The Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Project Management: A Review

  • Authors

    • Nouf Almojel King Saud University, Department of Computer Science, P.O. Box 51178, Riyadh, 11543, Saudi Arabia and Majmaah University, Department of computer sciences, P.O. Box 66, Majmaah, 11952, Saudi Arabia
    • Omer Alrwais King Saud University, Department of Computer Science, P.O. Box 51178, Riyadh, 11543, Saudi Arabia
    https://doi.org/10.14419/0v55sy74

    Received date: August 26, 2025

    Accepted date: October 24, 2025

    Published date: December 19, 2025

  • Project Management; Knowledge Area; AI; Scheduling Management; Cost ‎Management; Risk Management

  • Abstract

    Project management is the coordination of a number of procedures to achieve ‎the desired goals of a project. It involves planning, monitoring and execution. The over ‎expansion of IT projects increased their complexity, uncertainty and its variability. ‎Therefore, it has become difficult for traditional methods to manage these projects ‎effectively. As these methods rely on experience and intuition and cannot deal with vast ‎amounts of data, repetitive tasks or high variability. As a result, the outcomes maybe ‎prone to errors. Consequently, the failure rate of IT projects increases. Since technology ‎is an essential element for any organization, they have to find solutions in order to ‎manage IT projects. AI has proven its effectiveness in many fields. In this research, ‎through a literature review, we will study the most prominent aspects of integration ‎between AI and project management in terms of challenges and impacts. As well as the ‎contribution of AI in the knowledge areas of project management. We will focus on ‎exploring how AI improves these specific knowledge areas: risk management, cost ‎management, and scheduling management. From this research, we conclude that AI ‎proved its ability to enhance many aspects of project management. Therefore, the ‎research offers important insights for organizations that attempt to adopt AI into project ‎management‎.

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    Almojel, N., & Alrwais, O. (2025). The Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Project Management: A Review. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 14(8), 420-428. https://doi.org/10.14419/0v55sy74