Agile delivers in small batches for fast feedback. AI is in many ways the antithesis of agile. Generating code became cheap. Leaders who equated code generation with software engineering and product delivery were eager to dismiss core principles and declare agile dead on LinkedIn. Only recently are they beginning to realize their mistake. DORA research found AI adoption increased throughput and decreased stability. Generating code faster produces large batches, which move slower and break more. That was predictable to us, but the same research found something more interesting. While AI alone may marginally improve performance, pairing AI with agile values amplifies it dramatically.

This session embraces the wisdom of agile icons like Farley, Tabaka, and the Poppendiecks as well as DORA findings on delivery performance and SPACE findings on developer experience to describe how you can use AI to reinforce agile values. We will explore how Agent Skills and Model Context Protocol build a "culture of context" that eliminates waste in the value stream. You get better outcomes for your customers and you have fun doing it. You will leave with a catalog of Agent Skills for the entire value stream and a strategy for continuous improvement.