BOOK REVIEW
Book Title: AI Meets Agile: Transforming the Way We Work
Author: Vinay Babu Tarala
Publisher: Adhyyan Books
List Price: US $ 11.99
Format: Soft Cover; 272 pages
Publication Date: August 2025
ISBN: ISBN-13: 978-9731649148
Reviewer: Archana Choudhary
Review Date: Jan 2026
Introduction to the Book
This book explains how AI and Agile can accelerate delivery. Agile emerged to bring collaboration, flexibility in delivery and increase customer satisfaction. Today’s Agile delivery can be measured by team but when AI and Agile are combined together in the process, it is beneficial as AI tools can enhance performance of the team.
The book provides an excellent framework that the team can easily apply which is meticulously explained via multiple case studies.
Overview of Book’s Structure
The book examines real- world case studies. The second chapter is structured to explain why scrum alone is inefficient for AI. The AI Copilot chapter focuses on how they reshape Agile roles, ceremonies and team dynamics. It walks through role-by-role augmentation for scrum master, product owner, developers and agile coach. Author perspective is very clear as he walks through each ceremony standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospective showing how AI powered by real time data acts as a layer.
The author has structured the book as a practical guide to how AI and multilingual technology is reshaping Agile frameworks in global organizations. The book further shifts focus from inclusion (multilingual AI) to ethics and responsibility. Key ethics risk areas like bias, transparency etc. before offering a framework for responsible AI. It delves into how AI can measure and enhance team health, including case studies, practical tools and ethical best practices. Very interesting to learn the intersection of software and reality. The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the most complex areas. This book has easily explained the patterns for developing IoT in an Agile Fashion providing examples of how it can be applied in the real world.
Each chapter introduces interesting real world scenarios providing examples that is easy to resonate and understand.
Highlights: What’s New in this Book
The book reframes Agile not as a delivery method but as a strategic enabler for AI innovation. As a Project Management professional, I found the book a value addition as it emphasizes on how AI is supercharging Agile ceremonies. It introduces a practical and comparative view of Kanban, SAFe, and Lean through AI lens.
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How to cite this review: Choudhary, A. (2026). AI Meets Agile: Transforming the Way We Work, book review, PM World Journal. Vol. XV, Issue II, February. Available online at https://pmworldjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/pmwj161-Feb2026-Choudhary-AI-Meets-Agile-Book-Review.pdf
About the Author
Archana Choudhary
India & United States
Archana Choudhary, PMP®, Fellow APM is a VP at Deutsche Bank. With over 20 years of project management experience, she has refined and sharpened global leadership skills while contributing as an expert leading multiple complex projects like merge-up and acquisitions, digital and agile transformations, created a robust PMO.
She is passionate sharing her knowledge, as a frequent PMI speaker, and has been honored at platforms like Women Tech Network, PMI Phoenix and others. Her recognitions are for the influence she brings in PM community and leaderships.
She has served as jury panelist for international awards such as the PMI PMO Awards.
Reach her at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/archana-choudhary-690875b0
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