Functional intent
Business outcomes, constraints, and the definition of done — set by the architect.
AI-assisted software delivery operating model
One governed line, from intent to production.
An operating model your team runs: specifications, decisions, review, tests, and releases stay connected end to end — with a senior architect accountable at every stage.
The six stages
Every stage leaves evidence.
Specifications & decisions
Requirements, ADRs, and acceptance criteria. Connected and versioned.
Implementation
Built against the spec. The tool is chosen per step, not per vendor.
Independent review
A separate pass checks the work against the spec — not the prompt.
Testing & ALM
Automated tests, migration, release, and traceability back to intent.
Reusable operating model
The routines stay with your team. You can run it again without us.
What stays connected
The artifacts an engagement leaves behind.
Versioned during the engagement, connected after handoff. If a claim can't be traced to one of these, we don't make it.
Specifications
Requirements written to be built from, versioned with the work.
Decisions (ADRs)
Architecture decisions with status, consequences, and trade-offs recorded.
Rules & context
Session state and rules that keep work on-spec across sessions and tools.
Backlog
Prioritized, traceable to intent and to acceptance criteria.
Tests
Automated coverage tied back to requirements.
Independent review
Checks against the spec, separate from the author.
Releases & ALM
Migration, deployment, and traceability in the platform of record.
Playbook
The reusable operating model your team keeps.
Authority
Where human authority is non-negotiable.
Agents accelerate the legwork. The architect owns intent, risk, and acceptance — and signs off, every time.
Run it on something real.
The Pilot applies the system to one bounded project — measured, reviewed, and handed over with a playbook your team keeps.
Organizations still defining roles, controls, and model policy should begin with the AI delivery operating model Blueprint. Teams ready to apply the system can prove it through an AI-assisted software delivery Pilot.