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Main Concept

QUAD - Circle of Functions: The complete methodology

The 1-2-3-4 Hierarchy

1
METHOD
QUAD
Quick Unified Agentic Development
2
DIMENSIONS
Business
Technical
The two focus axes (B/T ratios)
3
AXIOMS
Operators
AI Agents
Docs-First
Foundational truths
4
CIRCLES
Management
Development
QA
Infrastructure
Functional teams

Each circle = a function with dedicated people who perform that function

What is QUAD?

Q
Quick
Fast iterations, AI-powered
U
Unified
4 circles working together
A
Agentic
AI agents at every step
D
Development
Building software, not processes

The 3 Axioms

1

Operators

Human specialists who execute circle functions. Each circle has dedicated people (BA, PM, Dev, QA, DevOps) who apply their expertise to transform inputs into outputs.

2

AI Agents

Every circle has AI agents that handle repetitive tasks: Story expansion, code scaffolding, test generation, deployment automation.

3

Docs-First

Documentation is written BEFORE code. Flow documents define UI, API, DB, and test cases. QA never asks 'what should I test?'

The 4 Circles in Detail

1

Management Circle

Business 80% / Technical 20%

Dedicated(per project)
ROLES
Business AnalystProject ManagerTech Lead
AI AGENTS
Story Agent
Trigger: BA writes requirement
Output: Enhanced story with specs, acceptance criteria
Scheduling Agent
Trigger: Meeting needed
Output: Optimal time, calendar blocks, action items
Documentation Agent
Trigger: Feature complete
Output: Auto-generated flow docs, wiki updates
Estimation Agent
Trigger: Story ready
Output: Complexity based on historical data
2

Development Circle

Business 30% / Technical 70%

Mostly Dedicated(can be shared across small projects)
ROLES
Full Stack DeveloperBackend DeveloperUI DeveloperMobile Developer
AI AGENTS
Dev Agent (UI)
Trigger: Story assigned
Output: Scaffolded UI components, platform-specific code
Dev Agent (API)
Trigger: Story assigned
Output: Controllers, services, DTOs, entities
Code Review Agent
Trigger: PR created
Output: Pre-review for patterns, security, style
Refactor Agent
Trigger: Code smell detected
Output: Improvement suggestions, deduplication
3

QA Circle

Business 30% / Technical 70%

Mostly Shared(across projects within a director)
ROLES
QA EngineerAutomation EngineerPerformance TesterSecurity Tester
AI AGENTS
UI Test Agent
Trigger: DEV deployed
Output: Playwright/XCTest automation runs
API Test Agent
Trigger: DEV deployed
Output: REST API test suite execution
Performance Agent
Trigger: QA deployed
Output: Load tests, bottleneck identification
Test Generator
Trigger: New code pushed
Output: Test cases from code and flow docs
4

Infrastructure Circle

Business 20% / Technical 80%

Always Shared(across all directors)
ROLES
DevOps EngineerSRECloud EngineerDBA
AI AGENTS
Deploy Agent (DEV)
Trigger: PR merged to develop
Output: Build and deploy to DEV
Deploy Agent (QA)
Trigger: Tests pass + PR approved
Output: Deploy to QA environment
Deploy Agent (PROD)
Trigger: QA approved
Output: Deploy to production with rollback
Monitoring Agent
Trigger: Always running
Output: Log watching, alerts on anomalies

AI Agent Pipeline

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Story Agent
Horizon
→
💻
Dev Agent
Code Push
→
🚀
Deploy (DEV)
DEV Ready
→
🧪
Test Agents
Tests Pass
→
📋
PR Agent
PR Created
→
✅
Deploy (QA)
QA Ready
→
🎯
Deploy (PROD)
Production

Docs-First Approach

Traditional (Code-First)

  1. 1. Developer writes code
  2. 2. Code gets reviewed
  3. 3. QA asks "what should I test?"
  4. 4. Documentation written after (or never)
  5. 5. New team member: "where is X?"

QUAD (Docs-First)

  1. 1. Flow document written first
  2. 2. Test cases auto-generated from flow
  3. 3. Developer implements from flow
  4. 4. QA knows exactly what to test
  5. 5. New team member: reads flow docs

The QUAD Cycle (4 Weeks)

Week 1
Trajectory

Set priorities, expand stories, start development

Week 2
Flow

Development continues, testing begins, agents running

Week 3
Flow

Features completing, QA in full swing, PRs merging

Week 4
Checkpoint

Demo, release decision, calibration (retro)