The Reality of AI in Engineering: What Top Teams Are Getting Right

Date:

Tuesday 21st April 2026

Time:

1pm EST (6pm UK)

AI adoption in software engineering is accelerating, but the real story lies in how top-performing teams are turning it into measurable impact. While many organisations remain stuck in experimentation, leading teams are successfully translating AI-driven productivity gains into improved delivery performance. The difference isn’t the tools, it’s how they’re applied within the system.

In this session, we’ll share data-backed insights from engineering teams and technology leaders to reveal what high performers are getting right. At the core is a systems thinking approach: the Theory of Constraints. This method helps teams identify and remove the bottlenecks that absorb AI-driven gains and prevent them from translating into delivery outcomes.

You’ll learn how to measure AI’s true impact against industry benchmarks, identify the constraints limiting performance, and apply a proven framework to unlock organisation-wide gains.

Attendees will leave with a practical roadmap to move from pilot to performance, turning AI adoption into meaningful, measurable business results.

Meet the Host:

Chief Operating Officer

Will Lytle

Will is COO at Plandek, where he leads the commercial function – driving growth through new partnerships and supporting clients to get the most from the platform. Since joining in 2019, he’s helped technology organizations harness Software Engineering Intelligence to work smarter, deliver faster, and achieve meaningful business impact through greater visibility and performance in software delivery.