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AI-Native PDLC — Whole-Model View
Twelve dimensions, five maturity levels each. Hover a cell for its definition; click it (or the popover’s own link) for the transition and full detail.
| Dimension | Nascent | Modeled | Continuous | Integral | Telemetric |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1Market discovery & definition | Ad hoc AI use, by preference, no shared method. | Consistent AI method exists, still one function's own. | AI discovery runs continuously now, still function-owned only. | Functions share one AI model, still hand-render it. | AI auto-renders each function's view from one model. |
| D2Buyer & user persona development | Ad hoc AI use, individual preference only, inconsistent. | Consistent AI synthesis exists, but personas ship static. | AI keeps personas live against real usage signal. | Functions consume shared AI persona model, still hand-adapting. | AI auto-generates each function's persona view directly. |
| D3Positioning & competitive intelligence | Ad hoc AI use, no shared method, inconsistent. | Consistent AI monitoring exists, one function's own cadence. | AI competitive monitoring is continuous now, not periodic. | Functions draw on shared AI model, still hand-rendering. | AI auto-generates each function's positioning view directly. |
| D4Requirements management | Informal specs, unsystematic AI drafting, no shared traceability yet. | Shared spec record exists; AI drafts, humans still reformulate. | AI generation consumes specs directly, no reformulation needed now. | Specs auto-reconcile against signal; AI flags gaps automatically. | AI keeps specs self-maintaining; PM reviews surfaced conflicts only. |
| D5Prioritization & tradeoffs | Backlog order argued case-by-case; AI drafts private business cases. | Consistent framework exists; AI summarizes, financial expedience still decides. | Cadence tied to budget; AI applies current intelligence directly. | AI surfaces recommendations; PM ratifies or overrides with reasoning. | AI-surfaced tradeoffs continuously maintained; PM audits for drift. |
| D6Executive engagement & authority | Authority diffuse, whoever has leverage; PM only coordinates. | PM guides authority; senior leadership still ratifies every decision. | PM authority documented and narrow; leadership approves, not initiates. | AI keeps decision basis visible; PM authority now self-sustaining. | AI-assisted transparency real-time; engagement means surfacing conflicts only. |
| D7Organizational evangelism & alignment | Direction communicated reactively; alignment relies on one-on-one conversations. | AI drafts cadenced artifacts; delivery still manual, undifferentiated audience. | AI renders audience-specific views; propagation stays event-driven only. | AI propagates continuously; misalignment still caught reactively by teams. | AI proactively flags misalignment; propagation is fully automatic. |
| D8Portfolio & investment management | Portfolio bets episodic, subjective; no tracking of returns. | AI assembles investment cases; qualitative judgment still drives decisions. | AI models scenarios against intelligence; outcome feedback stays manual. | AI surfaces investment recommendations; PM still assembles the case. | Signal-triggered decisions; AI recommendations ratified, not assembled. |
| D9GTM cadence & market activation | GTM episodic, launch-driven; functions render positioning independently. | AI drives cadenced GTM artifacts; functions still render independently. | Shared AI model drives GTM; updates remain milestone-triggered only. | AI updates pricing near-continuously; a defined cadence still remains. | AI maintains GTM continuously; pricing responds near-real-time. |
| D10Experimentation & validation | Prototyping ad hoc; findings rarely feed back systematically. | AI synthesizes validation findings; manual reformulation required for engineering. | AI accelerates prototypes; parallel track's latency now shrinking. | Prototype velocity matches delivery; promote-or-discard is a product decision. | Prototype track subsumed; hypotheses flow straight through delivery. |
| D11Analytics & outcome measurement | Outcomes assessed anecdotally after the fact; no standing view. | AI assembles scheduled reviews; initiative-scoped, no portfolio visibility yet. | AI assembles evidence packages at review; feedback still manual. | AI surfaces anomalies continuously; only two failure classes distinguished. | AI distinguishes all four failure classes; PM interprets responses. |
| D12Feedback loop velocity | Cycle time unmeasured; handoffs dominate, response speed unknown. | Cycle time measured retrospectively; bottleneck handoff not yet identified. | Cycle time tracked continuously; bottleneck resolution still separately planned. | Bottleneck closure now routine priority input, same as features. | Days-not-months cycle time; a genuine competitive differentiator now. |
A — Nascent B — Modeled C — Continuous D — Integral E — Telemetric⚠ = open review item
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