9 October, 2025

Stop Wasting Time: James Garner Demos Agentic AI for PMs ⏱️


Agentic AI is astonishing. James Garner demonstrates what it can do for project management with just a few prompts.

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James Garner

James Garner is a Quantity Surveyor by training and a project veteran with around 30 years’ experience in the built environment. His current position is Head of AI & Data at Gleeds, where he can indulge his passion for AI and data analytics to benefit his employer and their clients.

James is a member of Data IQ 100 2023 and Chair of the Project Data Analytics Task Force. He is also the co-host of the Project Flux podcast, which also sends a free weekly newsletter, keeping us up-to-date on the rapid changes in the business AI landscape.

James is a regular speaker at project management events, which is how we met. There, he promised me a demonstration of how project managers can build a simple app from AI tools, to transform the way we work.

And I persuaded him to let me record it! That’s why I’m speaking with you today, James, about how to build a Project Management AI Agent.

James Garner has given his time on behalf of the Data Analytics Workforce.

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Agentic AI Tool Stack

The Agentic AI Tools Used or Mentioned:

App Builders

LLMs

Agentic AI

The Final Demo Products

Artificial Intelligence is Disrupting Project Management

Gartner tells us that AI will be able to do 80% of project management tasks by 2030. We will see AI predict project outcomes, assess progress, and create project plans.

Our AI & PM Briefing Kit has all our ‘AI & PM’ resources – and will include all public content before it goes out on YouTube or this website.

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What Kit does a Project Manager Need?

I asked Project Managers in a couple of forums what material things you need to have, to do your job as a Project Manager. They responded magnificently. I compiled their answers into a Kit list. I added my own. 

Check out the Kit a Project Manager needs

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Mike Clayton

About the Author...

Dr Mike Clayton is one of the most successful and in-demand project management trainers in the UK. He is author of 14 best-selling books, including four about project management. He is also a prolific blogger and contributor to ProjectManager.com and Project, the journal of the Association for Project Management. Between 1990 and 2002, Mike was a successful project manager, leading large project teams and delivering complex projects. In 2016, Mike launched OnlinePMCourses.
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