maturation-pathway-design

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Design path to readiness using Stage-Gate, Technology Roadmapping, and milestone planning methods.

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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.