In my current role as an AI Project Manager, the Agile methodology has been a central part of how I structure and manage my projects. For instance, I was intimately involved in spearheading a project to develop an AI-based recommendation system for a retail client. We approached the project using Scrum, structuring the project development cycle into two-week sprints.
This approach allowed us to deliver increments of the system incrementally, making adjustments as required at each sprint review. Using Jira for task tracking and conducting daily stand-ups led to improved communication within our team. The transparent and adaptive nature of this methodology proved its worth when we came across unexpected data quality issues. We were able to pivot and invest in a sprint dedicated to data cleaning without significant disruption to our roadmap.
The end result was a system that accurately predicted user preferences, leading to an increase in customer engagement by 30% within four months of implementation.