More Code Is Not More Value

More Code Is Not More Value

AI
Rethink Your Understanding by Phil Clark
S3 · E62
May 19, 2026
16:35

Episode notes

In this episode, the AI hosts discuss my post on how AI is becoming an operating model test for modern organizations.

AI is producing more code, more activity, and more visible output, but that does not automatically mean more business value.

Drawing from recent IBM, CircleCI, and DORA insights, I explain how AI can expose weak systems, increase productivity debt, and overwhelm teams when speed is not matched with flow, accountability, and outcome discipline.

AI is a multiplier, but what it multiplies depends on the strength of the system around it.

Link to the article: More Code Is Not More Value: Why AI Is an Operating Model Test, originally published May 17, 2026.

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Keywords

Value Stream Management
Flow Engineering
Metrics
Agile
DevOps
Software Engineering
Management
Product Management
AI