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AI team redefines 'epic' after author provides clearer project scope

The author describes an experiment where they tasked an AI team with defining and executing product epics. Initially, the AI team struggled with scope, defining a single, massive epic for the entire product goal. After the author provided clearer guidance on breaking down the work into manageable stages and considering Minimum Viable Products (MVPs), the AI team re-evaluated and proposed twelve distinct epics based on user journeys. This process highlights the challenges and potential of AI agents in understanding and executing complex project management tasks. AI

IMPACT Illustrates challenges in AI agent project management and the need for precise scoping and value confirmation.

RANK_REASON The item is a personal reflection and experiment with AI agents for project management, not a release or significant industry event.

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AI team redefines 'epic' after author provides clearer project scope

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Shinsuke KAGAWA ·

    I Didn't Give My AI Team Its Epics. I Gave It a Definition of One.

    <p>"If you build the overview at the very end and find out it doesn't hold together, are you going to redo every admin screen? Is that how people normally work?"</p> <p>I wrote that to my AI team at 10:36 on November 14. The day before, I had rewritten what the studio means by an…