Achieving Product Team Agility: Empowering Cross-Functional Individuals with AI
Enterprise Data Strategy & Leadership
TalkAbout the Session
As software complexity has grown 50x since the inception of Agile and Scrum, the next evolution in agility demands a shift from cross-functional teams to cross-functional individuals—professionals who blend technical expertise, product thinking, and collaboration skills. This evolution is now highly achievable with the advent of AI tools that accelerate skill growth and amplify individual impact. Drawing from strategies I’ve successfully implemented with my own engineering teams, this talk will explore: 1. A spectrum of product team topologies, ranging from the least agile to the most agile, and how shifting toward cross-functional individuals accelerates agility. 2. How cross-functional individuals reduce handoffs, accelerate decisions, and enhance team responsiveness, enabling smaller, more efficient teams by collapsing traditional role silos. 3. How AI tools empower lesser technical staff to operate with near Tech Lead-level insights for effective technical team management and engagement. 4. Practical strategies for using AI to help team members become cross-functional individuals, based on real-world experience. Attendees will leave with actionable insights grounded in proven practices that have helped my teams unlock faster innovation, improve collaboration, and deliver meaningful business outcomes with greater efficiency.