Talent Factory — Company Objectives

Talent Factory — Company Objectives

Period: Q1 2026 (current) Last updated: 2026-03-22 Owner: Oscar (CEO)

These are the active strategic objectives guiding all factory work. When a request arrives, check which objective it serves before starting work.


OBJ-1: Ship the first product — STM EA Agent

Description: Complete and deliver the Enterprise Architecture digital talent to STM (Societe de transport de Montreal), the factory's first paying client.

Why this matters: All 17 factory workers are deployed and zero products have shipped. The factory only proves itself when a real client receives a real product.

Key Result Target Status
WO-0001 completed through all 9 production stages Stage 9 done In progress (order completed 2026-03-20, delivery/feedback pending)
STM EA Agent passes QA certification (8/8 functional, ≥5/6 edge cases) 100% pass Pending
Client receives packaged product with user guide, skill reference, config guide Delivered Pending
Post-delivery feedback collected (OBJ-4 milestone) Feedback form returned Pending

Owner: Clara (CTO), with CEO handling Billing & Support (Stage 8) for this client.


OBJ-2: Validate the digital-talent production line

Description: Run WO-0001 end-to-end through the 9-stage production pipeline and capture what works, what breaks, and what needs fixing before client #2.

Why this matters: The production line (blueprint, stages, templates, quality gates) was designed but never tested on a real order. First run reveals gaps.

Key Result Target Status
All 9 stages executed for WO-0001 with documented outputs 9/9 stages In progress
Gaps or missing stage owners identified and logged (e.g., Stage 8 Billing owner TBD) Gap log created Pending
Lessons-learned document fed back into line definition Doc exists Pending
Stage 8 (Billing & Support) process defined before client #2 intake Process documented Not started

Owner: Pablo (Production Line Architect)


OBJ-3: Complete the framework library for EA production

Description: Build out the factory's framework library (TOGAF, LeanIX, Macroscope, and AI development methodologies) so production workers have the reference material they need.

Why this matters: The STM product depends on TOGAF and LeanIX knowledge. Future production runs depend on Pablo having a validated AI dev framework. Marcel's frameworks directory is empty.

Key Result Target Status
TOGAF overview + framework guide published Complete Done
LeanIX overview + framework guide published Complete Done
AI dev framework research completed (BMAD, OpenSpecs, GSD, Anthropic guide) Research + selection In progress
Methodology map (Marcel) created with role-to-methodology assignments Map document exists Not started
Top 5 factory roles updated with assigned methodologies in role.md 5 roles updated Not started

Owner: Marcel (Methodology Specialist), with Clara (CTO) on framework selection.


OBJ-4: Establish the client feedback loop

Description: Collect structured feedback from STM after delivery and use it to improve the EA production line and the digital talent product itself.

Why this matters: Fiona (Customer Feedback Analyst) exists but has never had a real delivery to analyze. STM feedback is the factory's first real signal from a production deployment.

Key Result Target Status
Post-delivery feedback questions sent to STM Sent Pending
Feedback returned and analyzed by Fiona Analysis complete Pending
Top 3 improvement items identified and logged as work orders or line improvements 3 items logged Pending
NPS/satisfaction score captured for first product Score recorded Pending

Owner: Fiona (Customer Feedback Analyst), coordinated by Dana (Delivery Manager)


OBJ-5: Prepare for client #2 intake

Description: Define the gaps and prerequisites that must be in place before the factory can take on a second client without the CEO acting as manual fallback.

Why this matters: STM required CEO involvement in Billing & Support because no process existed. Client #2 should not repeat that. The factory must be ready to run the pipeline without improvisation.

Key Result Target Status
Stage 8 (Billing & Support) process documented Process exists Not started
Client intake checklist updated with lessons from STM Checklist updated Pending
Methodology decision tree (BMAD vs GSD vs OpenSpec) resolved for Pablo Decision recorded as TFD Pending
Capacity check: are all required roles available for a parallel engagement? Yes/No + gaps Not started

Owner: Oscar (CEO), Camille (Client Intake Manager)


Prioritization Rule

When requests compete, use this order:

  1. OBJ-1 first — anything blocking STM delivery takes priority over everything else.
  2. OBJ-2 second — production line gaps that would affect client #2 come next.
  3. OBJ-3 third — framework library work that unblocks active production.
  4. OBJ-4 and OBJ-5 — feedback and next-client prep happen after delivery, not before.
  5. Foundation work last — adding new factory workers, roles, or infrastructure is deferred unless directly needed for OBJ-1 through OBJ-3.

Tie-breaker: If two tasks are equally urgent, pick the one that produces a client-visible output. Internal improvements wait.


Note for Requests

When creating a request.md, reference the relevant company objective(s) in the request header. This makes it easy to assess whether a request is on-strategy or off-strategy before work begins.

Example:

strategic-objective: OBJ-1 (STM delivery)

Requests with no clear tie to an active objective should be logged in company/deferred-requests.md and reviewed at the next planning checkpoint.