• Sekar Gopal
• MahendraKumar Narayanasamy
• Mohamed Bilal Ahamed Basha

The rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is transforming work, decision-making, and leadership. Project leaders, as key agents of organizational change, face unique challenges and opportunities in integrating AI into dynamic project environments. This paper explores the critical evolution of project leadership competencies in the AI-driven era, proposing a novel conceptual framework that integrates four core dimensions: cognitive, emotional, strategic, and collaborative. This framework, the first to synthesize AI-augmented competencies specifically for project management, enables leaders to manage human-AI collaboration, drive innovation, and ensure ethical project outcomes. Drawing from recent literature, this study contributes to leadership and project management research by outlining competencies essential for AI-augmented contexts and providing directions for empirical validation.

"The Augmented Project Leader: Evolving Competencies for the AI-Driven Era", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 10, page no.a384-a386, October-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2510050.pdf

"The Augmented Project Leader: Evolving Competencies for the AI-Driven Era", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 10, page no. ppa384-a386, October-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2510050.pdf