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A Data-Driven Analysis of the Evolution of Project Management: Tasks, Trends, and AI

09 December 2025

BY SCOTT M. GRAFFIUS | ScottGraffius.com

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Abstract: The field of project management has dramatically changed over the past 50 years, shifting from largely manual administrative work to AI-assisted strategic leadership. This article formulates a task-level, data-driven analysis of project management duties in 1975, 2000, and 2025—showing trends, AI potential, and the changing human + AI partnership that’s the future of the profession.

1. Introduction

Project management has changed significantly over the last 50 years. The paper-based, manual methods of the 70s have been replaced by AI-assisted processes in the 21st century, and the profession has been adapting continuously to the changes in technology, methodology, and organizational demands.

As AI becomes increasingly capable, will project managers themselves become obsolete, or will the role simply transform into a higher-order, strategic function?

This article first studies the duties of project managers in 1975, 2000, and 2025, respectively, then examines the extent to which those duties can be done by AI, and finally, draws the implications for project management jobs and career paths.

This article delivers a granular task-level scrutiny where each task is regarded as either fully AI-automated, partially augmentable (human/AI), or entirely human. The central purpose of the study is to uncover the changing human-machine interaction in project management and to provide a solid ground for future predictions rather than mere speculation.

2. Methodology

The correspondence of tasks to different periods helps to establish a longitudinal comparison, thus getting insight into how project management work has changed over time.

The analysis uses literature review data and expert-guided AI potential classifications. It is informed by 101 sources, which are cited in the bibliography section of this article.

2.1 Task Selection

For each time point (1975, 2000, 2025), 20 representative project management tasks were identified, resulting in 60 tasks in total.
Tasks were chosen based on their frequency in project management literature, their significance as main project management work, and the general agreement on what constitutes typical project management work in each era.
This analysis used textbooks, publications on professional standards, and empirical reports and industry analyses of project management practices as sources.
The task list was intended to illustrate how project management duties have changed over time. As shown by the literature, it’s summarized as: from administrative/manual (1975) through digital/collaborative (2000) to AI-augmented strategic leadership (2025).
These lists represent the patterns identified through the aggregated data of the respective eras. However, individual experiences may vary depending on the industry, organization, and other factors.

2.2 AI Potential Classification

For each task, the suitability for automation or augmentation by AI was determined, resulting in the following three categories.

AI: Tasks that can be entirely automated by AI without any human intervention (e.g., repetitive scheduling, data aggregation, etc.).
Human/AI: Tasks where AI can take over or partially perform routine or data-based aspects, but human judgment, control, or creative/relational input is still necessary.
Human: Tasks that are heavily dependent on human judgment, leadership, interpersonal skills, ethics, or strategic thinking, Thus, AI cannot effectively substitute human involvement.

Decisions factored data from the sources noted in the article's bibliography, practical knowledge of project management responsibilities, the current capabilities of AI (e.g., in scheduling, data processing, analytics), and expert assessments on human-AI collaboration.

If a classification was unclear, a conservative label was used (e.g., “Human/AI” instead of “AI” when human control was implied).

2.3 Limitations

The classification involves individual judgment and may not apply to every case (e.g., every individual experience).
Since AI is developing fast, some “Human/AI” tasks that exist today could turn into “AI” tasks in the future. The classification reflects typical AI capabilities as of the time of this article.
The 60-task list is a simplifying version, suited for illustration and analysis.
The list of 60 tasks is necessarily a simplification for clarity; many real-world PM roles combine, subdivide, or specialize tasks differently.

3. Project Management in 1975

1975 Era Characteristics

Manual, paper-based scheduling and documentation.
Hierarchical team structures.
Heavy reliance on physical memos, face-to-face meetings, and manual tracking.

Table 1: Project Management Responsibilities in 1975 (Shown as a Bulleted List)

Task Number, Responsibility

1. Develop detailed project plans (Gantt charts)
2. Define project scope and requirements
3. Allocate resources manually
4. Prepare budgets and cost estimates
5. Schedule tasks using paper/mainframe tools
6. Track progress via manual reports
7. Monitor timelines closely
8. Conduct formal project meetings
9. Prepare documentation for approvals
10. Manage risks manually
11. Interface with vendors and suppliers
12. Ensure compliance with regulations
13. Lead teams hierarchically
14. Handle procurement of materials/equipment
15. Maintain physical project files
16. Coordinate via memos and phone calls
17. Approve change requests manually
18. Present reports to senior management
19. Perform project closeout / post mortems
20. Ensure deliverables meet technical specifications

In 1975, project managers were primarily task executors and coordinators, managing administrative, planning, and compliance work through manual processes.

