AI development audit and team acceleration

AI development audit and team acceleration

I diagnose the development process and repository, then propose a practical plan to adopt AI tools and quality gates.

For engineering leads and founders who want to see where the team loses time — and how AI can help without chaos.

About the service

The audit answers: which SDLC bottlenecks exist, how ready the repo is for AI-assisted work, which tools you already have, and what is missing for safe acceleration.

It helps before large-scale agent adoption or when AI experiments fail to produce predictable results. You get a concrete plan and priorities — not abstract advice.

We also look at change checks: typecheck, lint, tests, review — without them, speed becomes more defects.

Why it works

  • Bottleneck map

    See where time goes into waiting, routine, and manual checks.

  • AI readiness

    Assess repo context, rules, and risks to code and secrets.

  • Practical plan

    Priorities for agents, skills, and quality gates.

What's included

  • Process analysis

    How work moves from brief to release, and where it stalls.

  • Tools and repository

    Stack, CI, docs, conventions, current AI practices.

  • Bottlenecks

    Repeatable manual steps that are automation candidates.

  • Agents and skills

    Which agent roles make sense for you specifically.

  • Quality gates

    Which checks are mandatory before and after AI changes.

  • Adoption plan

    Stages, pilot, success metrics, and risks.

What you get

  • SDLC and AI-readiness audit report
  • Prioritized bottleneck list
  • Tool and agent recommendations
  • Quality-gate proposal
  • Pilot plan for 1–2 teams/repositories
Discuss a project

Ready to discuss — send a short note about the outcome you need.

How we work

  1. 01

    Context gathering

    Interviews plus process and repo review (with agreed access).

  2. 02

    Diagnosis

    Capture bottlenecks, risks, and quick wins.

  3. 03

    Plan

    Adoption priorities and pilot success criteria.

  4. 04

    Team readout

    Present findings and answer questions.

Technologies

  • CI / quality tooling

    Base for safe acceleration

  • AI IDE / agents

    Adoption candidates

  • Repo conventions

    Context and rules for agents

Pricing and timeline

A precise estimate depends on scope and constraints. Below are the factors that drive cost; I do not publish fixed prices without discussing the task.

  • Number of teams and repositories in scope
  • Depth of access to process and code
  • Whether adoption follow-up is needed
  • Compliance and secrets complexity
Discuss a project

FAQ

Does the audit include adoption?

The base outcome is diagnosis and a plan. Workflow adoption can continue as a separate service after priorities are agreed.

Do you need code access?

Preferred under NDA/access rules. Without a repository the assessment is thinner — we say so upfront.

How long does an audit take?

It depends on team and repo count. Timeline estimate comes after a short scope kickoff.

What if AI is not a fit?

Then the report states honest limits and alternatives: gates and process first, tools later.

How is audit different from AI-in-SDLC adoption?

Audit is understand and plan. Adoption configures the flow, agents, and checks in daily work.

Shall we discuss your project?

Tell me about the task. I will review the requirements and suggest a suitable approach.

Daniil Gerasimov
Development audit and AI tooling adoption | Foundation Dev