof. Julian Birkinshaw, London Business School

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and Civil Engineering
AI …….
Definition of AI, begin to shift based upon the goals
From a report by Marr (2018), organisations invest in AI development for
one of these three objectives:
Weak AI
Strong AI
Use human reasoning as a model but not necessarily the end goal

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and Civil Engineering
AI in Project Management
• A system that can perform the day-to-day management and administration of
projects.
(Middleton, 2017)
Source: Analytics training
Source: BDC Magazine
Source: Engineering.com
Intelligent Project Management Assistance
Predictive Analytics for Project Management

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and Civil Engineering
AI is Transforming Project
Management
AITPM

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and Civil Engineering
What do I need to do?
• Understand the meaning of AI in your discipline and what it will
become…
AI should not be left in the hands of technologists, according to IBM’s
Dario Gil. “It is a tool at our service to build a better society,”