Building an Agentic-First Software Organization

Most software organizations now have coding assistants in the hands of their developers. What we see most organizations still working toward is real, measurable gains in throughput and quality across teams without losing control of what ships. Lean TECHniques’ Chief Innovation Officer, Tim Gifford, and Director of Engineering, Scott Sauber, walk through what it looks like when agents take on the bulk of the work across the SDLC from how code gets written to how it gets reviewed, tested, and shipped (done safely with humans still in control). In this webinar, Tim and Scott cover: – What changes in how teams actually deliver software and what stays the same in an agentic-first environment – How developer roles evolve when agents are running most of the delivery – How to measure whether it’s working (and what to baseline before you start) – Key considerations to keep in mind when it comes to security, governance, and cost – Tips for getting this off the ground and making it stick in your own organization SECTIONS: 00:00 Introduction 02:53 What Does Agentic-First Mean 04:15 Case Study: IKEA's Use of AI 06:50 Fundamentals of Software Development in an AI World 09:44 Use of Agents in Brownfield & Greenfield Projects 12:14 Agent-Ready Assessment Tool 16:02 Gains with Agentic-First Delivery - Speed & Quality Gains 17:30 Practical Steps for Developers to Get Most Out of AI 27:37 Practical Steps for Product Owners to Get Most Out of AI 29:59 2026 - Year of the Loops? 32:18 Managing Token Costs 34:20 Managing Security 36:34 Accountability Considerations 39:40 Best Practices for AI Governance 43:20 Importance of Observability 44:08 Measurement & Signals of Success 50:06 Case Study - Lighthouse Team in Enterprise Organization 51:35 Getting Started: Agent-Ready Assessment 53:25 Q&A LINKS: Agent-Ready Assessment: https://learn.leantechniques.com/agen... Connect with Scott:   / scottsauber   Connect with Tim:   / timgifford   Connect with Danielle:   / daniellebrommer   #ai #agenticai #agenticengineering #softwaredevelopment #aiengineering #claudecode #githubcopilot #sdlc