In this episode of The Next Frontiers of AI, we’re joined by Arun Varadarajan, CRO of Ascendion, to explore a provocative question reshaping the future of software engineering and the software marketplace: Is Agile development dead? And as a result, will the SaaS model become a relic of the past? As AI agents begin to play an active role, not just assisting but actually engineering software, will Agentic AI-driven software engineering become the norm? And when? Arun discusses why traditional methodologies like Agile, which were built for human-centric development cycles, are giving way to a new model that is faster, leaner, and increasingly autonomous. We unpack:
- How Agentic AI systems are transforming the SDLC from sprint-based rituals to continuous, intelligent iteration
- Why human coordination and planning overheads are no longer the bottleneck
- How digital co-workers can now interpret requirements, write code, validate output, and refine products in real time
- What this shift means for SaaS economics, software customization, and enterprise innovation velocity
Suppose your organization still relies on Agile practices but struggles with speed, scale, or complexity. In that case, this episode offers a glimpse into a future where AI agents are not just tools that assist but intelligent teammates that give development teams new ‘superpowers.
