Section 8: Implementation Roadmap

Section 8: Implementation Roadmap

Month 1: Instrument the Basics

• Connect CI/CD pipeline to produce lead time for change
• Set up incident tracking with postmortem templates
• Begin calendar audit for CTO and direct reports
• Deploy simple experiment tracking

Month 2: Add Platform Metrics

• Instrument self-service transaction rate
• Catalog data domains and AI capabilities
• Begin tracking decision protocol completion

Month 3: Add Culture Metrics

• Launch engineering pulse survey (quarterly)
• Implement blame language scanning on postmortems
• Track exploration time protected
• Begin ethics review gate logging

Month 4+: Iterate and Refine

• Review metrics for gaming signals
• Remove metrics that do not drive action
• Add metrics for emerging blind spots
• Publish quarterly metrics review externally