Mark Levison
@mlevison.bsky.social
I help repair Bad Scrum and Fake Agile.
I want to help teams be effective, fun places - not feature factories.
I want to help teams be effective, fun places - not feature factories.
Want to improve your Scrum game? It might start with a simple "No." Learn how to do it effectively: agilepainrelief.com/blog/product... 🛑 #ProductOwners #Agile #Leadership
November 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Want to improve your Scrum game? It might start with a simple "No." Learn how to do it effectively: agilepainrelief.com/blog/product... 🛑 #ProductOwners #Agile #Leadership
🎾 The Tennis Kata shows why AI won't replace developers - it can't model domains or understand "why." But as a programming partner? Game-changing productivity boost ⚡✨
agilepainrelief.com/blog/ai-code...
agilepainrelief.com/blog/ai-code...
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🎾 The Tennis Kata shows why AI won't replace developers - it can't model domains or understand "why." But as a programming partner? Game-changing productivity boost ⚡✨
agilepainrelief.com/blog/ai-code...
agilepainrelief.com/blog/ai-code...
GenAI anxiety cure: understanding how it actually works. Teams physically demonstrate that GenAI doesn't think or remember - it matches patterns to predict text. Knowledge removes fear. 🔍
agilepainrelief.com/blog/human-p...
agilepainrelief.com/blog/human-p...
November 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
GenAI anxiety cure: understanding how it actually works. Teams physically demonstrate that GenAI doesn't think or remember - it matches patterns to predict text. Knowledge removes fear. 🔍
agilepainrelief.com/blog/human-p...
agilepainrelief.com/blog/human-p...
If “everything’s a priority,” nothing is.
Product Owners: sharpen your “No” — your team will thank you.
💡 agilepainrelief.com/blog/product...
Product Owners: sharpen your “No” — your team will thank you.
💡 agilepainrelief.com/blog/product...
November 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
If “everything’s a priority,” nothing is.
Product Owners: sharpen your “No” — your team will thank you.
💡 agilepainrelief.com/blog/product...
Product Owners: sharpen your “No” — your team will thank you.
💡 agilepainrelief.com/blog/product...
⚡ Perception ≠ Reality in AI coding tools.
Study: 19% slower completion, 20% faster feeling. This gap creates workplace stress when expectations don't match outcomes.
Sustainable progress needs honest measurement.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/using-g...
Study: 19% slower completion, 20% faster feeling. This gap creates workplace stress when expectations don't match outcomes.
Sustainable progress needs honest measurement.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/using-g...
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
⚡ Perception ≠ Reality in AI coding tools.
Study: 19% slower completion, 20% faster feeling. This gap creates workplace stress when expectations don't match outcomes.
Sustainable progress needs honest measurement.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/using-g...
Study: 19% slower completion, 20% faster feeling. This gap creates workplace stress when expectations don't match outcomes.
Sustainable progress needs honest measurement.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/using-g...
OpenAI more and more I see them take action that makes me say: really? Demanding information about who attended the funeral of a teen who committed suicide after a long conversation with ChatGPT.
Just gross.
512pixels.net/2025/10/im-r...
Just gross.
512pixels.net/2025/10/im-r...
I'm Really Starting to Think These OpenAI Folks Are No Good - 512 Pixels
Rebecca Bellan at TechCrunch: OpenAI reportedly asked the Raine family – whose 16-year-old son Adam Raine died by suicide after prolonged conversations with ChatGPT – for a full list of attendees…
512pixels.net
November 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
OpenAI more and more I see them take action that makes me say: really? Demanding information about who attended the funeral of a teen who committed suicide after a long conversation with ChatGPT.
Just gross.
512pixels.net/2025/10/im-r...
Just gross.
512pixels.net/2025/10/im-r...
Scrum Masters: Tired of books that talk theory but don’t help in the real world?
These ones actually do. 📚
👉 agilepainrelief.com/blog/recomme...
