ADW Adoption: Visual Timeline

The rollout as overlapping workstreams over time. Phase bars deepen in shade as autonomy grows, the two continuous lanes (Enablement and Governance) run the whole way, and the markers below the chart call out the readiness gates that unlock the next phase.

◆ Time bands are indicative — advancement is gated by readiness, not the calendar. Reshape any bar to your team's pace.

Workstream

Now foundation

Months 1–3 pilot

Months 3–6 expand

Months 6–12 orchestrate

12+ factory

Phase 1

Learn & Pilot

Weekly cadence + ADW on lighthouse projects→

Phase 2

Orchestrate & Fan Out

Team orchestration hub — many repos, one UI→

Phase 3

Atlas & Software Factory

Company atlas · earned autonomy · non-devs build→

Continuous

Enablement · Academy

Weekly knowledge transfer · onboarding · certificates→

Continuous

Governance & Safety

Maker-checker · evidence gate · draft-PR + human merge · cost→

Readiness gates — each unlocks the next phase

1. Gate 1 · Pilots shippingunlocks Phase 2Human-merged ADW PRs on real projects; a champion can onboard a new repo unaided.
2. Gate 2 · One hub, many reposunlocks Phase 3A team builds 3+ of its own projects from a single orchestration interface.
3. Gate 3 · Factory onlinethe horizonA non-developer ships a real change through the guarded (human-reviewed) path.

Phase 1 · Learn & PilotPhase 2 · OrchestratePhase 3 · Atlas & FactoryContinuous workstreamReadiness gate

For the detail behind each bar, including goals, gates, risks, and the decisions leadership owns, see The Adoption Roadmap.