prism-d1-velocity

PRISM D1 Velocity – Executive Readout

Prepared for: [CTO / VP Engineering Name] Prepared by: [SA Name], AWS Solutions Architect Period: [Week/Sprint of YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD] Customer: [Company Name]


1. PRISM Level Summary

  Current Target Trend
PRISM Level L[X] [Name] L[X+1] [Name] [Up/Flat/Down]
Assessed Date YYYY-MM-DD Target: YYYY-MM-DD  

Level Definition Reminder:

Key blockers to next level:

  1. [e.g., Eval gate coverage below 80% threshold for L3]
  2. [e.g., AI acceptance rate inconsistent across teams]
  3. [e.g., Spec-to-code pipeline not yet instrumented]

2. Enhanced DORA Scorecard

Traditional DORA Metrics

Metric Current Value L[X] Target L[X+1] Target Status WoW Change
Deployment Frequency [X] deploys/day [target] [target] [Green/Amber/Red] [+/-X%]
Lead Time for Changes [X] hours [target] [target] [Green/Amber/Red] [+/-X%]
Change Failure Rate [X]% [target]% [target]% [Green/Amber/Red] [+/-X pp]
MTTR [X] hours [target] [target] [Green/Amber/Red] [+/-X%]

AI-DORA Extension Metrics

Metric Current Value L[X] Target L[X+1] Target Status WoW Change
AI Acceptance Rate [X]% [target]% [target]% [Green/Amber/Red] [+/-X pp]
AI-to-Merge Ratio [X.XX] [target] [target] [Green/Amber/Red] [+/-X]
Eval Gate Pass Rate [X]% [target]% [target]% [Green/Amber/Red] [+/-X pp]
Spec-to-Code Turnaround [X] hours [target]h [target]h [Green/Amber/Red] [+/-X%]
Post-Merge Defect Rate (AI) [X.XX] [target] [target] [Green/Amber/Red] [+/-X]
AI Test Coverage Delta [+/-X] pp [target] pp [target] pp [Green/Amber/Red] [+/-X pp]

Status legend: Green = at or exceeding target for current level. Amber = within 20% of target. Red = more than 20% below target.


3. AI Adoption Highlights

What is working

What needs attention

Tool-specific observations

Tool Teams Using Acceptance Rate Notable
Claude Code [X] teams [X]% [observation]
Amazon Q Developer [X] teams [X]% [observation]
Kiro [X] teams [X]% [observation]

4. Investment vs. Return

Spend This Period

Category Amount Change
Amazon Bedrock (Claude) $[X,XXX] [+/-X%]
Amazon Q Developer licenses $[X,XXX] [flat]
Kiro (if applicable) $[X,XXX] [+/-X%]
Timestream + observability $[XXX] [flat]
Total AI Platform Spend $[X,XXX] [+/-X%]

Value Delivered This Period

Dimension Estimated Value Calculation
Velocity: Engineering time saved $[XX,XXX] [X] hours saved x $[XXX]/hr fully-burdened
Quality: Defects prevented $[X,XXX] [X] fewer defects x $[X,XXX] avg incident cost
Eval: Incidents prevented $[X,XXX] [X] eval-blocked merges x $[X,XXX] est. blast radius
Total Estimated Value $[XX,XXX]  
ROI Multiplier [X.X]x Value / Spend

See ROI Model for methodology and sensitivity analysis.


5. Recommendations

Immediate (This Sprint)

  1. [Action] – [Rationale]. Owner: [Name]. Expected impact: [metric improvement].
  2. [Action] – [Rationale]. Owner: [Name]. Expected impact: [metric improvement].

Near-term (Next 2-4 Weeks)

  1. [Action] – Required for L[X+1] advancement. Dependency: [what].
  2. [Action] – Will unlock [capability]. Requires: [resource/decision].

Strategic (Next Quarter)

  1. [Action] – Positions team for L[X+2]. Investment required: [estimate].

6. Risk Register

Risk Likelihood Impact Mitigation Owner
[e.g., Eval gate coverage falls below L3 threshold] [High/Med/Low] [High/Med/Low] [action] [name]
[e.g., Model version change degrades acceptance rate] [Med] [Med] [Pin model versions, A/B test upgrades] [name]
[e.g., Team resistance to AI-generated code review] [Med] [High] [Champion program, show defect data] [name]
[e.g., Bedrock cost scaling faster than value] [Low] [High] [Usage tiers, prompt optimization] [name]
[e.g., Data pipeline latency masks real-time issues] [Low] [Med] [CloudWatch alarms, Timestream TTL] [name]


This readout was generated using the PRISM D1 Velocity metrics platform. Data sourced from CloudWatch (PRISM/D1 namespace) and Timestream (prism_d1_velocity database).

Formatting guidance: Use Green/Amber/Red text or cell background in the final version (Google Slides, PowerPoint, or Notion). Replace all bracketed placeholders with actual values from the dashboards.