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How exposed to AI is a Information Technology Project Manager?

Of the 21 tasks O*NET lists for information technology project managers, 1 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 3 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Cloud Product DirectorCybersecurity Project ManagerData Center Product DirectorInformation Systems Project Manager (IS Project Manager)IT Manager (Information Technology Manager)IT Program Manager (Information Technology Program Manager)IT Project Manager (Information Technology Project Manager)Scrum MasterTransition Program Manager
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
21
tasks rated for this occupation
67%
hold a degree, from a survey of 21
370k
people do this job in the US
27 of 36
least protected in computing and maths

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

1
  • Establish and execute a project communication plan

Only with software built on top

17
  • Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope
  • Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables
  • Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards
  • Assess current or future customer needs and priorities by communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods
  • Initiate, review, or approve modifications to project plans
  • Schedule and facilitate meetings related to information technology projects
  • Direct or coordinate activities of project personnel
  • Develop implementation plans that include analyses such as cost-benefit or return on investment (ROI)
  • Identify need for initial or supplemental project resources
  • Develop or update project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing
  • Perform risk assessments to develop response strategies
  • Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends
  • Develop and manage annual budgets for information technology projects
  • Develop and manage work breakdown structure (WBS) of information technology projects
  • Monitor the performance of project team members, providing and documenting performance feedback
  • Assign duties, responsibilities, and spans of authority to project personnel
  • Negotiate with project stakeholders or suppliers to obtain resources or materials

Cannot be sped up

3
  • Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems
  • Identify, review, or select vendors or consultants to meet project needs
  • Coordinate recruitment or selection of project personnel
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.