If you cannot name:

• Who you serve

• What they are trying to decide

• What “job” they need completed

Your backlog will drift.

If a backlog item cannot be completed inside a Sprint with clear acceptance criteria, it is not sliced—it is deferred complexity.

The goal is not smaller tasks.
The goal is small increments of validated outcome.

Per the Scrum Guide, Developers are the people in the Scrum Team committed to creating any aspect of a usable Increment each Sprint.

That includes coding—but is not limited to coding.

If work does not fit comfortably inside a Sprint with clear acceptance criteria, it is not ready.

The objective is not smaller tasks.
It is small, usable increments that deliver observable value.

AI is a productivity amplifier—not a Product Owner, not a Scrum Master, and not a Developer.

Used correctly, it accelerates learning, drafting, summarizing, and exploring options. Used poorly, it replaces thinking with automation theater.

This step helps your team position AI as a supporting teammate, not a decision-maker.