#Agile #Scrum #BookTokForScrum
These ones actually do. 📚
👉 agilepainrelief.com/blog/recomme...
#Agile #Scrum #BookTokForScrum
November 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Scrum Masters: Tired of books that talk theory but don’t help in the real world?
These ones actually do. 📚
👉 agilepainrelief.com/blog/recomme...
#Agile #Scrum #BookTokForScrum
These ones actually do. 📚
👉 agilepainrelief.com/blog/recomme...
#Agile #Scrum #BookTokForScrum
What happens inside GenAI when you hit send? Human simulations reveal: no thinking, no memory, no learning - just sophisticated pattern matching to predict text. Teams learn GenAI limits and abilities and that they aren't magic.
Human-Powered AI - A Fun Way to Understand How GenAI Really Works
Demystify GenAI with a hands-on simulation! See how it works mimicry, not magic
agilepainrelief.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
What happens inside GenAI when you hit send? Human simulations reveal: no thinking, no memory, no learning - just sophisticated pattern matching to predict text. Teams learn GenAI limits and abilities and that they aren't magic.
"AI makes estimation accurate!"
Wrong. Estimation is flawed because it ignores variability.
Real value? Team conversations building shared understanding.
Don't automate that away.
#Scrum
agilepainrelief.com/blog/gen-ai-...
Wrong. Estimation is flawed because it ignores variability.
Real value? Team conversations building shared understanding.
Don't automate that away.
#Scrum
agilepainrelief.com/blog/gen-ai-...
October 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"AI makes estimation accurate!"
Wrong. Estimation is flawed because it ignores variability.
Real value? Team conversations building shared understanding.
Don't automate that away.
#Scrum
agilepainrelief.com/blog/gen-ai-...
Wrong. Estimation is flawed because it ignores variability.
Real value? Team conversations building shared understanding.
Don't automate that away.
#Scrum
agilepainrelief.com/blog/gen-ai-...
AI stresses your team? You’re not alone. Our article discusses the human side of AI and how compassion can lead the way through these turbulent times. Read more: agilepainrelief.com/blog/the-hum...
October 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
AI stresses your team? You’re not alone. Our article discusses the human side of AI and how compassion can lead the way through these turbulent times. Read more: agilepainrelief.com/blog/the-hum...
💡 Most successful client projects: Deeply involved clients who AREN'T the PO
Why? Product Ownership needs daily availability + quick decisions + technical understanding. Clients excel at business vision, not dev tactics.
Play to strengths.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/jenga-e...
Why? Product Ownership needs daily availability + quick decisions + technical understanding. Clients excel at business vision, not dev tactics.
Play to strengths.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/jenga-e...
October 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
💡 Most successful client projects: Deeply involved clients who AREN'T the PO
Why? Product Ownership needs daily availability + quick decisions + technical understanding. Clients excel at business vision, not dev tactics.
Play to strengths.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/jenga-e...
Why? Product Ownership needs daily availability + quick decisions + technical understanding. Clients excel at business vision, not dev tactics.
Play to strengths.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/jenga-e...
Most items in oversized backlogs will never be built. Story Mapping helps you see what's valuable and let go of dead weight.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/drownin...
Take our 5-minute Agile Checkup for solutions to your biggest Scrum pains.
agilepainrelief.com/agile-checkup/
agilepainrelief.com/blog/drownin...
Take our 5-minute Agile Checkup for solutions to your biggest Scrum pains.
agilepainrelief.com/agile-checkup/
Drowning in an Oversized Product Backlog? Story Mapping Is Your Life Raft
Can you guess how many Product Backlog Items (PBIs) are in your Product Backlog right now? I’ll wait while you go look.
agilepainrelief.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Most items in oversized backlogs will never be built. Story Mapping helps you see what's valuable and let go of dead weight.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/drownin...
Take our 5-minute Agile Checkup for solutions to your biggest Scrum pains.
agilepainrelief.com/agile-checkup/
agilepainrelief.com/blog/drownin...
