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Original PlannerPoker cover illustration: Interoperability Is Sprint Scope.
6/18/20267 min readFeatured

Epic's Unreal Engine 6 Plan Makes Interoperability Sprint Scope

Epic is pushing Unreal Engine 6 toward portable content, Fortnite skin interoperability, Verse, and model-assisted workflows. Product owners should estimate the entitlement, marketplace, moderation, and rollback work before treating it as a simple integration.

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Original PlannerPoker cover illustration: Ambition Needs Better Estimates.
6/18/20267 min readFeatured

Elon Musk's Trillionaire Journey Is a Planning Lesson for Product Owners

Elon Musk becoming the first trillionaire after SpaceX shares soared is not a template to copy blindly. It is a reminder that huge outcomes are built from long-range bets, measurable milestones, risk reviews, and relentless planning discipline.

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Original PlannerPoker cover illustration: App Intents Become Sprint Scope.
6/13/20267 min readFeatured

Apple Xcode 27 and Siri AI Turn App Intents Into Sprint Scope

Apple WWDC26 put Siri AI, App Intents, Foundation Models, and Xcode 27 agentic coding in front of developers. Agile teams should estimate the permissions, testing, review, and cross-app workflow risk before sprint commitment.

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Original PlannerPoker cover illustration: Long-Running Agents Need Planning.
6/12/20267 min readFeatured

OpenAI's Ona Deal Turns Long-Running Agents Into Sprint Scope

OpenAI plans to acquire Ona so Codex agents can run in secure, persistent cloud environments. Agile teams should estimate the review gates, permissions, logs, and operational work before sprint commitment.

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Original PlannerPoker cover illustration: Agents Are Moving Off the Laptop.
6/5/20267 min readFeatured

Project Solara Shows AI Agents Are Moving Off the Laptop

Microsoft Project Solara points to agent-first devices that blend edge hardware, cloud agents, sensors, identity, and enterprise controls. Agile teams need to estimate that operating model before sprint commitment.

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Original PlannerPoker cover illustration: Knowledge Work Needs Sprint Shape.
6/3/20267 min readFeatured

OpenAI Codex Is Moving Beyond Developers. Sprint Planning Has to Catch Up

OpenAI expanded Codex for knowledge workers on June 2, 2026. Here is how agile teams should estimate cross-functional AI work, review boundaries, and ownership before agents touch product delivery.

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