In progress and being released through 2026 - turning the concepts agilists are talking about into actionable info.
Season 5 - Agile from the Trenches
EPISODES ONE AND TWO: Listen in as Henrik Hoff interviews Samant Kumar Panchal, a portfolio manager in Houston, Texas, US, about the impact of AI and generative language models on agile project delivery. Samant shares his journey from technology and management into agile leadership, highlighting how AI tools like Azure DevOps and Copilot are streamlining backlog refinement, sprint planning, and test automation. Discover practical use cases, pilot results showing significant time savings, and the importance of prompt engineering and governance. Learn how AI can act as an assistant, not a replacement, and how upskilling is key to leveraging new technology. Real-world anecdotes and actionable advice make this a must-listen for agile practitioners looking to supercharge their teams with AI. Run time: Ep 1: 20:00 Ep 2: 19:36
"I imagine a world in which AI is going to make us work more productively, live longer, and have cleaner energy." -Fei-Fei Li, Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University
EPISODE THREE: In this episode of Agile Beats, we’ll talk about the personal side of agility—the self-awareness. The emotional intelligence. The ability to set boundaries. The values we refuse to compromise on. And the reflective practices that help us learn not just “how to do agile,” but how to be agile.
The goal of this episode is to go deeper than frameworks and techniques. It’s to explore the inner capabilities and personal struggles that shape genuine, sustainable high performance—and transform everyday practitioners into trusted, grounded leaders in complex environments. Run time: Ep 3: 20:43
"If you hold on to one thing, let it be this: your story is still being written."
- Tutu Ariyo from her book 50 Letters to My Younger Self, available HERE