AI is breaking our traditional workflows. We can implement new features way faster. We can generate a lot more code. We can release more bugs than ever before. We have ways to delete our production database that we haven’t imagined possible.

Some of us react to this by rejecting or minimizing AI usage. Some of us learn to embrace the chaos.

Over the years, I’ve built multiple software teams operating in very different environments. What made them all effective, despite varying challenges, was a set of core practices that apply no matter what or when. These are the things that let us survive and thrive in the AI revolution.

In this talk, I’ll share tips on how to make your workflow future-proof, so that your team can be effective with both the help and despite of new inventions. I will show how to:

• Recognize non-negotiable parts of your workflow
• Make adjustments to accommodate increased speed
• Cultivate skills that are good forever
• Distinguish real value from hype
• Know when to embrace and when to reject a piece of technology