Instilling Agility, Common Strategy Mistakes, Disempowered Teams — Hands-on Agile 2025

TL; DR: Johanna Rothman, Roman Pichler, and Maarten Dalmijn speaking at Hands-on Agile 2025

The third batch of videos of Hands-On Agile 2025 is in, and you don’t want to miss them: Johanna Rothman warns against fake “Agile,” urging a focus on genuine agility by choosing fit-for-purpose lifecycles and improving feedback loops. At the same time, Roman Pichler outlines five common product strategy mistakes and how to avoid them for better product outcomes, and Maarten Dalmijn highlights systemic blockers to empowered teams and advocates for shifting from rules to cultivating environments that enable high performance.

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The End of “Good Enough Agile”: AI and Product Models Are Your Wake-Up Call

TL; DR: The End of “Good Enough Agile”

“Good Enough Agile” is ending as AI automates mere ceremonial tasks and Product Operating Models demand outcome-focused teams. Agile professionals must evolve from process facilitators to strategic product thinkers or risk obsolescence as organizations adopt AI-native approaches that embody Agile values without ritual overhead.

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Agile’s Quarter-Century Crisis: Why We’re Still Failing 25 Years After the Manifesto

TL; DR: Agile Failure at Corporate Level

The data couldn’t be more supportive: Despite 25 years of the Agile Manifesto, countless books, a certification industry, conferences, and armies of consultants, we’re collectively struggling to make Agile work. My recent survey, although not targeting Agile failure, still reveals systemic dysfunctions that persist across organizations attempting to implement Agile practices:

  • Impediment #1: Leadership disconnect (33 % of respondents cite management issues).
  • Impediment #2: Missing product vision (12 % of respondents can’t see the “why”).
  • Impediment #3: Cultural resistance (12 % of respondents report mindset barriers).
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Ethical AI in Agile: Four Guardrails Every Scrum Master Needs to Establish Now

TL; DR: Ethical AI in Agile

Agile teams face ethical challenges. However, there is a path to ethical AI in Agile by establishing four pragmatic guardrails: Data Privacy (information classification), Human Value Preservation (defining AI vs. human roles), Output Validation (verification protocols), and Transparent Attribution (contribution tracking).

This lightweight framework integrates with existing practices, protecting sensitive data and human expertise while enabling teams to confidently realize AI benefits without creating separate bureaucratic processes.

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Product Discovery Mistakes, Agile Leadership, Taylorism to Product Mindset — Hands-on Agile 2025

TL; DR: David Pereira, Cliff Berg, and Jonathan Odo speaking at Hands-on Agile 2025

The second batch of videos of Hands-On Agile 2025 is in, and you don’t want to miss them: David Pereira reveals why product discovery often fails—and how teams can avoid common pitfalls to rapidly validate ideas and deliver real value. Also, Cliff Berg shares surprising insights from Agile 2 Academy’s study of highly agile companies like SpaceX, highlighting leadership behaviors rather than traditional Agile practices as key agility drivers, while Jonathan Odo explores timeless engineering principles shaping the future of high-performing, adaptive organizations.

These industry veterans bring decades of enterprise transformation experience, providing actionable insights you can implement immediately. Watch the session recordings to transform how you approach agility.

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Contextual AI Integration for Agile Product Teams

TL; DR: Not Onboarding But Integration

Stop treating AI as a team member to “onboard.” Instead, give it just enough context for specific tasks, connect it to your existing artifacts, and create clear boundaries through team agreements. This lightweight, modular approach of contextual AI integration delivers immediate value without unrealistic expectations, letting AI enhance your team’s capabilities without pretending it’s human.

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