Generative AI for Software Project Management: Insights from a Review of Software Practitioner Literature

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.10887v1
• Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 01:35:17 GMT
• Title: Generative AI for Software Project Management: Insights from a Review of Software Practitioner Literature
• Authors: Lakshana Iruni Assalaarachchi, Zainab Masood, Rashina Hoda, John Grundy,
• Abstract summary: We performed a grey literature review using 47 publicly available practitioner sources including blogs, articles, and industry reports.<n>We found that software project managers primarily perceive GenAI as an "assistant", "copilot", or "friend" rather than as a "PM replacement"
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: Software practitioners are discussing GenAI transformations in software project management openly and widely. To understand the state of affairs, we performed a grey literature review using 47 publicly available practitioner sources including blogs, articles, and industry reports. We found that software project managers primarily perceive GenAI as an "assistant", "copilot", or "friend" rather than as a "PM replacement", with support of GenAI in automating routine tasks, predictive analytics, communication and collaboration, and in agile practices leading to project success. Practitioners emphasize responsible GenAI usage given concerns such as hallucinations, ethics and privacy, and lack of emotional intelligence and human judgment. We present upskilling requirements for software project managers in the GenAI era mapped to the Project Management Institute's talent triangle. We share key recommendations for both practitioners and researchers.

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