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The AI Tech Lead Path
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Cadence & artifacts

The rhythm you run, and the portfolio of leverage you build.

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A sustainable operating rhythm plus a set of reusable artifacts — each artifact scales you so you don't have to be everywhere.

Key ideas

  1. 1

    Weekly: build something hands-on, touch base with champions + one new stakeholder, run office hours, post a short public update.

  2. 2

    Biweekly: run the guild (demo + pattern + decision). Monthly: review your plan, check metrics, write one internal piece. Quarterly: impact report, red-team/governance review, roadmap refresh.

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    Keystone artifact: a reusable, CI-integrated eval harness.

  4. 4

    Other artifacts: AI gateway/paved road, reference architecture, risk-triage template, prompt/agent library, security checklist, enablement curriculum, metrics dashboard, champion kit, governance handbook.

Cadence

  • Weekly: hands-on build · champion 1:1s + one new stakeholder · office hours · short public update.
  • Biweekly: guild / community of practice.
  • Monthly: review the plan, check metrics, publish one internal write-up.
  • Quarterly: honest impact report, red-team / governance review, roadmap refresh.

Artifacts to build (your leverage)

  • Eval harness (keystone) · AI gateway / paved road · reference architecture.
  • Use-case intake & risk-triage template · prompt/agent pattern library.
  • AI security & red-team checklist · enablement curriculum · metrics dashboard.
  • Champion onboarding kit · AI governance handbook v1.

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Which is the “keystone” artifact?

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