{"id":8105226,"date":"2026-02-20T09:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/?post_type=aa_book&#038;p=8105226"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:42:17","slug":"agile-meets-ai-a-pragmatic-guide-for-modern-teams","status":"publish","type":"aa_book","link":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/resources\/books\/agile-meets-ai-a-pragmatic-guide-for-modern-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Agile Meets AI: a Pragmatic Guide for Modern Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>&#8220;Agile is dead.&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0You&#8217;ve heard it. Maybe you&#8217;ve even said it yourself after watching another transformation fail, another team burned out, another organization abandons Agile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this pragmatic guide, veteran Agile coach\u00a0<strong>Sheila Eckert<\/strong>\u00a0cuts through the noise of frameworks, buzzwords, and false promises to show what real agility looks like in the age of artificial intelligence. Drawing on decades of experience coaching teams and leaders, Sheila Eckert offers a candid, practical guide for modern organizations struggling to adapt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This isn&#8217;t another book promising that the right framework will solve all your problems.<\/strong>&nbsp;Instead, you&#8217;ll discover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Why Agile &#8220;failures&#8221; are really misunderstandings<\/strong>\u00a0of what agility requires (hint: it&#8217;s not about perfect Scrum ceremonies)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Toxic anti-patterns killing your agility<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014from Feature Factory Syndrome to Innovation Theater\u2014and practical fixes for each<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>How to escape metric madness<\/strong>\u00a0that turns velocity into a weapon and predictability into rigidity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The real secret to empowered teams<\/strong>\u00a0that goes beyond lip service to create genuine autonomy with alignment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>How AI changes everything (and nothing)<\/strong>\u00a0about Agile\u2014amplifying human capabilities without replacing human judgment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Battle-tested techniques<\/strong>\u00a0for sustaining agility over time, preventing the inevitable drift back to old patterns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Through real-world examples, sharp insights, and pragmatic tools,&nbsp;<em>Agile Meets AI<\/em>&nbsp;helps teams and leaders evolve beyond frameworks to something more resilient and valuable:&nbsp;<strong>true agility<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you\u2019re a developer, product manager, Scrum Master, or leader, this book will challenge assumptions, spark reflection, and equip you to thrive in a world where adaptability and intelligence (both human and artificial) define success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stop going through the Agile motions. Start delivering real value.\u00a0<strong>Your journey to genuine agility starts here.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Agile is dead.&#8221;\u00a0You&#8217;ve heard it. Maybe you&#8217;ve even said it yourself after watching another transformation fail, another team burned out, another organization abandons Agile. In this pragmatic guide, veteran Agile [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8121041,"featured_media":8105227,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8105226","aa_book","type-aa_book","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/aa_book\/8105226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/aa_book"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/aa_book"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8121041"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8105226"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/aa_book\/8105226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8105228,"href":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/aa_book\/8105226\/revisions\/8105228"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8105227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8105226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8105226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8105226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}