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The Invisible Project Manager: South Wales and West of England Network

APM event hosted by the South Wales and West of England Network on 7 July 2026 Speaker: Peter Taylor, ‘The Lazy Project Manager’ The South Wales and West of England Regional Network were very pleased to welcome Peter Taylor, ‘The Lazy Project Manager’ on 7 July 2026 to this event at BAWA. Peter’s talk was about the likely impact of the use of artificial intelligence for the project profession. His opening point is why Artificial Intelligence will run tomorrow's projects - without you! His previous lazy project manager books were focussed on working smarter, not harder, improving your efficiency.  The use of AI in project management is very dynamic and constantly evolving, and Peter updates his presentation every time. He is very clear that he does not know the end state or where we will end up using AI. We are on the edge of huge change. For further information please visit the APM Website news article - https://www.apm.org.uk/news/the-invisible-project-manager/

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The Invisible Project Manager: Redefining Project Management in a Changing World Peter Taylor
2009 onwards
2021
2026
Are you ready to disappear?
What if the best project manager didn’t exist?
What if success no longer needed a command-and-control human hero at the helm?
Artificial Intelligence is here - but really we are only just on the edge
Conflicting thoughts… What do you think?
Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez 26th May 2026
The Mexican Assumptive Wave
Daniel Susskind Research Professor in Economics at King’s College, London
2021 to 2026 • Sheer brute force • A shift in technology • A change in work culture ‘The pace of progress in artificial intelligence is incredibly fast. Unless you have direct exposure to groups like DeepMind , you have no idea how fast—it is growing at a pace close to exponential’ Elon Musk
The only important thing is the project
5 Key Questions we should ask ourselves CAN ANYONE DO PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN AN AI EMPOWERED PROJECT WORLD IN THE AI PROJECT WORLD, WILL CERTIFICATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF TODAY BE IRRELEVANT? WILL METHODOLOGY BE A THING OF HISTORY IF AI CAN ENABLE PROJECT MANAGERS IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY AS IS PREDICTED IN THE FUTURE WILL PROJECT MANAGEMENT BODIES OF KNOWLEDGE EXIST IN AN AI CLOUD OF DATA DRIVEN INTELLIGENCE, RATHER THAN IN THE CURRENT SORT OF DISPARATE, SILOED MANNER? IN AN AI PROJECT WORLD, WILL THE SKILL SET OF THE PROJECT MANAGER BE DEVALUED?
• Project Orchestrator • This role is about guiding the AI towards the strategic stage, the technology manages the notes but you're holding the baton, ensuring what’s played matches the business tune. • Experience Designer • This role makes sure people feel part of the show and not just audience spectators to an automated machine performance. • Strategic Outcome Navigator • This impresario role steers towards value, ensuring the AI performs successfully. • Collaboration Coach • This role focuses on the digital dancing to the catchy tune where people and machines work together in a positive and productive manner. • Digital Ethics and Governance Officer • Someone must keep the AI honest (no musical plagiarism here) and this role ensures the technology is fair, transparent, and complies to all legal and moral expectations. • Trust Architect • People won’t follow what they don’t trust therefore this role makes sure AI doesn’t just work but it is promoted in a safe, fair, and clear manner.
‘When digital transformation is done right, it’s like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. But when done wrong, all you have is a really fast caterpillar’ George Westerman , MIT Sloan
Project managers won’t disappear. But the visible project manager mostly will (in some cases).
© Peter Taylor, 2025
Projects should manage themselves Visibility is the new control Governance should be embedded, not enforced The team should lead itself Meetings are merely a symptom of failure Outcome over activity wins Human effort should focus on innovation, not administration Stakeholder-centric engagement is key Dynamic, adaptive planning drives progress Continuous learning and evolution at all times The 10 principles for a FAPM future © Peter Taylor, 2025
In the midst of this evolution, it is important to remember that there is something AI cannot do - be human Marc Lahmann - Partner, PWC, Switzerland
But I do have concerns…
The only important thing is the project
Peter Taylor www.thelazyprojectmanager.com