Part 1: The Paradigm Shift — From Code-Centric to Context-Centric SDLC

← Previous Chapter: Executive Summary | Series Hub | Next Chapter: Part 1: Context Engineering with DDD → Answer-first: In the AI-First SDLC, the bottleneck shifts from writing code to verifying specifications. Engineers spend 80% of their time writing acceptance criteria and building automated test harnesses.

Part 5: Engineering Operating Models & Team Topologies in the AI Era

← Previous Chapter: Part 5: Autonomous Testing | Series Hub | Next Chapter: Part 6: Agentic DevOps → Answer-first: The AI era replaces traditional feature pods with Context-Centric Engineering Squads consisting of 1 Product Architect, 2 Systems Engineers, and specialized autonomous Agent Swarms.