4. Project Management in 2000

2000 Era Characteristics

Adoption of digital tools — project management software, spreadsheets, email.
Rise of IT, engineering, and cross functional projects.
Emergence of more formalized documentation and collaboration across departments.

Table 2: Project Management Responsibilities in 2000 (Shown as a Bulleted List)

Task Number, Responsibility

21. Develop project plans using software
22. Define/manage project scope with stakeholders
23. Create Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
24. Assign resources digitally
25. Monitor schedules and dependencies
26. Track budgets electronically
27. Conduct team status meetings
28. Prepare status reports for management or clients
29. Identify and manage risks using registers
30. Manage change requests formally
31. Interface with vendors and contractors
32. Ensure compliance with standards (e.g., ISO, CMMI)
33. Facilitate cross-functional collaboration
34. Maintain electronic project documentation
35. Implement quality assurance / testing plans
36. Negotiate project timelines and deliverables
37. Mentor junior team members
38. Communicate with stakeholders via email/phone
39. Conduct project reviews / lessons learned
40. Manage IT specific challenges (integration, version control)

By 2000, project management work became more data-driven, collaborative, and structured, leveraging software tools and standardized processes—yet human judgment remained essential.

5. Project Management in 2025

2025 Era Characteristics

Agile, hybrid, or flexible methodologies predominate.
Cloud-based collaboration and real-time communications.
AI supports planning, scheduling, analytics, and reporting.
Remote and distributed teams are common.

Table 3: Project Management Responsibilities in 2025 (Shown as a Bulleted List)

Task Number, Responsibility

41. Facilitate Agile ceremonies (Scrum, Kanban)
42. Develop adaptive project roadmaps
43. Leverage AI tools for scheduling / resource allocation
44. Manage distributed / remote teams
45. Collaborate in real-time using cloud platforms
46. Track key performance indicators (KPIs) and project health metrics continuously
47. Prioritize tasks dynamically based on business value
48. Foster team culture, psychological safety, and inclusion
49. Manage stakeholder engagement via digital dashboards
50. Ensure alignment with organizational strategy / objectives and key results (OKRs)
51. Conduct scenario planning for risks and opportunities
52. Integrate DevOps and continuous delivery practices
53. Drive continuous improvement and iterative delivery
54. Coordinate multi-project programs and portfolios
55. Support and interpret AI-driven analytics and forecasts
56. Mentor teams in adaptive practices
57. Ensure cybersecurity, data privacy, and compliance
58. Evaluate emerging technology trends for project applicability
59. Promote sustainability and ESG considerations in projects
60. Drive business value through strategic alignment and innovation

In 2025, project managers have evolved into strategic leaders, facilitators, and value drivers, leveraging AI and modern methodologies while focusing on human-centric and business-outcome work.

6. Trends and Patterns Across Eras

Table 4: Evolution of Project Management Responsibilities

Era	Core Characteristics	Primary Focus
1975	Manual, administrative, paper-based	Task execution and compliance
2000	Digital, collaborative, structured	Coordination, planning, analysis
2025	AI-augmented, strategic, people-driven	Leadership, value delivery, agility

The trend shows a steady transformation: administrative burdens diminish, while strategic, human-centric tasks rise in importance.

7. AI Potential in Project Management

Not all project management tasks are equally suited for automation. Based on the analysis:

Some tasks can be fully handled by AI (e.g., scheduling, baseline tracking, and relatively simple reporting).
Many tasks benefit from AI but still need human oversight or creativity—especially those involving uncertainty, complexity, or human relationships.
Some tasks remain inherently human (e.g., leadership, team culture, stakeholder negotiation, and ethical judgment).

