YottaDots Manifesto
Federated. AI‑native. Outcome‑driven. We align centrally, execute federatively, and learn empirically— with AI as a colleague and humans accountable for outcomes.
BELIEFS
We believe in
AI as a colleague
A visible, accountable partner in analysis, code, and decisions.
Strategic center, federated edge
Intent & funding at the center; autonomy at the edge.
Outcomes over output
Value delivered beats activity reported.
Transparency
Open data, open decisions, open learning.
Empiricism
Observe, measure, adapt; evidence over opinion.
Flexible delivery
Scrum, Kanban, PRINCE2, DevOps or ARTs: choose the fit-for-mission method.
Lightweight governance
Guardrails that enable flow, not bureaucracy.
Human accountability
AI augments; people remain responsible.
Built‑in safety & quality
Security, privacy, and quality by design.
Community & openness
Share patterns, improve together.
VALUES
We value
People & AI together
over rigid roles and hierarchy
Adaptability & autonomy
over standardized process for its own sake
Evidence & outcomes
over effort & intentions
Clarity & trust
over control & opacity
Re‑use & openness
over reinvention & silos
COMMITMENTS
Therefore we commit to
- State intent clearly at the center (strategy, funding, ethics) and dispatch work to empowered teams.
- Make work observable—flow, risk, and value visible to everyone.
- Let teams choose their method and own the lifecycle (build, run, learn).
- Put AI in the room—from portfolio forecasts to user stories, tests, and code.
- Inspect & adapt on cadence and on signal—small bets, fast feedback.
- Bake in safety—security, privacy, and quality gates in pipelines and policies.
- Share playbooks—codify what works; retire what doesn’t.
- Measure what matters—customer outcomes, time‑to‑learning, total cost of change.
- Honor human judgment—override AI when context demands; document why.
- Grow people—skills, mobility, and mastery across chapters and teams.
PRINCIPLES
The 12 YottaDots Principles
Purpose First
Every initiative ties to a clear strategic outcome.
Federated Autonomy
Teams decide how; the center defines why.
AI‑Native Workflows
AI assists requirements, code, tests, risk, and retros by default.
Empirical Governance
Policies evolve via evidence, not opinion.
Flow Over Load
Optimize for throughput and learning, not utilization.
Small, Safe Steps
Short cycles, reversible changes, continuous delivery.
Transparent Telemetry
One truth for value, risk, quality, and ethics.
Security & Privacy Everywhere
Design‑time, build‑time, run‑time—EU‑friendly by default.
Method Agnosticism
Scrum, Kanban, PRINCE2, ARTs—choose fit, not fashion.
Platform as Product
Self‑service, guardrails, and SLOs from central platforms.
Human Accountability
Decisions are explainable; responsibilities explicit.
Open Playbooks
Share patterns so others can replicate success.
Bring YottaDots into your org
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