IT Project Managers
Official O*NET title: Information Technology Project Managers (15-1299.09)
Also called: it project manager, technical project manager, scrum master, cloud product director, cybersecurity project manager
Do you do this at work?
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Do you do this at work?
Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends
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How AI is changing it project managers work
8 of 21 measurable main tasks for this job show up in real AI-use data, so we rate it Amber (some AI use) — 38%.
This shows where people already use AI, not whether the job will disappear. How we measure this.
Tasks in this job and recorded AI use
- Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Develop or update project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Assess current or future customer needs and priorities by communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Develop implementation plans that include analyses such as cost-benefit or return on investment (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Schedule and help with meetings related to information technology projects (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Identify, review, or select vendors or consultants to meet project needs (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Talk with project staff to identify and resolve problems (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Manage project execution to make sure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Start, review, or approve modifications to project plans (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Direct or coordinate activities of project staff (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Identify need for initial or supplemental project resources (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Perform risk assessments to develop response strategies (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Develop and manage annual budgets for information technology projects (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Establish and execute a project communication plan (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Develop and manage work breakdown structure of information technology projects (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Monitor the performance of project team members, providing and documenting performance feedback (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Coordinate recruitment or selection of project staff (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Assign duties, responsibilities, and spans of authority to project staff (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Negotiate with project stakeholders or suppliers to obtain resources or materials (main task) — no recorded AI use
Tasks: O*NET 31.0. AI use: Anthropic Economic Index (exact or close text match).
Your first steps (guidance)
- Week 1: Open a free AI assistant and say hello. Follow our “Getting started with AI” guide. Ask it one simple question about your work.
- Week 2: Use AI on one task you do often. Try the prompt for: “Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends”. Try the prompt for: “Develop or update project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing”.
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Questions about AI and it project managers
Will AI replace it project managers?
Our data can’t predict job losses, and we don’t try to. What it does show: 8 of the 21 main tasks for this job match tasks people already use AI for (Anthropic Economic Index), giving a Amber rating (some AI use). Using AI on a task is not the same as AI doing the whole job, and 13 of the 21 listed tasks show no recorded AI use yet.
Which IT project manager tasks is AI used for most?
In the data, the most AI use among this job’s tasks is for: prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends; develop or update project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing; assess current or future customer needs and priorities by communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods.
Which IT project manager tasks show little or no AI use?
For example: manage project execution to make sure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope; submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards; start, review, or approve modifications to project plans. These are good places to keep building your own skills.
How does this job compare to others?
In Microsoft Research’s “Working with AI” study, this job’s AI applicability score is equal to or higher than 88% of the occupations they scored. That measures overlap with AI chat use, not risk of job loss.
How can a IT project manager start learning AI?
Start small: open a free AI assistant, try it on one task you do often, and always check facts and numbers yourself. The plan on this page is guidance, not professional advice.
See how this job ranks
IT Project Managers ranks #199 of 572 jobs for the share of main tasks with AI use (#1 = most), and #29 of 30 in Tech.
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