ABOUT THIS EPISODE
The Scrum Master and Product Owner weren't two separate stories. They were the first two chapters of the same story — and it's bigger than either role.
In this episode, I walk through the role-by-role squeeze hitting Business Analysts, Project Managers, RTEs, and mid-level software engineers. Then I name what the enterprise is converging on: Orchestrator.
In this episode:
- The execution layer AI is replacing across every knowledge work role
- Why the hourglass organization (PwC) makes generalists the most valuable
- Eightfold AI naming AI Orchestrator the most important job of 2026
- Why the specialist who adds horizontal range becomes unstoppable
- The Jevons Paradox: more work, smaller middle
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