Artificial intelligence is now a mainstay for organizations. But given the lack of widespread use across enterprises, there’s room for growth. And project teams are leading the way, developing AI solutions that deliver value to their companies and customers. We discuss this with:
Mohammed Nabtiti, PMI-RMP, PMP, project management office and governance manager, Beeah Group, Dubai: Nabtiti discusses how his company created its “Office of the Future” with sustainability, AI and smart office technologies as the driving forces, how the team mitigated and managed risks to integrate several AI systems, how the organization determines accountability for AI outputs, and how he’s taking lessons learned about scoping and planning into future AI projects.
Sanjukta Ghosh, PMP, data and AI leader, Siemens AG, Munich: Ghosh discusses how she started her AI journey by solving customer problems, the knowledge project professionals need to manage AI initiatives and how she’s working to standardize AI projects across Siemens’ business units. Plus, Ghosh talks about a project to create digital twins for assets in the process industry using AI and engineering documents.
Key themes
[02:01] Creating a sustainable, AI-driven “Office of the Future”
[04:49] From smart meeting rooms to a digital concierge: Building the business case for which AI tech to use in the workplace
[07:44] Identifying and managing risks when integrating multiple AI systems
[10:43] Determining who is accountable for AI systems’ decisions
[14:08] How scoping and planning affect AI projects
[17:34] Skills and knowledge project professionals need to lead AI initiatives
[18:33] Standardizing AI projects across an enterprise
[22:05] Creating digital twins from AI tech and documentation
[26:52] Project professionals must stay up-to-date on tech advancements
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