PMI Austin Chapter Meeting (In-Person) - Managing the Unmanageable: Project Management in the Age of AI Agents
What you'll hear about:
Traditional project management was built on predictability — defined scope, measurable milestones, and controlled outcomes. Agentic AI projects upend these assumptions.
When a major component is a nondeterministic system that may produce a different output each time it runs, classic PM frameworks need to adjust. This presentation equips project managers with a practical mental model for leading agentic AI initiatives.
We'll explore how building an agentic project differs fundamentally from traditional software or automation projects, including why familiar artifacts like fixed acceptance criteria and deterministic test plans fall short. You'll learn how to reason about nondeterminism not as a defect but as a capability, and how to define success using evaluation frameworks (Evals) that provide measurable, repeatable evidence of agent performance. We'll address the governance landscape — what's permitted, what's risky, and what's still undefined. Finally, we'll examine how the PM role itself evolves — not because soft skills suddenly matter, but because organizations structurally require a human accountable for outcomes, and the leverage equation is changing fast.
Speaker Bio: Jonathan Black, Enterprise AI Architect
Jonathan is a strategic technology leader with over 15 years of experience driving digital transformation and business growth through innovative architecture. Currently serving as the Enterprise AI Architect and Principal Domain Architect for Personalization and Search at Sysco, Jonathan provides technical oversight across the Commercial Technology portfolio, including their eCommerce Platform, CRM and Call Center systems.
Jonathan is currently crafting the strategic technical vision for Sysco’s Customer Facing agentic use cases, where he translates complex AI trends into actionable business plans. His work ensures that cutting-edge technology like large language models and automated agents actually ships and delivers tangible ROI.
Before joining Sysco, Jonathan held leadership roles at Episode Six and Deloitte, where he specialized in helping major financial institutions and government agencies modernize their aging systems. His career began in the energy sector, where he built real-time analytics for offshore drilling rigs that significantly improved operational success rates for global leaders like Shell.
A bridge-builder between executive strategy and technical execution, Jonathan excels at scaling platforms, reducing operational costs, and positioning enterprise organizations to thrive in the era of Artificial Intelligence.
EVENT DETAILS
Format: In person only • Earn: 2 PDUs (2.0 Ways of Working)
Pricing: US$35 Members | US$40 Nonmembers
Location: TBD
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