This is the Engineering Culture Trends Report for 2026. Featuring a panel of QCon speakers and InfoQ contributors, they discussed AI adoption maturity and risk.
Source: Culture & Methods Trends 2026: The Human Side of AI Engineering
This is the 2025 Engineering Culture Trends Report. The InfoQ editorial team and special guest Charity Majors discuss how AI is transforming software development and team performance.
Source: InfoQ Culture & Methods Trends in 2025
I was privileged to be asked to be on a panel hosted by the IIBA New Zealand Chapter in Auckland entitled The Human Centered BA: Power skills that will fuel BA growth in the Al Age. The discussion was moderated by David Mantica and I joined my colleagues Shane Hastie and Michelle Ruddenklau on the panel.
The session was described as follows:
A Human Centered BA must possess the skills to connect with, influence and inspire the knowledge workers they engage. They will need to understand both the customer experience (CX) and employee experience (EX) to find the answers to the complex adaptive challenges organisations face.
The BA is in a unique position to take the lead to provide solutions and help companies THRIVE in change but their BA need skills that go above and beyond!Panelist are:
Michelle Ruddenklau : Principal Consultant for Skills Development Group, and Product Lead for SkillsDX
Craig Smith : Head of Organisational Performance for Skills Development Group
Shane Hastie : Global Delivery Lead for Skills Development Group
Moderator: David Mantica, VP and General Manager of SoftEd USAIt is amazing opportunity to hear from experts with internationally recognized expertise and experience!!!!
Some of the topics we discussed during the evening were:
Here are some photos from the evening:
Join Alex Sloley, Craig Smith, and Shane Hastie in embracing the Agile Coaching Ethics to elevate your coaching practices. Discover how you can contribute to a future of ethical Agility.
Source: Navigating the ethical waters of Agile coaching with Alex Sloley
In this podcast the Culture and Methods editorial team along with special guest Jutta Eckstein talk about the current state and trends we see in the technology industry in 2024.
Source: InfoQ Culture & Methods Trends in 2024
In this podcast the whole Culture & Methods editorial team plus Rebecca Parsons, CTO of Thoughtworks, explore the trends they see happening in the technology industry in 2023.
Source: InfoQ Culture & Methods Trends in 2023
It was a privilege to be invited by my good mate Tony Ponton to speak on his other podcast All The Remote Things.
In this episode we are joined by Global Agility Lead, Craig Smith who, up until recently, was also the director of Agile Alliance. Craig chats to us about his time at Agile Alliance and what the future holds for the organisation. We also discuss the updates Craig has made to his ’40 agile methods in 40 minutes’ and how there isn’t necessarily a blueprint when choosing the right agile methods for your organisation. Get in touch – Podcast – https://theagilerevolution.com/ Agile Alliance – https://www.agilealliance.org/ Craig’s website – https://craigsmith.id.au/
In this podcast the InfoQ Culture & Methods editors, along with special guest Sandy Mamoli, discuss what they have seen over the last year and the trends they see going forward.
Source: InfoQ Culture & Methods Trends Report March 2022
My talk with Alex Sloley and Shane Hastie from Agile Virtual Summit: Coaching Edition called “Code of Ethical Conduct for Agile Coaching” is available on Slideshare.
People serving in an agile coaching role are expected to act ethically, but what does that mean in practice?Agile coaching is an evolving profession encompassing many disciplines including individual, team and systemic coaching, facilitating, teaching and mentoring, all applied with an open and deliberate bias towards using agile approaches to help address a client’s needs.
The complexity of agile coaching means that you will inevitably encounter difficult situations.
What if you had a Code you could follow that would help support you when difficult decisions need to be made?
What if that same Code helped you act courageously in every situation, even if there is a personal negative impact?
A group of volunteers has been working on crafting just that code. Specifically a Code of Ethical Conduct for Agile Coaching under an Agile Alliance initiative.
This talk will present the background to the work which has been done so far, walk you through the content of the code and explain where it can go in the future.
During the session, you’ll be introduced to a few ethics scenarios that will help you identify the types of dilemmas you may face in the field. You’ll discover some examples of appropriate and inappropriate ethical behavior in these different contexts, and how to address them.
A huge thanks to Adam Weisbart for the invitation and Lyssa Adkins for supporting this message and getting us on the program. Please review the Code of Ethical Conduct for Agile Coaching and related scenarios. You can watch the video or grab the transcript by subscribing to the All Access Pass.
It was a privilege to be invited by Tom Cagley to speak on the Software Process and Measurement Cast (SPamCAST) with Shane Hastie on the work that Tom, Shane and I along with many others have done in relation to Agile Coaching Ethics for the Agile Alliance.
In the podcast this week, we discuss the Agile Coaching Code of Ethics and the process of building an ethical foundation. Shane Hastie and Craig Smith have been leading the effort to craft a useful Agile Coaching Code of Ethics for the past year. These two thought leaders have helped to pull together a diverse group of coaches, and then guide that herd of cats in order to create a new force to guide agile coaches of all stripes.
In May 2017 Shane Hastie joined ICAgile as the Director of Agile Learning Programs, tasked with ensuring the learning objectives remain valid and useful, supporting the various communities that make up the ICAgile ecosystem, and seeking ways to advance the state of agile learning.
In November 2019 he moved into the Director of Community Development role, building and supporting the global community of thought leaders, members, instructors, and certification holders.
Shane’s Profile – linkedin.com/in/shanehastie
Email – snhastie@gmail.com
Twitter – @shanehastie
Craig Smith has been active in the IT industry for over 15 years. He has been an Agile practitioner for over 10 years and is a Certified Scrum Master and a member of both the Scrum Alliance and Agile Alliance and as an Agile Coach, he has worked on a number of high-profile technical and business projects. He regularly conducts Agile training and has presented at a number of Australian and international conferences. He is also an Agile Editor for InfoQ and co-hosts an Agile podcast called The Agile Revolution.
Craig’s Profile – linkedin.com/in/craigsmithau
Websites
craigsmith.id.au (Blog)
theagilerevolution.com (Podcast)
unbounddna.com (Company Website)
Email – craig@craigsmith.id.au
Twitter – @smithcdau
Craig Smith 
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