--- id: index title: AI adoption strategy description: An autonomous SDLC cycle directed, guided and reviewed by humans, supported by governed skills. slug: / hide_table_of_contents: true --- import ArchifyDiagram from '@site/src/components/ArchifyDiagram';
**TO-BE · Target operating model — not installed controls or company results.** ## Autonomous SDLC, human direction An autonomous agent executes and governs the SDLC. Humans direct, guide and review the work throughout the cycle. **Scope → Architecture → UI/UX → Planning → Delivery → UAT → Releases → Scope** Releases returns to Scope and the cycle repeats indefinitely. Governed skills and measured outcomes support the path toward this target; they are not a substitute for it.
Strategy rationale and reading map **TO-BE · Target operating model.** Introduction depends on the [roadmap gates](./roadmap.mdx); these pages do not describe installed controls or measured company results. ### Govern skills first, expand authority only with evidence Eldorado's target is to make AI-assisted work dependable across the organization: useful guidance, clear human ownership, controlled execution and measurable outcomes. The first investment is a governed skills system, not an autonomous replacement for the organization. A skill packages reusable working knowledge, prerequisites and verification steps. It helps an agent perform a task; it does not grant permission or guarantee that the work is correct. The target combines an autonomous agent executing and governing the SDLC with humans directing, guiding and reviewing it. Developer choice on local laptops remains a supporting option: Copilot, Claude Code and Cline can receive reviewed portable skill content through qualified adapters. Repository, CI and release controls support execution; detailed approval policies remain implementation decisions, not new roles established by this strategy. The strategy describes the intended operating model and the evidence required to introduce it. It does not establish that these controls are installed, that every client is supported, or that AI has improved Eldorado's performance. The current reference is the documented six-department organization. Rollout begins by validating actual clients, responsibilities, data boundaries and available evidence. Success means accepted outcomes with maintained quality, controlled risk and understood total cost. Faster activity without reliable outcomes is not success. More skill invocations, generated lines or tool subscriptions are not productivity targets. People remain accountable for product, customer, financial and personnel decisions. ## Navigate the strategy - [Target operating model](./target-operating-model.mdx) — The autonomous SDLC cycle, with human direction, guidance and review. - [Skills governance](./skills-governance.mdx) — Contract, lifecycle, decision rights, adapters, locking, exceptions. - [Skills quality](./skills-quality.mdx) — Risk tiers, independent evaluation, repeated trials, adversarial conformance. - [Skills adoption](./skills-adoption.mdx) — Workflow-led coaching, client choice, feedback, manual path. - [Measurement](./measurement.mdx) — Full KPI contracts, minimal events, illustrative calculations, privacy and limits. - [Skills maintenance](./skills-maintenance.mdx) — Review, drift, deprecation, rollback and incident handling. - [Roadmap](./roadmap.mdx) — Evidence-gated phases, no promised dates or budgets.
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