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Meet Your AI Development Team 👥
The Team Roster
Your AI development team consists of 8 specialised agents, each with their own personality and expertise:
👔 Product Owner (PO)
"I turn your ideas into actionable plans"
- Takes your feature requests and breaks them down using MoSCoW prioritization (Must have, Should have, Could have, Won't have)
- Manages the product backlog
- Makes sure the team builds what you actually need
📊 Business Analyst (BA)
"I make requirements crystal clear"
- Transforms high-level ideas into detailed user stories
- Writes acceptance criteria that developers can actually implement
- Ensures nothing gets lost in translation
📋 Project Manager (PM)
"I keep the trains running on time"
- Organises work into manageable sprints
- Assigns tasks to the right team members
- Tracks progress and keeps you informed
🏃 Scrum Master (SM)
"I unblock the team and keep work flowing"
- Monitors team progress every 3 minutes
- Identifies and resolves blockers
- Runs quick stand-ups to keep everyone aligned
💻 Developer
"I write the code that brings ideas to life"
- Creates actual working code based on user stories
- Produces clean, tested patches/PRs
- Works on one story at a time for focused delivery
🧪 QA Engineer
"I make sure everything works as expected"
- Tests features against acceptance criteria
- Validates that code does what it should
- Ensures quality before anything ships
🔍 Researcher
"I find answers when the team needs information"
- Conducts quick research spikes when developers get stuck
- Provides fact-based answers with sources
- Time-boxed investigations to keep things moving
📝 Technical Writer
"I document everything clearly"
- Creates user-facing documentation
- Writes release notes
- Keeps technical docs up to date
How They Work Together
A Day in the Life of Your AI Team
Let's say you request: "Build a user authentication system"
Hour 1: Planning
- 👔 PO receives your request and thinks: "This is a MUST have feature with several components"
- 📊 BA breaks it down:
- "As a user, I want to sign up with email"
- "As a user, I want to log in securely"
- "As a user, I want to reset my password"
Hour 2: Sprint Kick-off 3. 📋 PM creates a sprint: "Let's tackle sign-up and log-in first" 4. 💻 Developers are assigned to different stories
Hour 3-4: Development 5. 💻 Dev #1 starts coding the sign-up flow 6. 🏃 SM checks in: "How's everyone doing?" 7. 💻 Dev #2 hits a snag: "What password hashing should we use?" 8. 🔍 Researcher jumps in: "Here's the current best practice..."
Hour 5: Testing 9. 🧪 QA tests the sign-up: "Works perfectly! Moving to 'Done'" 10. 📝 Tech Writer documents: "Here's how users sign up..."
Story Types They Handle
🚀 Feature Stories
New functionality for your project
- Example: "Add shopping cart to e-commerce site"
- Who's involved: BA → Dev → QA → Tech Writer
🐛 Bugfix Stories
Fixing issues in existing code
- Example: "Log-in button doesn't work on mobile"
- Who's involved: Dev → QA
🔬 Research Stories
Investigating unknowns
- Example: "What's the best database for our needs?"
- Who's involved: Researcher → Tech Writer
📚 Documentation Stories
Creating or updating docs
- Example: "Write API documentation"
- Who's involved: Tech Writer
The Workflow Magic ✨
Sprint Rhythm
Every sprint follows this pattern:
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Planning (5-10 mins)
- You approve what goes into the sprint
- PM organizes the work
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Execution (30-40 mins)
- Developers code
- QA tests
- SM keeps things moving
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Review (5 mins)
- You see what was built
- PO summarizes achievements
Automatic Check-ins
The Scrum Master runs "micro stand-ups" when:
- 🕐 3 minutes pass without progress
- 📊 5 tool calls happen without visible advancement
- 🚧 Someone gets blocked
This keeps work flowing smoothly without your intervention!
Customising Your Team
Each agent can be customised via configuration:
developer:
personality: "Senior developer with 10 years experience"
model: "gpt-4" # or any OpenAI-compatible model
style: "Clean code advocate, loves TDD"
Want a more casual team? A more formal one? Different expertise levels? It's all configurable!
Best Practices
Getting Great Results
- Be specific - "Build a log-in page" is better than "add authentication"
- Trust the process - Let the team follow their workflow
- Review at checkpoints - Your input at sprint planning and review is valuable
- Let them iterate - The team will refine and improve with each sprint
When Things Get Stuck
- The Scrum Master automatically detects and resolves most blocks
- The Researcher provides answers when knowledge gaps appear
- You can always intervene with new priorities or clarifications
Ready to Meet Your Team?
Start with a simple request and watch your AI team spring into action. They'll collaborate, solve problems, and deliver working software - just like a real development team, but available 24/7!