Adopting AI in software development can make teams faster. But adding AI tools to existing delivery processes does not automatically make software development more efficient, predictable or secure.
In this episode Sebastian speaks with Sebastian Andruszczak, co-creator of the AI-First Teams framework, about what needs to change when organisations move from traditional software delivery towards an AI-driven development lifecycle.
They discuss why AI adoption often goes wrong when companies start with tools instead of processes, how unclear accountability and unmanaged risk can undermine the benefits of AI, and why producing more code faster can simply move the bottleneck into review, testing and validation.
The conversation also explores how developers’ roles change when AI becomes an active part of delivery, why feedback loops can improve quality and consistency over time, and how well-designed governance can actually enable speed rather than slow teams down. Sebastian also explains why organisations need clear goals and meaningful metrics if they want to understand whether AI is creating real business value.
Key topics:
• Why AI adoption should start with processes, not tools
• How the shift from SDLC to AI-DLC changes software delivery
• Why faster code generation can create new review and testing bottlenecks
• How governance, accountability and feedback loops support safer AI adoption
• What organisations should measure to understand whether AI is creating real value
⏱ Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction
02:08 – Why AI adoption goes wrong: decisions, risk and delivery
14:13 – What changes when teams move from SDLC to AI-DLC
23:54 – Why governance can actually make AI delivery faster
33:24 – How to measure the impact of AI in software development
40:19 – Structure, documentation and data: the key takeaways
🎙 Guest:
Sebastian Andruszczak
Co-creator of the AI-First Teams framework
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastianandruszczak/
🎙Host:
Sebastian Dzieniak
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-dzieniak/
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