OK, I’m still on my metaphor kick– Back in 2016, I wrote a whole piece here on the orchard and the orchardist, and a couple of years ago, I spun up the concept of Agilists as gardeners–especially gardeners of an Agile culture– as a way of introducing myself to the teams in an organization in […]
Restaurant Service and Software Service
OK, another metaphor. I remember the moment pretty clearly. It was another one of those offhand comments that lands a little heavier than it probably should have. “Arjay, you talk about restaurants so much… maybe you should just leave software and go open your own. . . ” It was said with a laugh. I […]
Robbie the Robot Arm; what it taught me about AI
In my previous post, I harkened back to a time when I was first introduced to robotic assembly mechanisms, and I thought it might be fun to dive into that a little more deeply. Back in the late 90s–(yes, the 1900s), I was dropped into a hose assembly plant in Easley, SC. My job was […]
If AI is writing the majority of the code. . . .
I was recently asked the following question: “If AI is writing the majority of the code, how much of the agile process goes away? What parts need to change? For example, we won’t need story point sizing anymore.” It took me aback a little, not because I hadn’t been thinking about it, but because it […]
AI Magnifies What’s Beneath It
Protecting the foundations of delivery in an AI-accelerated world. I’ve spent a lot of years inside Agile systems, long enough to see small teams do remarkable things when the fundamentals were protected. Long enough to see those same fundamentals slowly whither as organizations grew and pressure increased. In all of those instances, the frameworks didn’t […]