Scott W. Ambler
@scottwambler.bsky.social
Father, husband, author, and consultant in better ways of working (WoW) and ways of thinking (WoT) around data warehousing, data quality, and AI development. I help data people get better at delivering real value.
Agile peeps: I recently wrote Enterprise Design for Agile Coaches at scottambler.com/enterprise-d... which explores my why #agile coaches should move into the #enterprisedesign space and how to do so.
Enterprise Design for Agile Coaches
Agile coaches should consider upping their game and become enterprise designers. This article provides advice for how to move into enterprise design.
scottambler.com
June 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Agile peeps: I recently wrote Enterprise Design for Agile Coaches at scottambler.com/enterprise-d... which explores my why #agile coaches should move into the #enterprisedesign space and how to do so.
I recently wrote "Artificial intelligence is only as good as your data, which likely sucks" at www.architectureandgovernance.com/agile/artifi... . #AI #dataquality
Artificial Intelligence Is Only as Good as Your Data, Which Likely Sucks - Architecture & Governance Magazine
Artificial intelligence (AI) is restrained by the Law of GIGO: Garbage In, Garbage Out. Or, more positively, the higher the quality of the data that you use
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June 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I recently wrote "Artificial intelligence is only as good as your data, which likely sucks" at www.architectureandgovernance.com/agile/artifi... . #AI #dataquality
I've written some new science fiction, Of Trolleys and Crosswalks. I think it's funny and I hope you like it. scottambler.com/trolley-prob.... #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #TrolleyProblem
Of Trolleys and Crosswalks: Solving the Trolley Problem
This short story explores a potential fictional solution to the trolley problem, and the related crosswalk problem, posed by ethics researchers.
scottambler.com
April 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I've written some new science fiction, Of Trolleys and Crosswalks. I think it's funny and I hope you like it. scottambler.com/trolley-prob.... #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #TrolleyProblem
#Data peeps: I recently participated in a panel discussion hosted by @TheDatanista entitled "Data Trust Decoded: Moving Beyond Compliance" at www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSIM.... I think you'll find it interesting.
Data Trust Decoded: Moving Beyond Compliance | The Jam Session🎙️
YouTube video by Insight Jam
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April 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
#Data peeps: I recently participated in a panel discussion hosted by @TheDatanista entitled "Data Trust Decoded: Moving Beyond Compliance" at www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSIM.... I think you'll find it interesting.
I’m speaking at #AgileIndia in March on #Data and #Agile topics. This is a great learning event. Hope you can make it.
Always invest in your learning journey, and look beyond technology to truly understand your chosen profession. Read @scottwambler.bsky.social's insights: confengine.com/conferences/... #AgileIndia
February 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I’m speaking at #AgileIndia in March on #Data and #Agile topics. This is a great learning event. Hope you can make it.
Last night’s game was Canada’s biggest win against a Russian hockey team since 1972.
February 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Last night’s game was Canada’s biggest win against a Russian hockey team since 1972.
Agile India is always a great learning event. How you can make it.
Always invest in your learning journey, and look beyond technology to truly understand your chosen profession. Read @scottwambler.bsky.social's insights: confengine.com/conferences/... #AgileIndia
February 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Agile India is always a great learning event. How you can make it.
My daughter and I just had a great afternoon at D&D immersive in Mississauga. Afterwards we went out for dragon rolls.
February 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
My daughter and I just had a great afternoon at D&D immersive in Mississauga. Afterwards we went out for dragon rolls.
I just published a new white paper, #ArtificialIntelligence and #Agile Software Development: Use Cases for #AI Augmentation at ambysoft.com/essays/artif.... The paper is completely free, I don't even ask for your email address.
January 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I just published a new white paper, #ArtificialIntelligence and #Agile Software Development: Use Cases for #AI Augmentation at ambysoft.com/essays/artif.... The paper is completely free, I don't even ask for your email address.
I've published some thoughts about the recent acquisition of Agile Alliance by @PMInstitute in Agilists and Project Managers: Examining Their Common Misconceptions www.linkedin.com/pulse/agilis... .
Agilists and Project Managers: Examining Their Common Misconceptions
On December 31, 2024 Project Management Institute (PMI) acquired Agile Alliance (AA). As you’d expect this created a lot of buzz online, most of which was positive.
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January 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I've published some thoughts about the recent acquisition of Agile Alliance by @PMInstitute in Agilists and Project Managers: Examining Their Common Misconceptions www.linkedin.com/pulse/agilis... .
Just got home from a NYC vacation with my family. We had a great time in a wonderful city.
January 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Just got home from a NYC vacation with my family. We had a great time in a wonderful city.
