Develop detailed project plans.

Develop detailed project plans. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 8 occupations and seen in 12 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Plan work activities. in Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 12 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 12 (100%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

The Anthropic Economic Index observes real AI use on 2 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.008% per task.

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Initiate, review, or approve modifications to project plans. · Information Technology Project Managers · importance 4.2 · direct LLM exposure
• Determine project plans, timelines, or technical objectives for statistical aspects of biological research studies. · Biostatisticians · importance 4.2 · exposure with tools
• Develop or update project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing. · Information Technology Project Managers · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Plan test schedules or strategies in accordance with project scope or delivery dates. · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · importance 4.0 · direct LLM exposure
• Develop and manage work breakdown structure (WBS) of information technology projects. · Information Technology Project Managers · importance 3.9 · direct LLM exposure
• Observe production, developmental, and experimental activities to determine operating procedure and detail. · Technical Writers · importance 3.8 · direct LLM exposure
• Develop and apply time and cost networks to plan, control, and review large projects. · Operations Research Analysts · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Approve, schedule, plan, and supervise the installation and testing of new products and improvements to computer systems, such as the installation of new databases. · Database Administrators · importance 3.5 · direct LLM exposure
• Develop or approve project plans, schedules, or budgets. · Computer Systems Engineers/Architects · importance 3.4 · exposure with tools
• Develop or update project plans including information such as objectives, technologies, schedules, funding, and staffing. · Project Management Specialists · exposure with tools
• Direct and execute pre-production activities, such as creating moodboards or storyboards and establishing a project timeline. · Web and Digital Interface Designers · exposure with tools
• Propose, review, or approve modifications to project plans. · Project Management Specialists · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Information Technology Project Managers
• Biostatisticians
• Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
• Technical Writers
• Operations Research Analysts
• Database Administrators
• Project Management Specialists
• Web and Digital Interface Designers

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-develop-detailed-project-plans,
  title  = {Develop detailed project plans.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/develop-detailed-project-plans}
}