Practical insights, mistakes, trade-offs and things worth doing differently next time.
Feeling faster with AI is not the same as being faster. A guide to a small two-week self-experiment: randomize ten tasks, time the rework too, compare medians and read the result with humility. Includes a CSV template, a script that really runs and a worked example with answers.
One page that says why the team chose this way and not that one saves newcomers from asking again, and stops AI agents from quietly undoing old decisions. With a one-page template, an illustrated example, common failures and a checklist.
Often an AI agent builds something other than what you had in mind, or reports done when it is not. This article names seven common mistakes in writing requests, based on Anthropic's practice guide and real bugs from this very blog project, with before and after request templates and a five-question list before letting an agent run alone.
Instead of passing work through many stations, many IT teams are heading toward small crews that work with AI assistants. Told through a little bakery, with real numbers, examples from work, and the traps of the new way.