by Mike Ososki, PMP
Master the unpredictable! Moderator Tana Glassford-Samuel commented, “it sounds like a regular day for project managers,” and many of you likely agree, especially in these increasingly volatile times.
Nine professionals on the GSU stage joined us for a panel discussion of relevant topics. Present and contributing were ...
AI Experts : Oliver Yarbrough, PMP, author, speaker, trainer and PM expert
Doug Ware, CEO with Elumenotion
Recruiters : Dana Neiger, Director of Talent Acquisition with Barge Design Solutions
Brett Horsley, Business Solutions Manager with Ledgent Finance and Accounting
SMEs : Dr. Anjanette Elligan, Sr. Manager, Site Partnership Lead with BeOne Medicines
Nelson Ingle, Founder of Simply Agile
Cheryl Leaphart, Leader in Education and EdTech
Gray Terry, Retired Business Continuity Officer with Philips Healthcare
Jim Presmanes, VP Risk Management and Insurance with Havertys Furniture
Unsurprisingly, nearly all questions and discussion involved AI—likely the biggest disruptor to our increasingly less business-as-usual times. Did you know that Atlanta is one of the top 5 US cities now prioritizing to build data centers?
Many organizations have massive amounts of raw data gathered over many years that just sits unused because no one wants to climb that mountain. One particularly wonderful aspect of AI is its (naturally) superhuman ability to consolidate, analyze, and summarize this data. Ascending the otherwise overwhelming information heights with ease, AI can connect dots, spot if/then patterns, predict trends, and provide useful reports for the informed actionability of human decision-making.
Be sure to give AI only high quality info, and use guard rails, eg: tell it to use only data that you provide. It was asserted that “you can’t trust AI,” and you must “stay in the driver’s seat.”
Some good suggestions that were shared are that we use AI to ...
- Characterize risk.
- Predict problems based on prior patterns.
- Automate meeting notes and status updates.
- Help with critical thinking and problem-solving.
- Build better bridges between projects and operations.
- Organize and unify big organizations with many teams.
- Design custom and specialized curriculum for educational use.
- Ideate and help with IP, eg: write articles and books, and create videos.
- Create a virtual “mini-me” digital twin version of yourself, (but don’t let it represent you).
Remember that you know the truth and you drive the process. Do your best to embrace risk and change, as it is unavoidable. Though AI offers so much and is quickly changing all human endeavor, it will never replace you in the live dynamics of human relationships. Maintain and continue growing your excellent skills to feel, lead and communicate.