System Reform Industry Research

ALAI System Reform — Industry Research

Author: Petter Graff (architect agent), MC #10043
Date: 2026-04-29
Status: verified-local where cited from memory; web-search-verified where marked [WEB]
Purpose: Distill best-in-class engineering org templates applicable to ALAI Holding AS (one-person AI dev agency, 13 companies, 20+ projects)

Sources (10)

1. Spotify Engineering Culture (Kniberg & Ivarsson 2012)
2. Google SRE (Beyer et al. 2018)
3. Netflix Full Cycle Developers (Burrell 2018)
4. ThoughtWorks Technology Radar (Vol. 30-32, 2024-2025)
5. 12-Factor App (Wiggins 2011)
6. ADR Pattern (Nygard 2011)
7. Diátaxis Documentation Framework (Procida 2021)
8. Atomic Design (Brad Frost 2016)
9. Toyota Production System (Ohno 1988, Liker 2004)
10. DORA DevOps Research (2023 State of DevOps Report)

Key Principles Extracted (47)

Across Spotify, Google SRE, Netflix, Toyota, 12-Factor App, ADR, Diátaxis, Atomic Design, and ThoughtWorks radar — 47 principles extracted and adapted for ALAI context.

File location: /Users/makinja/system/specs/system-reform-research-20260429T032241Z.md (338 lines)
MC Task: #10043
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