Will the widespread adoption of prompt engineering commoditize project management skills, or can it help PMs differentiate themselves and command higher value?

From my perspective, the widespread adoption of GenAI and prompt engineering will not necessarily commoditize project management skills. On the contrary, it creates an opportunity for differentiation.

These tools should be seen as assistants that enhance productivity, not as replacements for human expertise, judgment, or leadership. A project manager who knows how to leverage GenAI for planning, communication, analysis, or risk management becomes someone who maximizes time, accelerates decision-making, and raises the overall quality of project delivery.

In my own experience leading complex digital transformation initiatives, the real differentiator is not access to the technology—which quickly becomes widely available—but rather how strategically it is applied to deliver tangible outcomes. A PM who can integrate frameworks like RFT or CREATE with established practices in agility, governance, or FinOps, adds a level of efficiency and vision that cannot be replicated by the tool alone.

In conclusion, GenAI and prompt engineering do not diminish the value of project managers—they redefine it. Those who adopt them strategically will position themselves as higher-value leaders within their organizations.

I do not believe it will commoditize project management skills. Project Managers still need to provide oversight to what is being provided and use their years of skills to full provide solid documentations and other requirements. It can help to make suggestions and improve what we are providing, give some creative suggestions from other resources to improve upon what is written up and actions to take to drive learning and improvement in current skills to help differentiate the Project Manager provide a higher of value.