Agile peeps: I have just published the second article, Valid Use Cases for AI-Augmentation in Software Development, in my three-article series on applying AI in agile software development. www.linkedin.com/pulse/applyi...
Applying AI in Agile Software Development Part 2: Valid Use Cases for AI-Augmentation in Software Development
This is the second article in a three-part series about applying artificial intelligence (AI) in agile software development. In the first article, Applying AI in Agile Software Development Part 1: Wha...
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December 31, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Agile peeps: I have just published the second article, Valid Use Cases for AI-Augmentation in Software Development, in my three-article series on applying AI in agile software development. www.linkedin.com/pulse/applyi...
We're a few days late, but the video is definitely fun to watch.
Mercifully, I'm day 11 with data models, so you don't need to suffer through my singing too much.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gta2...
Mercifully, I'm day 11 with data models, so you don't need to suffer through my singing too much.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gta2...
12 Days of Business Analysis | Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
YouTube video by Passionate Business Analyst
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December 30, 2024 at 12:23 PM
We're a few days late, but the video is definitely fun to watch.
Mercifully, I'm day 11 with data models, so you don't need to suffer through my singing too much.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gta2...
Mercifully, I'm day 11 with data models, so you don't need to suffer through my singing too much.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gta2...
A "roadmap" should have multiple ways to get from point A to point B. And multiple points, not just B, that you can get to from point A.
December 26, 2024 at 1:20 PM
A "roadmap" should have multiple ways to get from point A to point B. And multiple points, not just B, that you can get to from point A.
Unless you're capable of competently performing an activity, don't use #AI to augment it because you won't be able to adequately determine whether what the AI has done is sufficiently correct for your context.
#ArtificialIntelligence
#ArtificialIntelligence
December 24, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Unless you're capable of competently performing an activity, don't use #AI to augment it because you won't be able to adequately determine whether what the AI has done is sufficiently correct for your context.
#ArtificialIntelligence
#ArtificialIntelligence
I just wrote the first of a three-article series about #AI and #agile software development. Would love to hear your thoughts.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/applyi...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/applyi...
Applying AI in Agile Software Development Part 1: What I Would and Wouldn’t Do
This is the first in a three-article series about how to effectively apply artificial intelligence (AI) in software development. This article describes what I see as the high-level scope for applying ...
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December 23, 2024 at 8:13 PM
I just wrote the first of a three-article series about #AI and #agile software development. Would love to hear your thoughts.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/applyi...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/applyi...
Yeah… but they don’t ask.
December 22, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Yeah… but they don’t ask.
Agile peeps: The call for submissions for #Agile2025 is now open at www.agilealliance.org/agile2025/su... . Help make this a great conference with a great presentation! #Agile
Submissions | Agile Alliance
Essential information for submitting your proposal, including tips for writing a good proposal, key dates, speaker benefits, and so much more!
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December 19, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Agile peeps: The call for submissions for #Agile2025 is now open at www.agilealliance.org/agile2025/su... . Help make this a great conference with a great presentation! #Agile
Has anyone looked into the sales stats of drones in NJ and surrounding states for the past 6 months? Just asking.
December 18, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Has anyone looked into the sales stats of drones in NJ and surrounding states for the past 6 months? Just asking.
Artificial intelligence (#AI) is likely to reduce the need for people managers over the long term. I describe why at scottambler.com/ai-reduces-p...
Artificial Intelligence Reduces the Need for People Managers
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to automate repetitive tasks, reducing the need for white collar workers. Fewer people require fewer people managers.
scottambler.com
December 17, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Artificial intelligence (#AI) is likely to reduce the need for people managers over the long term. I describe why at scottambler.com/ai-reduces-p...
Reposted by Scott W. Ambler
You will do readings where no one shows up. You will set up at events and sell no books. Rejection will show up in your inbox again and again. You will say “I wrote a book!” and folks will stay quiet or say “Cool!” and then not buy it. It’s all good. Part of the gig. KEEP AT IT.
December 8, 2024 at 8:09 PM
You will do readings where no one shows up. You will set up at events and sell no books. Rejection will show up in your inbox again and again. You will say “I wrote a book!” and folks will stay quiet or say “Cool!” and then not buy it. It’s all good. Part of the gig. KEEP AT IT.
If history teaches us one thing, it's that the oppressed will eventually rise up against their oppressors.
December 7, 2024 at 3:55 PM
If history teaches us one thing, it's that the oppressed will eventually rise up against their oppressors.
Whatever happened to the metaverse?
December 6, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Whatever happened to the metaverse?
Reposted by Scott W. Ambler
A breathtaking view of Saturn captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft!
December 5, 2024 at 9:01 PM
A breathtaking view of Saturn captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft!