Can AI do feature development and release?
An expert breakdown of a typical process from public sources, worked out by the same rules as your own check.
0 of 8 steps go to an agent
Goes to an agent (0)
An agent does these steps on its own.
No steps here.
AI drafts, a person checks (6)
AI prepares the work; a person reviews and confirms it.
Design: architecture, interfaces, data schema
AI drafts it and a person checks: AI only drafts part of what it takes.
- Producing a working artifact from a specification
Implementation
AI drafts it and a person checks: AI only drafts part of what it takes.
- Producing a working artifact from a specification
Code review
A person signs off: the step needs a formal approval.
Testing: unit, integration, regression
A person signs off: the step needs a formal approval.
Post-release observation: metrics, errors, rollback on regression
A person signs off: the step needs a formal approval.
Defect triage and fixes
A person confirms it: the step changes something outside the company.
Stays with people (2)
These steps need a person's judgement or presence.
Requirements and acceptance criteria
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Judging risk or priority in a business context
Acceptance against the criteria
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Judging risk or priority in a business context
1 step outside what AI can work on
Physical work, or nothing AI could apply itself to. These steps count in no figure.
Release to production
Nothing in this step is work AI could apply itself to.
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