Table 5: Annotated Project Management Responsibilities with AI Potential (All 60 Tasks)

Task #	Era	Responsibility	Human, AI, or Human/AI
1	1975	Develop detailed project plans (Gantt charts)	AI
2	1975	Define project scope and requirements	Human
3	1975	Allocate resources manually	Human/AI
4	1975	Prepare budgets and cost estimates	Human/AI
5	1975	Schedule tasks using paper/mainframe tools	AI
6	1975	Track progress via manual reports	Human/AI
7	1975	Monitor timelines closely	Human/AI
8	1975	Conduct formal project meetings	Human
9	1975	Prepare documentation for approvals	Human/AI
10	1975	Manage risks manually	Human/AI
11	1975	Interface with vendors and suppliers	Human
12	1975	Ensure compliance with regulations	Human
13	1975	Lead teams hierarchically	Human
14	1975	Handle procurement of materials/equipment	Human/AI
15	1975	Maintain physical project files	AI
16	1975	Coordinate via memos and phone calls	Human/AI
17	1975	Approve change requests manually	Human/AI
18	1975	Present reports to senior management	Human/AI
19	1975	Perform project closeout / post-mortems	Human
20	1975	Ensure deliverables meet technical specifications	Human
21	2000	Develop project plans using software	Human/AI
22	2000	Define/manage project scope with stakeholders	Human
23	2000	Create Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)	Human/AI
24	2000	Assign resources digitally	AI
25	2000	Monitor schedules / dependencies	AI
26	2000	Track budgets electronically	AI
27	2000	Conduct team status meetings	Human
28	2000	Prepare status reports for management/clients	AI
29	2000	Identify/manage risks with registers	Human/AI
30	2000	Manage change requests formally	Human/AI
31	2000	Interface with vendors/contractors	Human
32	2000	Ensure compliance with standards (ISO, CMMI)	Human
33	2000	Facilitate cross-functional collaboration	Human
34	2000	Maintain electronic project documentation	AI
35	2000	Implement quality assurance / testing plans	Human/AI
36	2000	Negotiate project timelines / deliverables	Human
37	2000	Mentor junior team members	Human
38	2000	Communicate with stakeholders via email / phone	Human/AI
39	2000	Conduct project reviews / lessons learned	Human
40	2000	Manage IT-specific challenges (integration / version control)	Human/AI
41	2025	Facilitate Agile ceremonies (Scrum, Kanban)	Human
42	2025	Develop adaptive project roadmaps	Human/AI
43	2025	Leverage AI tools for scheduling / resource allocation	AI
44	2025	Manage distributed / remote teams	Human
45	2025	Collaborate in real-time using cloud platforms	Human/AI
46	2025	Track key performance indicators (KPIs) / project health metrics continuously	AI
47	2025	Prioritize tasks dynamically based on business value	Human/AI
48	2025	Foster team culture, psychological safety, inclusion	Human
49	2025	Manage stakeholder engagement via dashboards	Human
50	2025	Ensure alignment with organizational strategy / objectives and key results (OKRs)	Human
51	2025	Conduct scenario planning for risks and opportunities	Human/AI
52	2025	Integrate DevOps / continuous delivery practices	Human/AI
53	2025	Drive continuous improvement and iterative delivery	Human/AI
54	2025	Coordinate multi-project programs / portfolios	Human/AI
55	2025	Support AI-driven analytics and forecasting	Human/AI
56	2025	Mentor teams in adaptive practices	Human
57	2025	Ensure cybersecurity, data privacy, and compliance	Human/AI
58	2025	Evaluate emerging technology trends for project applicability	Human
59	2025	Promote sustainability and ESG considerations in projects	Human
60	2025	Drive business value through strategic alignment and innovation	Human

Here's the distribution of the 60 tasks (all eras combined).

10 (17%) were designated as AI.
26 (43%) as Human/AI.
24 (40%) as Human.

Here's the data by era.

1975: 17 (85%) of the 20 tasks were classified as Human or Human/AI, and the other 3 (15%) were designated as AI.
2000: 15 (75%) of the 20 tasks were classified as Human or Human/AI, and the other 5 (25%) were designated as AI.
2025: 18 (90%) of the 20 tasks were classified as Human or Human/AI, and the other 2 (10%) were designated as AI.

Here are the ranges for the eras in aggregate: 75-90% (83% average) of the tasks were Human or Human/AI, and 10-25% (17% average) were AI.

