The Method Maze
This article was published as a guest post in the Practical Data Community by Joe Reis. It explores why so many Data and AI teams use the wrong methods for the wrong work — and how to find a way out of this 'method maze'.
The article debunks the idea that there is "one right method" for Data and AI teams. Instead, it shows that software development models, project management frameworks, Agile, operations, and organizational design are different things that must be consciously combined depending on the type of work. Lean, Scrum, and classic disciplines like governance are not opposites, but tools that should be used where they make sense. What's crucial for success is not the name of the method, but a deliberate organizational design where value creation, iteration, and accountability work together.