Abstract
The discipline of project management has matured over the years, dating back to the traditional waterfall methodology to the most recent project management methodology, which is the agile framework. In every era, the management of projects has been a prevalent field. Agile project management in the information technology (IT) industry, is the most recent and popular framework for project management, as it provides practices that support adaptive planning and continuous improvement. The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is an era that introduces new, advanced and complex projects, more specifically IT projects. The management of these projects in the 4th industrial revolution calls for major changes to the current way of managing projects. This research paper discusses managing projects in the 4th industrial revolution, the goal is to evaluate whether agile project management practices will be sufficient for executing projects 4.0. by examining the competencies and skills needed to facilitate the delivery of such complex and high technological projects. The 4th industrial revolution is an era that is greatly focused on big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics; these factors will impact the dynamics of project management as a profession. The objective of this research study is to establish how project management will thrive in such times. The methodology used is the quantitative method using survey/questionnaire as the data collection strategy. The paper will begin with the review of literature, which includes the introduction, followed by the research objectives and methodology, and research questions. Lastly the paper presents the analysis of data followed by recommendations and conclusion.