8. Implications for the Future of Project Management

Project management is evolving. Professionals who embrace this change are unlikely to be replaced. As AI automates repetitive and data-intensive tasks, project managers can focus on higher-value responsibilities such as strategic planning, leadership, stakeholder engagement, and fostering team culture.
Skill priorities will shift. In addition to technical fluency, successful project managers will need leadership, critical thinking, stakeholder management, AI tool literacy, and ethical decision-making skills.
Organizations must adapt. To leverage AI effectively, organizations should redesign workflows, blend human + AI tasks intentionally, invest in reskilling, and establish governance over AI use (e.g., privacy, bias, accountability).
Human + AI collaboration becomes the norm. A “hybrid workforce” (one that combines human judgment and other qualities along with AI efficiency) offers improved productivity, agility, and strategic focus.

In short, AI handles analytics, scheduling, and reporting; humans focus on leadership, strategy, stakeholder relationships, and value delivery.

9. Discussion and Insights

The human element remains essential in project management. Leadership, ethics, interpersonal dynamics, and strategic thinking are profoundly difficult—if not impossible—to fully automate.

AI serves as a powerful tool rather than a replacement. By taking over routine and repetitive tasks, it frees project managers to focus on higher-order responsibilities that demand and benefit from human judgment and insight.

The evolution of the profession has been gradual yet enduring. Over the past five decades, project management has progressed from manual processes to digital systems and now to AI-augmented work, but the core share of human-centered responsibilities has remained substantial.

Ultimately, resilience and adaptability determine success. Project managers and organizations that embrace change, invest in reskilling, and integrate AI as a collaborative partner will thrive, while those who cling to outdated approaches risk falling behind.

Actionable Insights

AI doesn’t replace project managers—it reshapes what it means to be one. Success now depends on a combination of strategic oversight, human judgment, leadership, ethical governance, and AI literacy. Routine work is automated, so human contribution is elevated to guiding decisions, managing people, and ensuring outcomes align with organizational objectives.

Here’s a comprehensive summary of general guidance for project managers in an AI-augmented world, along with the reasoning behind each suggestion:

1. Embrace AI as a tool, not a replacement

Guidance: Use AI to automate routine, repetitive, and data-intensive tasks such as scheduling, resource tracking, risk monitoring, status reporting, and document generation.
Why: AI can handle certain high-volume tasks faster and with fewer errors than humans. This frees project managers to focus on decision-making, strategy, and stakeholder engagement—areas where human judgment is critical.

2. Develop soft skills

Guidance: Invest in communication, negotiation, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills. Lead teams with empathy and clarity.
Why: As AI fulfills operational tasks, human skills that involve understanding, motivating, and guiding people become more valuable.

3. Focus on governance and ethical oversight

Guidance: Establish protocols for AI usage, including validation of AI outputs, risk assessment, compliance with regulations, and ethical considerations (e.g., bias in AI algorithms).
Why: AI is powerful but not infallible (e.g., AI "hallucinations"). Project managers ensure that AI supports strategic objectives responsibly and ethically, safeguarding quality, fairness, and accountability.

4. Strengthen decision-making and judgment

Guidance: Learn to interpret AI recommendations critically, identify exceptions, and make final decisions that consider business context, human factors, and organizational priorities.
Why: AI can suggest solutions or predict outcomes, but humans are needed to weigh trade-offs, anticipate unintended consequences, and align actions with organizational goals.

5. Advance AI literacy and technical awareness

Guidance: Understand how AI tools work at a conceptual level, including their capabilities, limitations, and data requirements. Be able to communicate effectively with technical teams.
Why: Project managers need to bridge the gap between technical AI implementation and business strategy. AI literacy helps in planning, monitoring, and ensuring projects deliver value.

6. Reimagine project roles and workflows

Guidance: Redesign team structures and workflows to integrate AI. Identify where AI can augment human roles and where humans must retain control.
Why: Effective integration of AI changes task allocation and accountability. Teams that adapt processes for AI augmentation are more efficient, productive, and innovative.

7. Practice continuous learning and adaptation

Guidance: Stay updated on emerging AI tools, methods, and best practices. Encourage team upskilling and cross-functional learning.
Why: AI evolves rapidly. Project managers who continuously learn and foster learning cultures will maintain relevance and ensure their projects leverage the latest innovations.

10. Conclusion

Project management has experienced a major change in its structure and working methods during the last five decades. In 1975, project managers were mostly performing basic procedural tasks, keeping everything in their heads or on paper, using manual methods. By 2000, work relied on digital tools. In 2025, project managers are empowered by AI and are more focused on strategic leadership, enterprise agility, and value delivery.

