Andrea
Griffiths
Senior Developer Advocate at GitHub
"From Pair to Peer: Leading Teams Through the AI Agent Revolution"
"From Pair to Peer: Leading Teams Through the AI Agent Revolution"
Wed May 13 - 9:10 AM EDT/New York (See in local time)
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Session: From Pair to Peer: Leading Teams Through the AI Agent Revolution
The same AI tool is producing completely opposite results across teams. Some are shipping 30% faster with higher quality. Others are drowning in AI-generated tech debt at 2am.The difference isn't the technology. It's leadership.
We've moved beyond AI as autocomplete to AI as agents that can write, test, and deploy entire features. Your org chart now includes digital teammates, but nobody taught us how to manage those relationships.
In this session, you'll discover three patterns that separate winning teams from the chaos, based on real implementations across hundreds of organizations. You'll learn why the teams chasing velocity metrics first are failing, while teams focusing on standards and developer experience are thriving.
Key Takeaways
- hree proven patterns that separate successful AI adoption from chaos: why standards must come before speed, measuring developer confidence instead of just velocity, and building team AI fluency over individual dependency.
- nteractive decision frameworks for when to delegate to AI agents versus when human expertise is critical, helping teams avoid the "easy 70% vs complex 30%" trap that causes tech debt.
- Implementation strategies you can start this week: from documenting standards clearly enough for both humans and AI to follow, to running effective retros that build AI governance into your existing workflows.
Bio
Andrea Griffiths is a Senior Developer Advocate and passionate community builder at GitHub with over a decade of experience in developer tools, community engagement, and technical evangelism. In her role at GitHub, Andrea works tirelessly to enhance the developer experience, foster thriving technical communities, and bridge the gap between developers and GitHub's innovative products.