IMPACT OF USING AI TO MANAGE PROJECT RISKS INCLUDING CHANGE IN SCOPE AND LACK OF REQUIRED SKILLS: MODERATING EFFECT OF TEAM EXPERTISE IN IT INDUSTRY OF PAKISTAN

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SANA AHMAD, WARDA GUL, IMRAN SADIQ, SAEED UR REHMAN

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The aim of this paper is to study the impact of using Artificial Intelligence to manage project risks within IT industry by IT project managers. By implementing the socio technical system theory the model was derived to implement technology i.e. Artificial Intelligence to enable project managers assess risks beforehand and reduce the risk of project failure rate, The study was quantitative in nature and survey was conducted to collect data from 249 respondents which include project managers, functional managers and project team members of different software houses present in Lahore which included NETSOL, Systems, Tkxel, InvoZone. The results of this study clearly showed positive relationship between the variables, showing the use of artificial intelligence can create a significant impact on managing project risks and gaining expertise in AI can contribute towards managing project risks more effectively.

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SANA AHMAD, WARDA GUL, IMRAN SADIQ, SAEED UR REHMAN

1SANA AHMAD, 2DR. WARDA GUL, 3IMRAN SADIQ, 4SAEED UR REHMAN

1University of Management and Technology

2Assistant Professor University of Management and Technology

3Assistant Professor University of Management and Technology

4University of Management and Technology

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