Part I / Understand
See the factory as a system
Start with the category boundary: the agent is a worker, not the factory. The factory is the governed system that turns intent into validated outcomes.
Question this part answers
What is an AI software factory, and why does it require a lifecycle?
Chapters
- 01
Why software engineering is changing ↗
Why coordination, verification, and operating discipline become the bottleneck.
- 02
The factory in one view ↗
The full system, its boundaries, architecture, lifecycle, and value stream.
- 03
First principles: trust, evidence, and authority ↗
How bounded autonomy earns confidence through proof.
Retain this
- A software factory is an operating model, not a coding tool.
- Execution never creates its own authority.
- Validated customer value—not generated code—is the outcome.