Definitely, Maybe Agile

About Definitely, Maybe Agile

Adopting new ways of working like Agile and DevOps often falters further up the organization. Even in smaller organizations, it can be hard to get right. In this podcast, we are discussing the art and science of definitely, maybe achieving business agility in your organization.

Publisher

Peter Maddison and Dave Sharrock

Category

business · business · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Mar 2021

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

383 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Is Spec-Driven Development Just Big Upfront Design?

   Spec-driven development with AI is getting a lot of attention. Peter and Dave ask when that structure actually helps you, and when it slows you down. They start with the AI SDLC white paper Anthropic recently published. It lays out a structured, spec-driven approach built for consistency. Peter sees it working best on large legacy systems, the kind with millions of lines of code written over 15 years by thousands of people. For greenfield work, a looser approach of prototyping and exploring o...

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   How to Validate AI Output Before You Trust It

   AI agents will tell you everything works. Here is how to validate AI output when the mistakes are ones no human would ever make. Peter and Dave compare notes from building software, training material, and presentations with AI. The problems they keep running into are strange ones: the wrong database ID dropped into a system, 236 passing tests that test nothing, and five layers of abstraction added to a solution that needed none of them. Their answer borrows from good agile practice. Define w...

3. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Why AI Agents Don't Belong on Your Org Chart

   Giving AI agents names and a spot on the org chart makes people feel less accountable for the work, and it squeezes the agent into a role it doesn't need. Dave Sharrock and Peter Maddison dig into new research from the September/October 2026 issue of Harvard Business Review on what happens when organizations add named AI agents to the org chart. When people use AI as a tool, they own the result and check it carefully. When the same work comes from a personified agent, accountability quietly ...

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• Leandro Cartelli
• Shobhit Chugh

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Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100

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Social presence

0

YouTube

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Engagement

68

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