Take our 5-minute Agile Checkup for solutions to your biggest Scrum pains.
agilepainrelief.com/agile-checkup/
Many meetings solve problems caused by… too many meetings. 😬
Simplify the system.
Boost resilience.
🔗 agilepainrelief.com/blog/less-is...
#Agile #Simplicity #WorkSmarter
Simplify the system.
Boost resilience.
🔗 agilepainrelief.com/blog/less-is...
#Agile #Simplicity #WorkSmarter
Less is More: Creating Resilient Systems Through Simplicity
Understand how simplifying processes leads to more resilient teams. Start to identify unnecessary complexity.
agilepainrelief.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Many meetings solve problems caused by… too many meetings. 😬
Simplify the system.
Boost resilience.
🔗 agilepainrelief.com/blog/less-is...
#Agile #Simplicity #WorkSmarter
Simplify the system.
Boost resilience.
🔗 agilepainrelief.com/blog/less-is...
#Agile #Simplicity #WorkSmarter
AI can assist, but it can’t replace the heart of Scrum—collaboration & facilitation. ❤️🤖
Get a handy list of questions to help distinguish between healthy and harmful uses of GenAI: agilepainrelief.com/blog/why-ai-...
#ScrumMaster #Agile
Get a handy list of questions to help distinguish between healthy and harmful uses of GenAI: agilepainrelief.com/blog/why-ai-...
#ScrumMaster #Agile
October 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
AI can assist, but it can’t replace the heart of Scrum—collaboration & facilitation. ❤️🤖
Get a handy list of questions to help distinguish between healthy and harmful uses of GenAI: agilepainrelief.com/blog/why-ai-...
#ScrumMaster #Agile
Get a handy list of questions to help distinguish between healthy and harmful uses of GenAI: agilepainrelief.com/blog/why-ai-...
#ScrumMaster #Agile
AI isn’t your new Product Owner.
(At least, not a good one.) 😅
Here’s what gets lost when Gen AI replaces the thinking in Scrum:
agilepainrelief.com/blog/gen-ai-...
(At least, not a good one.) 😅
Here’s what gets lost when Gen AI replaces the thinking in Scrum:
agilepainrelief.com/blog/gen-ai-...
October 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
AI isn’t your new Product Owner.
(At least, not a good one.) 😅
Here’s what gets lost when Gen AI replaces the thinking in Scrum:
agilepainrelief.com/blog/gen-ai-...
(At least, not a good one.) 😅
Here’s what gets lost when Gen AI replaces the thinking in Scrum:
agilepainrelief.com/blog/gen-ai-...
AI can write code... and chaos. 🌀
Before your team dives head-first into the automation pool, read this:
👉 agilepainrelief.com/blog/the-rea...
#Agile #DevTeam #AI
Before your team dives head-first into the automation pool, read this:
👉 agilepainrelief.com/blog/the-rea...
#Agile #DevTeam #AI
October 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
AI can write code... and chaos. 🌀
Before your team dives head-first into the automation pool, read this:
👉 agilepainrelief.com/blog/the-rea...
#Agile #DevTeam #AI
Before your team dives head-first into the automation pool, read this:
👉 agilepainrelief.com/blog/the-rea...
#Agile #DevTeam #AI
AI confidence = learned internet tone, not actual knowledge 😤
Sounds certain because training data was confident, not because it knows things.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/gen-ai-...
Sounds certain because training data was confident, not because it knows things.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/gen-ai-...
October 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
AI confidence = learned internet tone, not actual knowledge 😤
Sounds certain because training data was confident, not because it knows things.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/gen-ai-...
Sounds certain because training data was confident, not because it knows things.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/gen-ai-...
🤖 Tested AI on Tennis Kata - it writes clean code that misses the point. AI = speed, Humans = wisdom. Stop fearing, start leveraging 🎯
agilepainrelief.com/blog/ai-code...
agilepainrelief.com/blog/ai-code...
