Navigating the Shift to Agentic AI by Dave Bresci
Dave Bresci argues that successful Agentic AI adoption requires engineers to shift from writing code to writing specifications. He introduces Verification‑Driven Development, where plans generated by AI are reviewed with the same rigor as code. Clean, pattern‑consistent repositories and a "Plan Mode" workflow reduce rework and prevent AI from amplifying technical debt. Engineering managers must coach this new discipline to maintain quality, mitigate burnout, and preserve developer satisfaction.
How AI Tools Accelerated a PM’s 6-Month Framework Migration to 9 Days by Forrest Evans
A product manager at PagerDuty used AI pair‑programming tools (Cursor and Claude Sonnet 4.5) to migrate a complex Grails 6‑to‑7 codebase in just nine days, a task consultants had priced at $200‑300 K over six months. The AI‑assisted workflow handled version...
From Embedded to Everywhere: How Forward Deployed Engineering Was Born at PagerDuty by Doug McClure
PagerDuty launched Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE), a model that embeds engineers directly with customers to build product features that solve real‑time problems. The approach evolved from ad‑hoc professional services engagements, leveraging AI tools to contribute code in unfamiliar stacks and...