ABSTRACT
This chapter begins with a simulation model with random numbers. It presents two research areas of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that can enhance current automation efforts in the Project Management industry, namely expert systems and artificial neural networks. Since AI technology provides techniques for the computer program to carry out a variety of tasks, at which humans are currently better, AI paradigms, are appropriate for solving Project Management problems. Project Management can be considered a fertile field for many AI applications due to the fact that expert knowledge, judgement and experience are the key requirements for the resolution of most construction engineering and management tasks. Artificial neural networks, commonly referred to as neural networks, are massively parallel-distributed processors made up of simple processing units, which perform computations and store knowledge. Neural networks are suitable for solving complex cognitive problems.
