The New Rules of Project Management in the AI Era with Pierre Le Manh, CEO of PMI

Apr 7, 2025

Pierre Le Manh, the President and CEO of the Project Management Institute, shares his extensive experience in leading global organizations. He discusses how AI is revolutionizing project management, emphasizing the importance of upskilling and reskilling professionals. The conversation explores PMI's innovative approach to personalized learning formats and the unique challenges of managing AI projects versus traditional ones. Pierre also highlights the transformative potential of AI tools in enhancing collaboration and continuous education in the field.

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ANECDOTE

AI-Personalized Language Learning

Pierre Le Manh uses ChatGPT daily to learn Spanish by creating a personalized learning plan and continuous interaction.
The AI tracks his progress and adjusts the focus based on his mistakes, enhancing his learning experience.

INSIGHT

Three AI Levels in Project Management

AI impacts project management at three levels: automation, augmentation, and inventing new use cases.
AI enables new practices like automated candidate search and enhanced project documentation review.

ADVICE

AI Accelerates Translation Efforts

Use AI to speed up translation and localization to reach global learners faster.
Embrace 'good enough' AI translations to rapidly bring content to market in multiple languages.

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Pierre Le Manh, PMP, has been serving as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Project Management Institute since September 2022. A global executive with a multicultural background and experience in leading companies across multiple knowledge industries, he has a proven track record of delivering results and guiding organizations through complex transformations and globalization. Before joining PMI, he served as CEO for North America and as Global Deputy CEO at Ipsos. Pierre played a crucial role in transforming Ipsos from a primarily European-focused organization with $700 million in revenue in 2004, to a $2.5 billion global industry leader by 2021, and in growing the company to more than 18,000 employees operating in 90 countries, successively leading various regions and global business lines.

💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode:

How AI is reshaping project management and upskilling
Why PMI is betting big on personalized, AI-powered learning
The difference between managing AI projects vs. using AI in projects
How PMI maintains the PMP as a global gold standard
The potential of collective intelligence in professional education

✨ Episode Highlights:

[00:01:20] Pierre Le Manh’s path to PMI and passion for global professional education
[00:05:02] How the skills economy is reshaping lifelong learning and certification
[00:08:36] PMI’s multi-format approach to personalized learning at scale
[00:11:20] Leveraging ChatGPT and PMI Infinity for AI-driven upskilling
[00:18:15] AI’s dual impact: Transforming project work and enabling AI project leadership
[00:23:39] Why PMI sees AI project management as a distinct and certifiable skillset
[00:32:48] AI-powered translation and localization to scale global learning
[00:46:47] Unlocking collective intelligence through a connected professional network

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