Adopting the software factory model: crawl, walk, run

Adopting a software factory model involves a phased "crawl, walk, run" approach to automate development using AI agents. The initial "crawl" phase implements simple, discrete automations for tasks like code review or bug triage, which helps build intuition but has limitations. The "walk" phase addresses these limitations by moving to a more holistic cloud software factory with centralized governance and a shared context layer. This more advanced system provides complete traces for auditing, optionality around AI models, and escape hatches for human intervention, creating a more scalable and secure agentic development process.