Category Archives: agile teams

AI in Agile: Fad, Silver Bullet, or Evolution?

Agile has always promised adaptability, customer value, and continuous improvement, but its history is riddled with executive-driven silver bullets. From the overuse of the Spotify model to the rigid application of SAFe, we’ve seen organizations latch onto the “next big thing,” hoping to fix deep systemic issues with superficial solutions. It didn’t help that agile purveyors wrote books like Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time, which could lead to unrealistic expectations.

AI-Augmented Agile : Navigating the Future of Human-AI Teams

I remember hearing about a great new tool called ChatGPT a couple of years ago. I was fascinated by its responses to a multitude of queries, but I also encountered its limitations and hallucinations. One experiment I conducted was to see how it would respond to the following prompt, “Briefly describe how to successfully implement an agile transformation.” I would say the response was quite reasonable, though a bit derivative, but overall I was pleased with it. If you are interested, you can...

The 4 Keys to Effectively Working with Agile Teams

Key Takeaways A Different Take – 4 Keys 1. Starting Properly 2. Committing to Agility 3. Collaboration tools are important, but… 4. Compensation structure and incentives Wrapping Up My first piece of advice is this: DON’T DO IT!!! Probably the worst possible setup for a team is spreading them around the country, world, or the universe and expecting them to behave and deliver like a close, cohesive team. My second bit of advice for those of you that blame it onmanagementand say you...