AI's Role in Project Management? A Question of Judgment
TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
Gartner expects 80% of project management tasks to be automated by 2030, but judgment stays human.
Gartner has predicted that 80% of project management tasks will be automated by 2030, yet the author argues human judgment remains the deciding factor in project success.
AI handles dependency mapping, risk monitoring, talent discovery across departments, and what-if scenario modeling well.
What it does not catch is the human layer: stakeholder politics, disengaged staff, falsified progress reports, or deliberate project sabotage. The piece concludes that even where AI could fully automate a critical process, leaders consistently choose to keep a person on the final decision.