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Automation Squad

Role

AI for IT Project Managers

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. Plan project stages and assess business implications for each stage. Monitor progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met.

Information Technology Project Managers · O*NET 15-1299.09 · Job Zone 4 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

23 of 40tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

247 matched to the tools information technology project managers use. Showing 24.

  • GitHub

    MCP server

    GitHub is the perfect place to share code and work collaboratively on private and open source software.

    GitHub

  • Slack

    MCP server

    Slack is a platform for team communication: everything in one place, instantly searchable, available wherever you go. Offering instant messaging, document sharing and knowledge search for modern teams.

    Slack

  • Google Ads

    MCP server

    Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords) is an online advertising platform developed by Google, where advertisers pay to display brief advertisements, service offerings, product listings, video content, and generate mobile application installs within the Google ad network to web user

    Google Ads

  • PostgreSQL

    MCP server

    PostgreSQL is a powerful, open-source database engine with a uniquely advanced query optimizer and dozens of built in features, making it an easy choice for production databases.

    PostgreSQL

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Airtable MCP or direct API to find, update, create, and organize records and tables through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Airtable

    MCP server

    Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone. Airtable is a fast and flexible way to create tables to keep track of anything, from sales leads to vacation planning to inventory management.

    Airtable

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with GitHub MCP or direct API to manage repositories, review pull requests, track issues, and automate code workflows through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Google Drive MCP or direct API to search files, upload documents, share folders, and manage permissions through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Slack MCP or direct API to send messages, fetch channels, read conversations, and manage users through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Wrike MCP or direct API to create projects, manage tasks, update statuses, and generate reports through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Google Docs MCP or direct API to create, edit, search, summarize, and share documents through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Google Drive

    MCP server

    Google Drive is Google's file sync app that lets you store all of your files online alongside your Google Docs documents, and keep them synced with all of your devices.

    Google Drive

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Google Meet MCP or direct API to schedule meetings, fetch meeting links, update invites, and manage participant lists through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Microsoft Outlook is a web-based suite of webmail, contacts, tasks, and calendaring services.

    Microsoft Outlook

  • Microsoft Teams

    MCP server

    Microsoft Teams is the hub for teamwork in Office 365 that integrates all the people, content, and tools your team needs to be more engaged and effective.

    Microsoft Teams

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Microsoft teams MCP or direct API to send messages, manage channels, schedule meetings, and fetch chat history through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • MySQL

    MCP server

    MySQL is a premier database used in millions of production environments around the world. Easily plug your MySQL database into any web service.

    MySQL

  • Quickbase empowers enterprise organizations to quickly turn ideas into applications that make them more efficient, informed, and productive. Ensure all assets are accounted for with granular, distributed tracking and project management applications that increase visibility and ac

    Make (make.com)

  • Salesforce

    MCP server

    Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship manager (CRM) application.

    Salesforce

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with ServiceNow MCP or direct API to create incidents, update tickets, fetch reports, and automate workflow actions through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Tableau is a business intelligence and analytics platform that enables users to connect to databases, create data visualizations, and share insights. The platform offers deployment options including cloud-based, self-hosted, and desktop environments with drag-and-drop functionali

    Make (make.com)

  • Tableau

    MCP server
  • Visualize project timelines, track progress, and hit deadlines with ease with the help of Gantt charts in Zoho Projects.

    Make (make.com)

  • Make (make.com)

The tools this job actually uses

334 documented for this occupation. Showing 40, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

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  • Amazon DynamoDBhot
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  • Apache Cassandrahot
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  • Apache Sparkhot
  • Apache Subversion SVNhot
  • Apache Tomcathot
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  • Bashhot
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What this job involves

21 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 21.

  1. Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
  2. Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
  3. Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables.
  4. Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
  5. Assess current or future customer needs and priorities by communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods.
  6. Initiate, review, or approve modifications to project plans.
  7. Schedule and facilitate meetings related to information technology projects.
  8. Direct or coordinate activities of project personnel.
  9. Develop implementation plans that include analyses such as cost-benefit or return on investment (ROI).
  10. Identify need for initial or supplemental project resources.
  11. Develop or update project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.
  12. Perform risk assessments to develop response strategies.
  13. Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
  14. Identify, review, or select vendors or consultants to meet project needs.
  15. Develop and manage annual budgets for information technology projects.
  16. Establish and execute a project communication plan.
  17. Develop and manage work breakdown structure (WBS) of information technology projects.
  18. Monitor the performance of project team members, providing and documenting performance feedback.
  19. Coordinate recruitment or selection of project personnel.
  20. Assign duties, responsibilities, and spans of authority to project personnel.
  21. Negotiate with project stakeholders or suppliers to obtain resources or materials.