The Anti-Agile Manifesto - Unabridged

Why Specification Driven Development WinsMark A. Smith

Length5h 51m

About this audiobook

Six months after surviving the Velocity Paradox, Nexus faces a harder challenge: building an organization that can operate at machine speed without losing governance, quality, or people. Maya and her team codify what they've learned into Specification-Driven Development. The core principle: when AI generates code from specifications, the spec is the product. The code is just a rendering. The Agile ceremonies designed for biological beings — standups, story points, two-week sprints — don't translate to agents that never burn out and never ask for clarification. This book replaces them with something that does. Priya Sharma's evolution from celebrated coder to Lead Cognitive Architect, and Marcus Webb's reinvention from meeting-runner to agent governance strategist, are the human story of what transformation actually costs — and what it can build. (Unabridged Edition)

Artificial Intelligence

Audiobook details

GenreTechnology

Length5 hrs 51 mins

Narrated bySelect Your Own

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateMar 29, 2026

LanguageEnglish

1The Anti-Agile Manifesto

11Chapter 6: The Context Repository

2Why Specification Driven Development Wins

12Part III: SDD in Practice

3By Mark A. Smith

13Chapter 7: The PRD is the Product

4Unabridged Audiobook Edition

14Chapter 8: The Agentic Loop

5Chapter 1: When Machines Prefer Waterfall

15Chapter 9: Linting Reality

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6Chapter 2: The Death of the User Story

16Part IV: The Human Role in an Agentic World

7Chapter 3: Ambiguity is the Enemy

17Chapter 10: The AI Product Manager

8Part II: Markdown as the Neural Bus

18Chapter 11: Governance and Safety

9Chapter 4: The Universal Interface

19Chapter 12: The Long-Term Memory of Organizations

10Chapter 5: DocOps and the Living Spec

About the author

Mark A. Smith

Mark A. Smith is an AI Product Manager and thought leader specializing in AI-powered software development methodologies. With over two decades of experience in data science and product innovation at organizations including Entergy, NextEra Energy, EPRI, and HP, Mark challenges conventional Agile practices through his groundbreaking work on the Agentic Delivery Lifecycle (ADLC). A certified PMP, CSM, CSPO, and Six Sigma Black Belt, he helps organizations transition from traditional Agile to AI-augmented continuous generation workflows.View all by Mark A. Smith