Tired of sprints that start slow or end without impact? In this webinar, we cut through the hype and show you how AI can transform your sprint planning, retrospectives, and coaching conversations. Watch the recording to explore:
- How AI-powered prompts turn vague user stories into INVEST-compliant backlog items – with acceptance criteria and edge cases.
- Using Miro AI to analyse retrospective notes, identify team sentiment, and design actionable 15-minute exercises.
- Practising difficult conversations with AI role-play, so you’re prepared for real-world conflicts.
Key Takeaways
1. AI for Sprint Planning – From Vague to Valuable
Sprint planning often stalls over unclear requirements. AI can help by:
- Rewriting vague user stories to meet INVEST criteria (Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, Testable).
- Generating Given/When/Then-style acceptance criteria and edge cases, so teams spend less time debating and more time delivering.
- Example: Transforming “As a user, I want a report” into a specific, actionable story with clear metrics and testable outcomes.
2. Retrospectives with AI – Turn Chaos into Clarity
Retrospectives can feel overwhelming with scattered notes and emotions. AI helps you:
- Group sticky notes into core themes (e.g., “Burnout and exhaustion,” “Meeting overload”).
Identify team sentiment – frustration, hope, or exhaustion – and tailor your facilitation. - Design quick, impactful exercises (like “Kill One Thing”) to address the most urgent pain points in 15 minutes.
3. Coaching with AI – Safe Practice for Tough Conversations
Scrum Masters often absorb team conflicts. AI lets you:
- Role-play difficult conversations (e.g., a defensive senior developer interrupting juniors).
- Receive instant feedback on your approach, so you’re ready for real-world scenarios.
- Build confidence in handling conflicts without risking team dynamics.
4. The Human-AI Balance
AI isn’t about replacing human judgement – it’s about augmenting it. Use AI to:
- Save 80% of the effort in backlog refinement or hypothesis validation (based on research with synthetic users).
- Focus on what matters: deeper discussions, better decisions, and continuous improvement.
Why This Matters
AI won’t run your sprints for you, but it can make every event more effective. Whether you’re a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or Product Owner, these tools help you start strong and finish better – with less friction and more impact.
Want to dive deeper? Explore our programmes on AI for Agile teams and high-impact Scrum events – because better sprints start with better tools.
About the Presenters
Giuseppe De Simone is an engineer who became a leader, coach, and trainer with over 26 years of experience in product development and 16 years dedicated to coaching, consulting and training clients in different industries.
As a Certified Scrum Trainer, Certified Enterprise Coach, and Leadership Educator, he supports leaders, teams, and organizations in becoming more productive, resilient, and people-oriented.
He is the founder and CEO of his consulting and training business and a Fellow Coach at Better Change.
A speaker at international conferences, Giuseppe regularly shares insights on agility, change management, leadership, and coaching through articles and webinars. His mission is to future-proof people’s skills for a more human, dynamic, and competent workplace in 2030.
Gregory Keegan is an Enterprise Agile Coach with 16+ years of experience supporting agile transformations, leadership development, and cultural change across sectors like FinTech, MedTech, and public institutions.
He has worked with organisations like the European Central Bank, Siemens, and Sanofi to foster business agility and build high-performing teams. His work blends agile expertise (Scrum, LeSS, Business Agility) with a growing focus on AI integration—thanks to a recent ICA-FAI and “AI for Business” certifications.
He is passionate about helping organisations become agile and intelligently adaptive in a changing world.