Key Takeaways:

AI automates and augments tasks but does not replace human involvement.
Human skills such as leadership, strategy, and interpersonal insight remain central.
Project management is evolving toward human + AI collaboration, emphasizing strategy, value creation, and innovation.

To learn more about human-AI collaboration, including the "exotic team dynamics" that emerge when advanced AI joins teams, see this article.

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Graffius, S. M. (2025, August 7). Method and System for Facilitating Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence Teams via a Protocolized Mediation Layer for Bi-Directional Translation, Interpretation, and Optimization of Natural Language, Paralinguistic, Prosodic, and Nonverbal Cues Across Text, Audio, and Video Modalities, Incorporating Real-Time Analysis of Auditory Tone, Pitch, Affect, Facial Expressions, Gaze, Posture, and Other Body Language Indicators, Generating AI-Compatible Representations for Human Inputs, Generating Human-Accessible Representations for AI Outputs, Conveying Context-Aware Information in Both Directions, Reducing Cognitive Friction, Enhancing Mutual Intelligibility, Supporting Decision-Making, and Maximizing Collective Task Performance. A novel integration of multimodal communication, cognitive alignment, and human-AI interaction. Los Angeles, California, United States: Scott M. Graffius.

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Graffius, S. M. (2025, October 29). Definitions of Advanced AIs: Agentic, Autonomous, and Autopoietic. https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/advanced-ai-definitions.html

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Scott M. Graffius is a strategic transformation leader who drives AI, Agile, and broader business and technology initiatives to deliver measurable value across projects, programs, portfolios, and PMOs. He is an expert in the teamwork tradecraft of both human and human-AI teams, including the “exotic team dynamics” that emerge. He is also an authority on the temporal patterns of social media, including the half-life of audience engagement.

He’s a practitioner, researcher, thought leader, award-winning author, and keynote speaker who’s taken the stage at 95 conferences and other events across 25 countries.

He’s delivered over $2.3 billion in value for Fortune 500 companies and other leaders in technology, entertainment, financial services, healthcare, and beyond.

Businesses, professional associations, government agencies, and universities use Graffius and feature his work. Examples include Adobe, Bayer, Boston University, Ford, Gartner, Harvard Medical School, IEEE, Johns Hopkins University, Microsoft, MSN, National Academy of Sciences, Oracle, Pinterest Inc., Project Management Institute, UC San Diego, Verizon, Yale University, and others.

The following sections provide additional information on his experience, contributions, and influence.

Experience

Graffius heads the professional services firm Exceptional PPM and PMO Solutions, along with its subsidiary Exceptional Agility. These consultancies offer strategic and tactical advisory, training, embedded expertise, and consulting services to the public, private, and government sectors. They help organizations enhance their capabilities and results in agile, project management, program management, portfolio management, and PMO leadership, supporting innovation and driving competitive advantage. The consultancies confidently back services with a Delighted Client Guarantee™.

Graffius is a former VP of project management with a publicly traded provider of diverse consumer products and services over the Internet. Before that, he ran and supervised the delivery of projects and programs in public and private organizations with businesses ranging from e-commerce to advanced technology products and services, retail, manufacturing, entertainment, and more.

He has experience with consumer, business, reseller, government, and international markets.

Award-Winning Author

Graffius has authored three books.

Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions, his first book, earned 17 awards.
Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change, his second book, was named one of the best Scrum books of all time by BookAuthority.
Agile Protocol: The Transformation Ultimatum, his third book and his first work of fiction, was released in April 2025. The book trailer is on YouTube.

International Public Speaker

Organizations worldwide engage Graffius to present on tech (including AI), Agile, project management, program management, portfolio management, and PMO leadership. He crafts and delivers unique and compelling talks and workshops. Graffius has conducted 95 sessions across 25 countries. Select examples of events include Agile Trends Gov, BSides (Newcastle Upon Tyne), Conf42 Quantum Computing, DevDays Europe, DevOps Institute, DevOpsDays (Geneva), Frug’Agile, IEEE, Microsoft, Scottish Summit, Scrum Alliance RSG (Nepal), Techstars, and W Love Games International Video Game Development Conference (Helsinki), and more.

With an average rating of 4.81 (on a scale of 1-5), sessions are highly valued.

The speaker engagement request form is here.

