PinnedMy ChatGPT / Agile Project Management DiaryWhat is this about? Since early February 2023, I’ve been exploring the extreme highs and lows of the ChatGPT interface into the GPT-3.x AI Model. More recently, I’ve begun using the GPT-4 model for some tests (it’s still heavily rate limited). I’ve been checking out multiple applications with increasing interest and refinement. …Agile Project Management6 min readAgile Project Management6 min read
Mar 18ChatGPT / Agile #12: GPT-4 and Wordle — a bad day at the officeOk, I know this yarn is *way* off-topic for this series, but I thought it would be interesting to share as an example of how your interactions with GPT must be carefully thought through. TL;DR I thought GPT-4 would crush this simple task, but it did no better than my “par”…Gpt 311 min readGpt 311 min read
Mar 16The Sad Venn Diagram of Agile PractiseTL;DR Many people and organisations are already on the agile bandwagon, and more want to do it. But it’s ever more a buzzword and a brand. The biggest problem with Agile is that few people are set up to succeed in Agile practice. Why? Because the focus is all on the…Agile11 min readAgile11 min read
Mar 14ChatGPT / Agile #11: Prompt Engineering as Theory BuildingFollowing on from the previous posts on Prompt Engineering, in this post, we begin to weave in some concepts from Agile & Software Development that help build out the approach to robust and helpful interaction with ChatGPT. This isn’t exactly what I thought I’d write when I started this series…Chatgpt6 min readChatgpt6 min read
Mar 13ChatGPT / Agile #10: The Short-term Thinking of Lazy Prompt EngineeringIn this yarn, we’ll first cover the downside and short-term thinking of using canned prompts. It might look attractive but it is really bad for you. I’ll explain why it will probably keep you in the “Suck Zone” of ChatGPT mediocrity (at best). I’ll then summarise some prompt types from…Chatgpt7 min readChatgpt7 min read
Mar 12Your first query used quotation marks around “prompt engineering” while your 2nd did not use…41Willie GeeThanks Willie - there were actually two differences.Thanks Willie - there were actually two differences. the quotation marks and a question mark. but since I only asked for one, you get the prize. How can I get you a coffee, mate? are you on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/1 min read1 min read
Mar 12ChatGPT / Agile #9: Prompt EngineeringI’ve delayed the next series of agile project management examples so I can dive into an important topic: “Prompt Engineering”. I accidentally discovered “Prompt Engineering” as a “thing” while reading a GPT yarn on Medium. So, of course, I googled the term and was surprised to find a book published…Chatgpt8 min readChatgpt8 min read
Mar 9Real Agile is like “Fight Club” — And it’s not about Rule 1The narrative of Agile and problems with Agile practice is flawed. We seem to be able to identify these problems but can’t identify solutions other than recommending a new “thing”, which is essentially the same but in different wrapping. Second verse same as the first. I think this is due…Agile6 min readAgile6 min read
Mar 8ChatGPT / Agile #8: If you use ChatGPT output without review or editing, you’re an imbecileI’ve read a few “mainstream” yarns on AI and ChatGPT in the last week or so — more and more are being published. It made me realise that I hadn’t emphasised this aspect of using ChatGPT strongly enough in Part #6 Some thoughts on capabilities. …Chatgpt5 min readChatgpt5 min read
Feb 28ChatGPT / Agile Project Mgt — Part #7: Teams, Demographics, Ethics and an ArgumentI had an argument with ChatGPT this morning. It was a very polite argument — a sort of debate — but an argument nonetheless. I wanted ChatGPT to do something, and it said it couldn’t do it for “ethical reasons”. This is Part 7 of an open-ended series on ChatGPT…Chatgpt11 min readChatgpt11 min read
