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  • Adoption & Barriers

    What you'll learn from this section:

    • How often does your team actually use AI in their daily work?

    • Whether AI makes their work more or less enjoyable

    • The factors limiting adoption

    Example questions:

    • I use AI in my regular work - (Never / Weekly / Daily)

    • My AI usage is limited by (Skills / Trust / Policies)

  • SDLC - Ideation & Validation

    What you'll learn from this section:

    • Where and how your team already uses AI to explore ideas, prototypes, or features

    • How teams rate the impact of AI in this phase

    Example question:

    • In this context, AI helps me to - (Generate ideas / Validate features / Create prototypes)

  • SDLC - Requirement Preparation & Planning

    What you'll learn from this section:

    • Where and how your team already uses AI to turn ideas into clear requirements and tasks

    • How teams rate the impact of AI in this phase

    Example question:

    • In this context, AI helps me to - (Check requirement quality / Create PRDs / Estimate story complexity)

  • SDLC - Code & Test Loop

    What you'll learn from this section:

    • If and how your team already uses AI coding and testing workflows

    • How teams rate the impact of AI in this phase

    Example question:

    • In this context, AI helps me to - (Generate code / Explain errors / Suggest algorithms)

  • SDLC - Architect & Review

    What you'll learn from this section:

    • If and how your team already uses AI to support architecture, design, and quality assurance

    • How teams rate the impact of AI in this phase

    Example question:

    • In this context, AI helps me to - (Enforce standards / Suggest architecture patterns / Run security checks)

  • SDLC - Deploy & Operate

    What you'll learn from this section:

    • If and how your team already uses AI to automate deployments and monitor systems

    • How teams rate the impact of AI in this phase

    Example question:

    • In this context, AI helps me to - (Plan deployments / Detect anomalies / Triage incidents)

  • SDLC - Document & Communicate Changes

    What you'll learn from this section:

    • If and how your team already uses AI to summarize, document, and share their work

    • How teams rate the impact of AI in this phase

    Example question:

    • In this context, AI helps me to - (Summarize work / Create documentation / Generate updates)

  • Learn & Improve

    What you'll learn from this section:

    • If and how your team already uses AI to reflect, learn, and continuously improve their work

    • How teams rate the impact of AI in this phase

    Example question:

    • In this context, AI helps me to - (Analyze retrospectives / Suggest improvements / Measure impact)

  • Team & Process Changes

    What you'll learn from this section:

    • How AI has changed the way your team works day-to-day

    • How roles and responsibilities are evolving with AI

    Example question:

    • My team’s way of working has changed due to AI – (Select applicable changes)

  • Impact on Developer Experience

    What you'll learn from this section:

    • How AI influences focus, confidence, and stress levels

    • If AI improves creativity, flow, and satisfaction in daily work

    • How attitudes toward AI shape the overall team experience

    Example question:

    • Since using AI, my cognitive load is lower – (Strongly disagree → Strongly agree)

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