October 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🤖 Tested AI on Tennis Kata - it writes clean code that misses the point. AI = speed, Humans = wisdom. Stop fearing, start leveraging 🎯
agilepainrelief.com/blog/ai-code...
agilepainrelief.com/blog/ai-code...
✅ When LLMs help create content faster but overwhelm downstream processes, performance slows overall. Goal: effectiveness (right outcomes) not activity. Focus on throughput of meaningful work, not task volume.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/will-ai...
agilepainrelief.com/blog/will-ai...
October 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
✅ When LLMs help create content faster but overwhelm downstream processes, performance slows overall. Goal: effectiveness (right outcomes) not activity. Focus on throughput of meaningful work, not task volume.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/will-ai...
agilepainrelief.com/blog/will-ai...
Start a conversation around new products ideas is hard, with all of the noise surrounding #GenAI
I look forward to the #GenAI bubble bursting.
#EffectiveScrum #LeaningInPublic
I look forward to the #GenAI bubble bursting.
#EffectiveScrum #LeaningInPublic
October 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Start a conversation around new products ideas is hard, with all of the noise surrounding #GenAI
I look forward to the #GenAI bubble bursting.
#EffectiveScrum #LeaningInPublic
I look forward to the #GenAI bubble bursting.
#EffectiveScrum #LeaningInPublic
📈 Before GenAI: establish baselines, track where work gets stuck, measure real delays. Data shows where technology helps vs where process changes needed. True efficiency ≠ being busy.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/will-ai...
agilepainrelief.com/blog/will-ai...
October 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
📈 Before GenAI: establish baselines, track where work gets stuck, measure real delays. Data shows where technology helps vs where process changes needed. True efficiency ≠ being busy.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/will-ai...
agilepainrelief.com/blog/will-ai...
🧠 PredictiveAI promises automated decisions but past data can be biased/incomplete. Even when accurate across thousands of cases, often no better than coin flips for individual choices. Study workflow instead.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/will-ai...
agilepainrelief.com/blog/will-ai...
October 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🧠 PredictiveAI promises automated decisions but past data can be biased/incomplete. Even when accurate across thousands of cases, often no better than coin flips for individual choices. Study workflow instead.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/will-ai...
agilepainrelief.com/blog/will-ai...
"That's a great question!" - your AI is being fake nice 🎭
Sycophantic responses are pattern-matched, not genuine. Don't let artificial validation affect judgment.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/gen-ai-...
Sycophantic responses are pattern-matched, not genuine. Don't let artificial validation affect judgment.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/gen-ai-...
October 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"That's a great question!" - your AI is being fake nice 🎭
Sycophantic responses are pattern-matched, not genuine. Don't let artificial validation affect judgment.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/gen-ai-...
Sycophantic responses are pattern-matched, not genuine. Don't let artificial validation affect judgment.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/gen-ai-...
AI cheats at math by secretly using Python 🧮
6×7=42 not because it calculated, but because it saw that equation millions of times in training.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/gen-ai-...
6×7=42 not because it calculated, but because it saw that equation millions of times in training.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/gen-ai-...
October 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
AI cheats at math by secretly using Python 🧮
6×7=42 not because it calculated, but because it saw that equation millions of times in training.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/gen-ai-...
6×7=42 not because it calculated, but because it saw that equation millions of times in training.
agilepainrelief.com/blog/gen-ai-...
🤖 GenAI struggles with Tennis Kata business logic but nails implementation. Translation? Stop competing with AI, start collaborating. Less boilerplate stress, more creative problem-solving ⚡
agilepainrelief.com/blog/ai-code...
agilepainrelief.com/blog/ai-code...
October 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🤖 GenAI struggles with Tennis Kata business logic but nails implementation. Translation? Stop competing with AI, start collaborating. Less boilerplate stress, more creative problem-solving ⚡
agilepainrelief.com/blog/ai-code...
agilepainrelief.com/blog/ai-code...