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First Alt × Thoughtworks

The Red Team Cockpit

A live view of the First Alt agentic-transformation experiment: what's running, what's landing, and what we're learning.

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AI/works™ modules evaluated
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delivery models running side by side

Two teams, one experiment

A disciplined way to prove a new delivery model works, before asking everyone to adopt it.

Red team
The vanguard. Seeded with an incumbent teammate who knows the product, running the agentic model on real work, not a disconnected pilot.
Purple teams
About nine teams follow as the model proves out, adopting the new ways of working one wave at a time.
Blue teams
Incumbent teams not yet onboarded. Each is assessed, mapped to the new model, baselined, then cut over.
Assess as-is
Map to new ways of working
Identify platform gaps
Baseline
Cut over
The feedback loop runs both ways: the Red team surfaces blockers, the platform team clears them before the next wave.

Two delivery models, running side by side

The Red team isn't bound by Blue's traditional ways of working. Comparing them head-to-head is the whole point of the experiment.

Red TeamBlue Teams
Delivery model Disruption model Traditional ways of working
Status Active Baseline capture in progress
Tooling AI/works modules (see below) Existing toolchain
Metrics tracked Story points, velocity, DORA Story points, velocity, DORA (last 12 months baseline)

What's running under the hood

Seven components, one decision each: install it, build it out, explore it, or leave it out for now.

Reverse Engineering
Knowledge Fabric
Dynamic Spec Generation
Rapid Prototyping
Spec to Code
Verification
Evals
Live
Building / exploring
Not in use / not started

Measuring the delta, honestly

Before we claim a lift, we need a real baseline. That capture is happening now.

Story points
Baseline capture in progress
Target: full 12-month Blue team baseline
Velocity
Baseline capture in progress
Target: full 12-month Blue team baseline
DORA metrics
Baseline capture in progress
Target: full 12-month Blue team baseline
Toolchain audit
In progress
Target: full 12-month Blue team baseline

Investment vs. return, tracked as we go

Savings show up gradually as the delivery model shifts, not on day one. We'll show the real trend once there's enough signal to trust it.

Reporting begins once the baseline is set.
Full breakdown shared with Thoughtworks and First Student leadership as data matures.

The first 90 days

From kickoff to a real read on whether the model earns its keep.

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