02 · DELIVERY OS
The AI-assisted delivery lifecycle, as a system
Seven gated stages. Nothing advances without passing its gate — that is the entire point. Intent becomes a testable spec; a build becomes evidence; evidence becomes a release.
- 01
Idea
Frame the problem as a falsifiable hypothesis.OUTPUTProblem statement · success criteriaGATEWorth building? Measurable? - 02
Requirements
Convert intent into executable acceptance criteria.OUTPUTAcceptance spec · constraintsGATECan a test prove this is done? - 03
Design
Map the system before generating any code.OUTPUTArchitecture · interfaces · contractsGATEAre boundaries explicit? - 04
Build
AI-assisted implementation against the spec.OUTPUTWorking increments · PRsGATEDoes each increment pass smoke tests? - 05
Validation
Adversarial checks, eval harness, contract tests.OUTPUTEval report · coverage · failure logGATEDoes evidence support the claim? - 06
Release
Ship behind gates with rollback rehearsed.OUTPUTTagged release · runbookGATEIs rollback rehearsed? - 07
Learn
Capture deltas into playbooks and the signal deck.OUTPUTField note · playbook updateGATEWhat changes next cycle?