
Alexander Birke, Silke Eggert
Aug 20, 2024
GenAI after the Hype: Transforming Organizations with GenAI-based Agents

#1about 3 minutes
Understanding the economic potential of generative AI adoption
Generative AI is projected to unlock trillions in value, but realizing this potential requires a holistic, value-driven, and data-founded transformation approach.
#2about 4 minutes
Setting up a rapid five-week GenAI pilot project
A successful pilot project was launched in five weeks by identifying clear use cases, securing data privacy approvals, and providing daily expert support for participants.
#3about 5 minutes
Using GenAI to refine epics and feature backlogs
A GenAI tool was used to generate structured portfolio epics from simple prompts and break down vague features into detailed user stories with acceptance criteria.
#4about 3 minutes
Analyzing the results and key takeaways from the pilot
The pilot demonstrated significant time savings for epic owners and product owners, leading to faster iterations and proving AI's value in augmenting human capabilities.
#5about 2 minutes
The perception gap between leaders and employees on AI
There is a significant misalignment between leadership and employees regarding AI's impact on job security and the skills required for adoption, highlighting a need for better communication.
#6about 2 minutes
Why a people-centric approach to AI adoption wins
A people-centric adoption strategy, despite an initial productivity dip for training, ultimately unlocks more than double the value compared to an aggressive, tool-focused rollout.
#7about 3 minutes
Learning to collaborate with AI as a social partner
Viewing AI as an "invisible person in the room" requires leaders and teams to develop new skills for interaction, prompting, and critically evaluating AI-generated insights.
#8about 2 minutes
Four key services to support organizational AI adoption
Organizations can support AI adoption by providing toolset consulting, AI-infused coaching and training, innovation labs, and clear career progression paths.
#9about 2 minutes
The future of AI agents and predictive analytics
The next wave of AI tools will include predictive analytics for sprint planning, proactive agents that offer suggestions, and AI-powered content clustering for brainstorming.
#10about 2 minutes
Viewing AI as the next major technological revolution
AI represents the next major technological revolution, and organizations must invest now to avoid falling behind as "AI as a coworker" becomes the new normal.
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