How to staff your delivery teams when agents carry the production work

You have read the claim by now, probably more than once. “One person with AI agents can do the work of an entire team.” It appears in headlines, in conference keynotes, in articles that get forwarded around. The multiplier shifts depending on who is writing; sometimes it mentions the work of four people, sometimes ten, … Read more

Before you give AI agents any work, ask these 3 questions

Most organisations have already bought the tools, and their teams are actively using them. Individuals appear noticeably more efficient. However, it’s still unclear whether the organisation as a whole is delivering better software sooner. The main cause is often that no one has determined which tasks should be handled by agents and which by people. … Read more

Where does AI investment actually earn a return once agents carry the production work?

Most enterprises have completed the initial, simpler phase. Licenses are purchased, AI tools are in use, and many report increased speed. However, when asked what tangible results the company has achieved, the room falls silent. The honest answer is that faster people and a faster company are not the same thing. Individual productivity has increased … Read more

Planning for the Age of AI Tokens

Industrial companies are approaching a familiar-looking decision: how much to spend on a new, rapidly evolving technology whose cost structure behaves nothing like the ones their planning processes were built for. FinOps Foundation data suggests mature teams forecast cloud spend within one to three percent and miss AI spend by a factor of two to … Read more