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title: Transformation of industrial project management with the industrial metaverse
description: Find out how the Industrial Metaverse is redefining project management, collaboration and control in industry - and why this technology is far more than just a future trend.
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# [Transformation of industrial project management with the industrial metaverse](https://blog.coman-software.com/en/blog/the-transformation-of-industrial-project-management-through-the-industrial-metaverse)

 Written by [Santana-Alina Hagemann](https://blog.coman-software.com/en/blog/author/santana-alina-hagemann) | Nov 28, 2025 5:00:00 AM

### **Industry meets the future: the rise of the industrial metaverse**

What sounded like science fiction just a few years ago is now becoming reality:  
The **industrial metaverse** is changing how projects are planned, managed and implemented.

In contrast to the "classic" metaverse, which is often associated with gaming or *virtual *meetings, the industrial metaverse focuses on one thing: **efficiency, transparency and productivity in real industry.**

Thanks to technologies such as **digital twins**, **AI**, **IoT** and **augmented reality**, the boundaries between digital planning and real-world implementation are becoming blurred.  
Companies such as **Siemens**, **NVIDIA**, **EDAG** and **COMAN Software** are already demonstrating how *virtual *and physical worlds can be combined to create an end-to-end project experience.

### **What is already possible today**

The industrial metaverse is not a distant vision of the future - it is already here.  
Digital twins can be used to map plants, machines or entire production sites in real time.

These *virtual *images show live what is happening in reality - including all data, dependencies and progress.  
**VR and AR technologies** allow project teams or clients to "walk" through digital plants, simulate workflows or train maintenance processes - completely without risk or material consumption.

Practical example**:**  
When planning new battery factories, engineers use *virtual *models to visualize construction progress and identify bottlenecks before they actually occur.

💡[AI ](https://blog.coman-software.com/en/blog/ki-im-projektmanagement-erfahre-wie-ki-die-projektarbeit-revolutioniert?hsLang=en)also plays a crucial role: it analyses data streams, recognizes patterns, predicts risks and automatically suggests optimizations.

🏗️ **EDAG Production Solutions** uses the **NVIDIA Omniverse** platform to *virtually *simulate and monitor entire production plants in real time at leading trade fairs such as Hannover Messe - including [AI-supported project management](https://blog.coman-software.com/en/blog/ki-im-projektmanagement-erfahre-wie-ki-die-projektarbeit-revolutioniert?hsLang=en), interactive training and quality assurance down to component level.

🕶️Damit creates a digital PM cockpit in which project managers can identify defects live, optimize processes and make data-based decisions in an immersive 3D environment.

### ***Virtual *+ real = more efficient than ever**

At the heart of the Industrial Metaverse is the **connection between the virtual and physical worlds**.  
Everything that happens in the [Digital Project Twin](https://blog.coman-software.com/en/blog/what-is-the-digital-project-twin?hsLang=en) - a plan change, a material order, a new security clearance - is immediately synchronized with reality.

This has enormous advantages:

🔹 **Simulation without risk:** changes can be tested *virtually *before they are implemented in the real plant.

🔹 **Less material used:** *virtual *prototypes replace expensive test systems.

🔹 **Faster decisions:** Everyone involved - from design to assembly - accesses the same data at the same time.

Especially in global projects, this means **less coordination effort, faster implementation and more progress.**  
Engineers, planners and suppliers work together in a *virtual* environment - regardless of location, in real time and on the basis of the same information.

### Siemens Xcelerator & EDAG/NVIDIA in the Industrial Metaverse

⚙️ [Siemens Xcelerator](https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-and-nvidia-partner-enable-industrial-metaverse)<https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-and-nvidia-partner-enable-industrial-metaverse>is an open platform for digital solutions, services and hardware - including digital twins and VR/AR tools. In combination with NVIDIA Omniverse, it creates photorealistic simulations and real-time collaboration.

⚙️[ EDAG ](https://www.nvidia.com/de-de/omniverse/digital-twins/siemens/#)uses these technologies to rethink project management: at the Hannover Messe, EDAG demonstrated how complex plants can be *virtually *simulated and monitored in real time. Project managers navigate through *virtual* factories, check workflows and train processes - all without any physical risks.

