diff --git a/awx/api/urls/debug.py b/awx/api/urls/debug.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30eb6d08b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/api/urls/debug.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from django.urls import re_path
+
+from awx.api.views.debug import (
+    DebugRootView,
+    TaskManagerDebugView,
+    DependencyManagerDebugView,
+    WorkflowManagerDebugView,
+)
+
+urls = [
+    re_path(r'^$', DebugRootView.as_view(), name='debug'),
+    re_path(r'^task_manager/$', TaskManagerDebugView.as_view(), name='task_manager'),
+    re_path(r'^dependency_manager/$', DependencyManagerDebugView.as_view(), name='dependency_manager'),
+    re_path(r'^workflow_manager/$', WorkflowManagerDebugView.as_view(), name='workflow_manager'),
+]
+
+__all__ = ['urls']
diff --git a/awx/api/urls/urls.py b/awx/api/urls/urls.py
index c092696d24..96c57e97c9 100644
--- a/awx/api/urls/urls.py
+++ b/awx/api/urls/urls.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.urls import include, re_path
 
+from awx import MODE
 from awx.api.generics import LoggedLoginView, LoggedLogoutView
 from awx.api.views import (
     ApiRootView,
@@ -145,7 +146,12 @@ urlpatterns = [
     re_path(r'^logout/$', LoggedLogoutView.as_view(next_page='/api/', redirect_field_name='next'), name='logout'),
     re_path(r'^o/', include(oauth2_root_urls)),
 ]
-if settings.SETTINGS_MODULE == 'awx.settings.development':
+if MODE == 'development':
+    # Only include these if we are in the development environment
     from awx.api.swagger import SwaggerSchemaView
 
     urlpatterns += [re_path(r'^swagger/$', SwaggerSchemaView.as_view(), name='swagger_view')]
+
+    from awx.api.urls.debug import urls as debug_urls
+
+    urlpatterns += [re_path(r'^debug/', include(debug_urls))]
diff --git a/awx/api/views/debug.py b/awx/api/views/debug.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13dfc4a604
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/api/views/debug.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+from collections import OrderedDict
+
+from django.conf import settings
+
+from rest_framework.permissions import AllowAny
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
+
+from awx.main.scheduler import TaskManager, DependencyManager, WorkflowManager
+
+
+class TaskManagerDebugView(APIView):
+    _ignore_model_permissions = True
+    exclude_from_schema = True
+    permission_classes = [AllowAny]
+    prefix = 'Task'
+
+    def get(self, request):
+        TaskManager().schedule()
+        if not settings.AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS:
+            msg = f"Running {self.prefix} manager. To disable other triggers to the {self.prefix} manager, set AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS to True"
+        else:
+            msg = f"AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS is True, this view is the only way to trigger the {self.prefix} manager"
+        return Response(msg)
+
+
+class DependencyManagerDebugView(APIView):
+    _ignore_model_permissions = True
+    exclude_from_schema = True
+    permission_classes = [AllowAny]
+    prefix = 'Dependency'
+
+    def get(self, request):
+        DependencyManager().schedule()
+        if not settings.AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS:
+            msg = f"Running {self.prefix} manager. To disable other triggers to the {self.prefix} manager, set AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS to True"
+        else:
+            msg = f"AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS is True, this view is the only way to trigger the {self.prefix} manager"
+        return Response(msg)
+
+
+class WorkflowManagerDebugView(APIView):
+    _ignore_model_permissions = True
+    exclude_from_schema = True
+    permission_classes = [AllowAny]
+    prefix = 'Workflow'
+
+    def get(self, request):
+        WorkflowManager().schedule()
+        if not settings.AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS:
+            msg = f"Running {self.prefix} manager. To disable other triggers to the {self.prefix} manager, set AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS to True"
+        else:
+            msg = f"AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS is True, this view is the only way to trigger the {self.prefix} manager"
+        return Response(msg)
+
+
+class DebugRootView(APIView):
+    _ignore_model_permissions = True
+    exclude_from_schema = True
+    permission_classes = [AllowAny]
+
+    def get(self, request, format=None):
+        '''List of available debug urls'''
+        data = OrderedDict()
+        data['task_manager'] = '/api/debug/task_manager/'
+        data['dependency_manager'] = '/api/debug/dependency_manager/'
+        data['workflow_manager'] = '/api/debug/workflow_manager/'
+        return Response(data)
diff --git a/awx/main/scheduler/tasks.py b/awx/main/scheduler/tasks.py
index 83d53185a2..307f0a7d69 100644
--- a/awx/main/scheduler/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/scheduler/tasks.py
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 # Python
 import logging
 
+# Django
+from django.conf import settings
+
 # AWX
+from awx import MODE
 from awx.main.scheduler import TaskManager, DependencyManager, WorkflowManager
 from awx.main.dispatch.publish import task
 from awx.main.dispatch import get_local_queuename
@@ -11,20 +15,36 @@ logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.scheduler')
 
 @task(queue=get_local_queuename)
 def task_manager():
+    prefix = 'task'
+    if MODE == 'development' and settings.AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS:
+        logger.debug(f"Not running {prefix} manager, AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS is True. Trigger with GET to /api/debug/{prefix}_manager/")
+        return
+
     TaskManager().schedule()
 
 
 @task(queue=get_local_queuename)
 def dependency_manager():
+    prefix = 'dependency'
+    if MODE == 'development' and settings.AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS:
+        logger.debug(f"Not running {prefix} manager, AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS is True. Trigger with GET to /api/debug/{prefix}_manager/")
+        return
     DependencyManager().schedule()
 
 
 @task(queue=get_local_queuename)
 def workflow_manager():
+    prefix = 'workflow'
+    if MODE == 'development' and settings.AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS:
+        logger.debug(f"Not running {prefix} manager, AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS is True. Trigger with GET to /api/debug/{prefix}_manager/")
+        return
     WorkflowManager().schedule()
 
 
 def run_task_manager():
+    if MODE == 'development' and settings.AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS:
+        logger.debug(f"Not running task managers, AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS is True. Trigger with GET to /api/debug/{prefix}_manager/")
+        return
     task_manager()
     dependency_manager()
     workflow_manager()
diff --git a/awx/settings/development.py b/awx/settings/development.py
index be1c115606..c5b5ab1a36 100644
--- a/awx/settings/development.py
+++ b/awx/settings/development.py
@@ -110,5 +110,12 @@ CLUSTER_HOST_ID = socket.gethostname()
 
 AWX_CALLBACK_PROFILE = True
 
+# ======================!!!!!!! FOR DEVELOPMENT ONLY !!!!!!!=================================
+# Disable normal scheduled/triggered task managers (DependencyManager, TaskManager, WorkflowManager).
+# Allows user to trigger task managers directly for debugging and profiling purposes.
+# Only works in combination with settings.SETTINGS_MODULE == 'awx.settings.development'
+AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS = os.getenv('AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS', False)
+# ======================!!!!!!! FOR DEVELOPMENT ONLY !!!!!!!=================================
+
 if 'sqlite3' not in DATABASES['default']['ENGINE']:  # noqa
     DATABASES['default'].setdefault('OPTIONS', dict()).setdefault('application_name', f'{CLUSTER_HOST_ID}-{os.getpid()}-{" ".join(sys.argv)}'[:63])  # noqa