Maturation Pathway Design
Purpose: Given a candidate that is not yet ready, design a concrete pathway to bring it to implementation readiness. Uses Stage-Gate processes to define decision points, Technology Roadmapping to sequence development activities, and milestone planning to create actionable checkpoints.
When to use:
- A candidate has potential but is not yet mature enough for implementation
- Stakeholders need a roadmap showing how and when readiness can be achieved
- You need to define clear gates and milestones for a maturation effort
Budget
| Metric |
Target |
| Stage gates defined |
>= 3 |
| Milestones per stage |
>= 2 |
| Resource estimates per stage |
1 per stage |
State Ledger
| Key |
Type |
Description |
| candidate |
object |
The candidate needing maturation |
| current_readiness |
object |
Starting maturity profile |
| target_readiness |
object |
Required maturity for implementation |
| stages[] |
array |
Defined maturation stages |
| gates[] |
array |
Decision gates between stages |
| milestones[] |
array |
Checkpoints within stages |
| roadmap |
object |
Complete maturation roadmap |
Available Tactics
| Tactic |
When |
| staged-gate-evaluation |
To define and evaluate gates along the maturation path |
| multi-dimensional-readiness-scan |
To assess readiness at each stage |
Available SOPs
| SOP |
Purpose |
| gate-criteria-definition |
Define criteria for each gate |
| gate-judgment |
Evaluate readiness at each gate |
| dimension-assessment |
Assess dimension readiness at checkpoints |
| feasibility-synthesis |
Synthesize pathway into overall feasibility view |
Execution Guidance
- Establish current readiness profile (from maturity-diagnosis output)
- Define target readiness required for implementation
- Identify the gap between current and target across all dimensions
- Design stages that progressively close the gap
- Define gate criteria for transitions between stages
- Place milestones within each stage as progress indicators
- Estimate resources and timeline for each stage
- Identify critical path and dependencies between stages
Output Format
maturation_pathway:
candidate: <name>
current_readiness: <overall score>
target_readiness: <required score>
gap_dimensions: [{dimension, current, target, gap}]
stages:
- stage: 1
name: <stage name>
objective: <what this stage achieves>
milestones: [{name, criteria, target_date}]
resources: {time, cost, personnel}
gate:
criteria: [...]
pass_threshold: <condition>
total_timeline: <duration>
total_cost: <estimate>
critical_path: [<stage dependencies>]
risk_factors: [{risk, mitigation, stage_affected}]
Available Tactics
Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.
| Tactic |
When to use |
| multi-dimensional-readiness-scan |
Assess readiness across multiple dimensions, synthesize into radar visualization, and identify bottleneck dimensions. |
| staged-gate-evaluation |
Define gate criteria for each stage, evaluate candidates at each gate, and render go/kill/recycle decisions with evidence. |
Available SOPs
Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.
| SOP |
When to use |
| dimension-assessment |
Score a single readiness dimension for a candidate with evidence and gap analysis. |
| feasibility-synthesis |
Synthesize all assessments into a feasibility matrix, recommendation, and risk summary. |
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