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5 Ways Agentic Engineering Transforms Agile Practices

CIO, Monday, November 10th, 2025

AI agents aren't killing agile - they're forcing it to level up with new roles, faster workflows and smarter ways to measure success.

When software development is driven by AI agents, can software development teams still be agile?

The short answer is yes. Even in the age of agentic software engineering - a practice wherein orchestrated teams of AI agents plan, implement, test and document software - the agile development methodology remains important.

The longer answer is that agile techniques must evolve to meet the realities of agentic engineering. Practices that worked when applications were built solely by humans don't always suffice when AI agents are doing much of the work.

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