Slack Now Has a Built-in Project Management Feature

In Today’s edition:

1. Slack introduces Lists to bring project management into the platform

2. EVENT UPDATE: AI Governance – Building Trust, Accountability & Responsible AI

3. Harness launches AI powered platform to automate DevOps workflows

4. TOOL REVIEW: Trace automates repetitive workflows with AI and human collaboration

5. Exciting Career Opportunities for Product and Project Management Professionals

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Slack introduces Lists to bring project management into the platform

Slack has introduced Slack Lists, a built-in project management feature aimed at helping teams capture, organize, and track work directly within the platform. The tool is designed to transform casual conversations into actionable tasks, eliminating the need for external project management apps. Slack says this move addresses long-standing frustrations with traditional tools that don’t always fit the needs of day-to-day workers.

• Slack Lists allows tasks to be created with assignees, due dates, statuses, and priorities.

• The feature integrates with Workflow Builder, Slack Canvas, and Slack AI for automation, timelines, and faster search.

• Users can save messages directly into a List to turn discussions into trackable actions.

• Pilot testing showed 77% of users reported better productivity with Lists.

• Early adopters like Marriott Digital Services say the tool could unlock major time savings for teams.

By embedding project management directly into the platform, Slack hopes to reduce duplicative work and reliance on external apps. From sales and IT requests to marketing campaigns, Lists is positioned as a flexible solution for multiple industries. The company says the feature will help teams complete projects faster and drive productivity using the full power of Slack. Read More

EVENT UPDATE: AI Governance – Building Trust, Accountability & Responsible AI

Our upcoming meetup, titled: AI Governance – Building Trust, Accountability & Responsible AI, is an in-person networking event organized by PMNA, focusing on guiding the responsible development and deployment of AI. Scheduled for Tuesday, September 9, 2025, it offers an evening of insightful discussion and professional connection for technology leaders and AI governance enthusiasts.

EVENT DETAILS:

• Speakers / Panelists:

  • David Asermely, Vice President, Global Business Development & Growth Strategy at ValidMind—a seasoned leader in AI model risk management and governance, formerly the global AI governance lead at SAS advising over 100 banks including 10 global systemically important banks.

  • Dr. Funda Gunes, Founder & CEO of Walu AI, with 20 years of experience including roles at SAS, Duke University, and MetLife where she oversaw 300+ AI use cases and trained over 20,000 professionals.

• Date & Time:
  Tuesday, September 9, 2025, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT.

• Location:
  The event is in-person, but the exact venue is “coming soon” — the location will be disclosed soon.

• Topic / Theme:
  The meetup addresses AI Governance, with a specific focus on building trust, ensuring accountability, and promoting responsible AI systems through frameworks, real-world lessons, and human-centered oversight.

• Additional Details:
  The event is free to attend and currently has 80 spots left—a sign that it's drawing interest and that early registration is encouraged.

Why it matters:

This event is especially relevant as organizations increasingly adopt AI across industries, raising critical questions around governance, ethics, and accountability. Bringing together accomplished leaders in AI model risk and governance, the meetup offers not only expert insights but also opportunities to network with peers navigating similar challenges. It's an ideal forum for professionals seeking both practical frameworks and trusted guidance in building responsible AI systems.

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Make.com is a powerful automation platform that helps teams streamline workflows, save time, and reduce repetitive manual work.

Key functions of Make.com:

• Automates task creation and updates across your favorite project management tools.

• Connects apps like Slack, Trello, Asana, and Google Workspace for seamless collaboration.

• Sends real-time alerts to keep projects on track and deadlines visible.

• Generates automated reports and dashboards for clear project oversight.

For project managers, this means less time chasing tasks and more time leading projects.
With Make.com, you can simplify complex workflows and keep your team focused on what truly matters—delivering results.

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Harness launches AI powered platform to automate DevOps workflows

Harness has launched a new AI-powered DevOps platform designed to automate a wide range of tasks and workflows. Built on a continuously updating Software Delivery Knowledge Graph, the platform allows AI agents to handle pipeline creation, deployments, testing, and cost optimization. The company says the goal is to cut down on manual effort while scaling software delivery more efficiently.

• Harness AI uses a Software Delivery Knowledge Graph to integrate data from Harness and third-party DevOps tools.

• DevOps teams can describe workflows in natural language, and AI agents will build pipelines that comply with organizational policies.

• The platform can run root-cause analysis, manage tests and chaos experiments, detect vulnerabilities, and suggest cloud cost savings.

• Beta customers reported a 50% drop in debugging time, 80% faster test cycles, and a 70% reduction in test maintenance.

• Harness emphasizes that none of the data it collects will be used to train the AI models powering its agents.

Harness is positioning its AI agents as a way to overcome the fragility and inefficiency of traditional DevOps scripts. While engineers will still play a key role in reviewing and orchestrating outputs, the company sees AI agents taking on much of the manual workload. The move signals a future where DevOps teams focus more on managing AI-driven workflows than repetitive tasks. Read more

Trace automates repetitive workflows with AI and human collaboration

Trace is an AI-powered workflow automation platform that blends human decision-making with machine intelligence to streamline company operations. By mapping out how teams work, Trace identifies repetitive tasks, routes them intelligently to either humans or AI, and preserves existing structures without disrupting workflows. Designed for modern teams, it creates a “CompanyOS” that centralizes knowledge, tools, and execution in one place.

• Workflow Mapping – Analyzes and visualizes existing processes, breaking them into actionable steps.

• Smart Task Routing – Decides whether tasks should go to humans or AI agents, maintaining control and audit trails.

• Drag-and-Drop Workflow Builder – Allows easy design or replication of workflows with ready-made templates.

• Unified Contextual Knowledge – Integrates with apps and documents to create a single, searchable knowledge layer.

• Scalable AI Orchestration – Manages multiple AI agents alongside teams for seamless execution across departments.

For project managers, Trace offers a powerful way to reduce bottlenecks and free teams from repetitive tasks without losing oversight. Its ability to integrate context from existing tools and route tasks intelligently makes it especially valuable for keeping projects on track, improving productivity, and scaling operations. In essence, Trace functions as both a project assistant and an AI orchestrator—helping managers deliver faster, smarter, and with fewer resources.

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Exciting Career Opportunities for Product and Project Management Professionals

• Software Project Manager @ Honeywell

  📍 Charlotte, NC.

• Principal Project Manager @ Trane Technologies

  📍 Davidson, NC.

• Global Project Manager @ Abzena

  📍 Raleigh, NC.

• Sr. Product Manager, Product Operations @ LexisNexis

  📍 Raleigh, NC.

• AWS Product Manager - Tech Delivery @ Bank of America

  📍 Charlotte, NC.

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