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The Maturity Model

Most organizations move through five stages.

Level 1 — AI Experimentation​

Developers use AI individually.

Characteristics:

  • No standards
  • No shared skills
  • High variability

Level 2 — Team Standards​

Shared standards emerge.

Characteristics:

  • Consistent patterns
  • Reduced variability
  • Improved onboarding

Level 3 — Architecture Automation​

Atomic Bomb and similar tools are introduced.

Characteristics:

  • Consistent structures
  • Faster feature delivery
  • Better maintainability

Level 4 — Agentic Development​

MCP tools become available.

Characteristics:

  • Automated workflows
  • Architecture generation
  • Continuous validation

Level 5 — Organizational Intelligence​

Skills become shared organizational knowledge.

Characteristics:

  • Predictable delivery
  • Shared expertise
  • Continuous improvement

Mini Exercise​

Place your team on the maturity model and explain why.

Example​

A team with shared standards but no architecture generation may sit around Level 2, because consistency exists but automation is still limited.