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Agentic SDLC · v1.0
24 personas for the agent-augmented software lifecycle.
A field-tested role catalog for teams delivering with AI assistants, Copilot and autonomous agents. Each persona comes with a playbook, an MCP manifest, and a ready-to-run kit.
Why roles need to evolve
Agents change who does what. A developer is no longer just writing code, a QA is no longer just writing tests, a product owner is no longer just writing stories. These 24 personas capture the new distribution of responsibility when AI is in the loop.
The nine clusters
Each cluster groups personas that share an accent color, a phase of the SDLC, and a failure mode.
Architect
Constitution, CODEMAP, API contracts.
Enablement
Teams, delivery and knowledge flow.
Ops
Pipelines, reliability, releases.
Platform
Golden paths and internal dev platform.
Quality
Test strategy and acceptance.
Data
Pipelines, ML, data quality.
Security
InfoSec, compliance, audit.
Build
The developer in the agent loop.
Persona kits
Every persona ships with a kit: an MCP manifest, Copilot instructions, prompt library, and local validation scripts. Kits are tested and versioned.
Who this is for
- Engineering leaders rewriting role definitions for the agent era
- Platform teams building MCP servers and Copilot extensions for their org
- Staff engineers and architects drafting internal agent playbooks
- DevRel, enablement and HR teams scoping training programs for AI-native delivery