Human-AI Synergy in Practice: From Traditional to Innovation Project Management
Richard Maltzman
Master Lecturer
Boston University Metropolitan College
About the Presentation
This talk focuses on the impact of the latest implementations of Artificial Intelligence (AI), as they relate to both Traditional and Innovation Project Management. Traditional project management is often seen as standardized processes for planning, scheduling, controlling, and sometimes managing risk. Innovation management, in its purest form, is a combination of the management of innovation processes and change management – it’s a form of project, program, and portfolio management. We will explore how AI can serve leaders of both traditional projects and of innovations.
Since Innovation Managers deal with strikingly new ideas, particular emphasis will be given to Innovation Management Software (IMS), the platforms that help companies manage the entire lifecycle of collecting ideas and fostering them into implementable innovations. Special attention will be given to product innovation and to the high-tech field, in which multiple organizations and industries must collaborate in the development of new technologies. This calls into play something called “Open Innovation” (OI), in which several companies cooperate – sharing resources, knowledge and skills in a creative goal. We discuss what AI brings to IMS and OI – and to project and innovation managers.
Finally, we’ll provide answers to additional questions like:
- What tasks are best suited for AI, PMs, or a combination of the two?
- What will be the role of AI in the future of project management?
- Will AI save, eliminate, and/or change PM jobs?
- Will AI improve or degrade the relationship between Project managers and their team members?
- To what level can project managers rely on AI?
Key Takeaways
- Learn about different AI software and how each can be applied to traditional and innovation project management
- Gain an understanding of what AI can bring to Open Innovation
- Take a look into the future of project management with AI
About Luigi Morsa, Ph.D.
Luigi Morsa (Ph.D.) is an Aerospace Engineer and Project Manager working in the Aircraft Industry in Germany. The passion for project management has led Luigi to contribute to two books by Dr. Harold Kerzner, the pioneer and globally recognized expert in project management. Luigi wrote two case studies about the Aircraft industry for Project Management Case Studies, 5th and 6th Editions (Wiley, 2017, 2022), two sections (Open Innovation in Action; The Project Manager’s Role in Developing Innovation Skills and Ideas in People) and the chapter “Innovation Management Software” for Innovation Project Management 1st and 2nd editions (Wiley, 2019, 2023). He wrote with Richard Maltzman, PMP and Master Lecturer at Boston University Metropolitan College, the chapter “10 Lessons Learnt from Irresponsibility in Project Management” for the book De Gruyter Handbook of Responsible Project Management (De Gruyter, 2023). In 2018, Luigi was a speaker at the Project Management Institute EMEA Congress (Berlin) to discuss the complexity of the aircraft industry market, with particular emphasis on the relationship between product and customer needs. He has presented at the 18th Annual Project Management in Practice Conference (Boston, 2024) the latest achievements of the Artificial Intelligence software in Project/Innovation Management. Luigi has been contributor for the International Institute of Learning Blog since 2019 with articles that cover themes related to Employee Engagement, Innovation, Team Management, Risk Management, Conflict Management, Agile, AI.
About Richard Maltzman
Richard Maltzman considers himself a ‘pracademic’ – currently (and for the past 10 years or so) Master Lecturer at Boston University, an author, and a consultant, providing clients with deep learning experiences and improved results. Richard “retired” from a 40-year career in telecom, mainly in engineering and project management. At the University level, and in consulting, his focus is always on converting weaknesses into strengths while teaching clients/students how to apply learned skills to everyday situations. In 2010, he co-founded EarthPM, LLC, a company devoted to integrating sustainability thinking into project management. His integration of a holistic, global view of project management has resulted in international consulting and worldwide speaking engagements (Costa Rica, South Africa, Malaysia, China, Mexico, Canada, India, Italy, The Netherlands) in which the focus is the long-term success of projects, with an eye towards ecological and social systems. His blog at PMI’s projectmanagement.com (People, Planet, Profits, and Projects) site has become very popular, and he has also started a podcast, “B’yond PM” on Spotify.
A co-author of seven books on project leadership, including the recent Great Meetings Build Great Teams, and the upcoming GreenPMO, He is a former VP of Professional Development for PMI Mass Bay (the Boston area PMI Chapter), and was on the Review Committee for the 7th Edition PMBOK® Guide, helping to assure that sustainability thinking finally made it into the Standard and the Body of Knowledge.
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