Thought Leadership and Influence

Prominent businesses, professional associations, government agencies, and universities have showcased Graffius and his contributions—spanning his books, talks, workshops, and beyond. Select examples include:

Adobe,
American Management Association,
Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute,
Bayer,
BMC Software,
Boston University,
Broadcom,
Cisco,
Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts - Germany,
Computer Weekly,
Constructor University - Germany,
Data Governance Success,
Deimos Aerospace,
DevOps Institute,
Dropbox,
EU's European Commission,
Ford Motor Company,
Gartner,
GoDaddy,
Harvard Medical School,
Hasso Plattner Institute - Germany,
IEEE,
Innovation Project Management,
Johns Hopkins University,
Journal of Neurosurgery,
Lam Research (Semiconductors),
Leadership Worthy,
Life Sciences Trainers and Educators Network,
London South Bank University,
Microsoft,
MSN,
NASSCOM,
National Academy of Sciences,
New Zealand Government,
Oracle,
Pinterest Inc.,
Project Management Institute,
Mary Raum (Professor of National Security Affairs, United States Naval War College),
SANS Institute,
SBG Neumark - Germany,
Singapore Institute of Technology,
Torrens University - Australia,
TBS Switzerland,
Tufts University,
UC San Diego,
UK Sports Institute,
University of Galway - Ireland,
US Department of Energy,
US National Park Service,
US Soccer,
US Tennis Association,
Verizon,
Wrike,
Yale University,
and many others.

Graffius has played a key role in the Project Management Institute (PMI) in developing professional standards. He was a member of multiple teams that authored, reviewed, and produced:

Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures—Second Edition.
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge—Sixth Edition.
The Standard for Program Management—Fourth Edition.
The Practice Standard for Project Estimating—Second Edition.

Additional details are here.

He was also a subject matter expert reviewer of content for the PMI’s Congress. Beyond the PMI, Graffius also served as a member of the review team for two of the Scrum Alliance’s Global Scrum Gatherings.

Acclaimed Authority on Teamwork Tradecraft

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Graffius is a renowned authority on teamwork tradecraft. Informed by the research of Bruce W. Tuckman and Mary Ann C. Jensen, over 100 subsequent studies, and Graffius' first-hand professional experience with, and analysis of, team leadership and performance, Graffius created his 'Phases of Team Development' as a unique perspective and visual conveying the five phases of team development. First introduced in 2008 and periodically updated, his work provides a diagnostic and strategic guide for navigating team dynamics. It provides actionable insights for leaders across industries to develop high-performance teams. Its adoption by esteemed organizations such as Yale University, IEEE, Cisco, Microsoft, Ford, Oracle, Broadcom, the U.S. National Park Service, and the Journal of Neurosurgery, among others, highlights its utility and value, solidifying its status as an indispensable resource for elevating team performance and driving organizational excellence.

The 2025 edition of Graffius' "Phases of Team Development" intellectual property is here.

Expert on Temporal Dynamics on Social Media Platforms

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Graffius is also an authority on temporal dynamics on social media platforms. His 'Lifespan (Half-Life) of Social Media Posts' research—first published in 2018 and updated annually—delivers a precise quantitative analysis of post longevity across digital platforms, utilizing advanced statistical techniques to determine mean half-life with precision. It establishes a solid empirical base, effectively highlighting the ephemeral nature of content within social media ecosystems. Referenced and applied by leading entities such as the Center for Direct Marketing, Fast Company, GoDaddy, Pinterest Inc., and PNAS, among others, his research exemplifies methodological rigor and sustained significance in the field of digital informatics.

The 2025 edition of Graffius "Lifespan (Half-Life) of Social Media Posts" research is here.

Education and Professional Certifications

Graffius has a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a focus in Human Factors. He holds eight professional certifications:

Certified SAFe 6 Agilist (SA),
Certified Scrum Professional - ScrumMaster (CSP-SM),
Certified Scrum Professional - Product Owner (CSP-PO),
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM),
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO),
Project Management Professional (PMP),
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB), and
IT Service Management Foundation (ITIL).

He is an active member of the Scrum Alliance, the Project Management Institute (PMI), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Advancing AI, Agile, and Project/PMO Management

Scott M. Graffius continues to advance the fields of AI, Agile, and Project/PMO Management through his leadership, research, writing, and real-world impact. Businesses and other organizations leverage Graffius’ insights to drive their success.

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Graffius, Scott M. (2025, December 9). A Data-Driven Analysis of the Evolution of Project Management: Tasks, Trends, and AI. https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/evolution-of-project-management.html

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