### AI as a *virtual *assistant in project management

*Imagine this: Your project has an invisible co-pilot - an AI that thinks along in the background. It creates to-dos from chats, writes daily summaries, recognizes overtime and lets you know in good time. Sounds futuristic? But it's not.*

Current use cases:

- Automatic task scheduling and Gantt adjustment.
- Meeting summary + action items via AI tool.
- Resource & budget forecasting including anomaly detection.
- Chatbot for quick PM insights & status queries.
- Prioritization by urgency & ROI at backlog level.

Tools such as Wrike Copilot, Motion.ai or ClickUp AI already make this possible today.

 

### **Advantages for project management**

The Industrial Metaverse doesn't just change processes - it revolutionizes the way we think about project management.

**The biggest advantages at a glance:**

✅ **More efficiency:**  
Processes are digitally networked, downtimes and delays are detected early on.

✅ **Cost savings:  
***Virtual* simulations replace physical tests, predictive maintenance avoids breakdowns.

✅ **Safety:  
***Virtual* training environments minimize accident risks - VR goggles instead of protective clothing - employees learn safely in 3D simulations.

✅ **Better collaboration:**  
Global teams work in a shared, immersive space - decisions are made faster and more informed.

✅ **Greater flexibility:**  
Changes can be simulated and evaluated in seconds - perfect for dynamic markets.

✅ **Sustainability:**  
Less travel, less use of materials, less energy consumption - smarter planning, more sustainable building. 🌳🌱🌍

### Practical examples from the industry (🤫Automotive Insights)

*The automotive industry, a pioneer in the industrial metaverse, has long since gone digital - with high-end technologies that redefine project management.

**And for good reason: complex production lines, global supply chains and high pressure to innovate make digital twins and VR planning indispensable.*

🚗** Volkswagen** relies on the **3DEXPERIENCE platform** to create digital project twins of its production lines. This allows construction progress to be monitored in real time, variants to be simulated and global production processes to be synchronized.

🤖🦾Project managers can run through "what-if" scenarios before a single robot moves the arm - saving time, materials and reducing risks.

🏭 **BMW** goes even further with its ***Virtual *Factory**: over **30 locations** are now planned and optimized digitally - based on NVIDIA Omniverse technology. Every hall, every robot and every movement is mapped as a digital twin. Simulations that used to take weeks are now completed by BMW in three days.

⚡Collision checks? Automatically. Changes?   
Immediately visible. The result: project management that is globally networked, extremely fast and maximally transparent.

 

 

❗Companies are already working with the industrial metaverse, their projects run digitally and decisions are made in real time. VR technology is no longer a "nice-to-have" - it is an integral part of project management.

*👉 And you? If your project is still analog, you're losing time, money and a head start. Digitize now - not someday. Take the step into digital project management and secure your place in the front row.*

 

 

### **Challenges along the way**

Of course, the introduction of the industrial metaverse also brings challenges:

⚙️ **Technical complexity:** VR, AR and AI require know-how and new skills.

 

🔐 **Data security:** the integration of sensitive operating data requires clear security strategies.

💰 **Investment:** hardware, training and system integration are initially cost-intensive - but pay for themselves through efficiency gains.

*Investing in working hours can be expensive: here you can get a better overview of why it's still worth it - *[TO THE ROI CALCULATOR](https://coman-software.com/en/coman-return-on-investment?hsLang=en)*

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📊 **Data integration:** Different systems need to be harmonized in order to create a consistent data chain.

However, companies that invest now secure a decisive advantage - technically, organizationally and economically.

### **How to get started with the Industrial Metaverse**

1️⃣ **Check requirements:**  
Where are information gaps or inefficiencies currently occurring?

2️⃣ **Start a pilot project:**  
Start small - for example with a *virtual *construction site inspection or a digital training module.

3️⃣ **Find partners:**  
Technology providers, research partners and software experts bring the necessary know-how.

4️⃣ **Train employees:**  
Acceptance and competence can only be achieved by involving teams at an early stage.

TIP: Askfor our *COMAN team guide* with helpful tips and tricks for increasing acceptance at your next meeting

5️⃣ **Measure results:**  
What increases in efficiency, time savings or quality improvements can be proven in concrete terms?

### **Conclusion: The next evolutionary step in project management**

The Industrial Metaverse combines the best of two worlds: the precision of digital planning and the reality of physical implementation.  
It creates transparency, enables real-time collaboration and reduces complexity - and therefore costs, risks and lost time.

Those who begin to connect the *virtual *and real worlds today will shape the project management of tomorrow.

No longer reactive, but forward-looking.

No longer isolated, but networked.

No longer complex, but clear.

 

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