Agentic SDLC Interactive Prototype

An interactive demonstration showing the transformation from Traditional to Agentic Software Development Lifecycle workflows.

What This Demonstrates

This prototype shows a side-by-side comparison of building the same feature (user authentication) through:

• Traditional SDLC: Sequential handoffs between Product, Design, and Engineering
• Agentic SDLC: Asynchronous artifact generation with human-in-the-loop validation

Key Features

Interactive Walkthrough

• Click through each step to see the transformation
• Auto-advance mode for continuous playback
• Real-time timer showing time compression (~4.6x faster)

Side-by-Side Comparison

• Traditional workflow (left): 17 sequential steps
• Agentic workflow (right): 14 parallelized steps
• Visual role indicators (Product/Design/Engineering)
• Artifact generation displays

Educational Summary

• Shows what changes: async workflows, parallel execution, human curation
• Shows what doesn't change: politics, unclear requirements, technical debt
• Highlights the "hidden failure mode": 10x faster at building the wrong thing

Running the Demo

npm install
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

Tech Stack

• Next.js 14+ (React, App Router, TypeScript)
• Tailwind CSS for styling
• Framer Motion for animations
• Lucide Icons

How It Works

The simulation demonstrates:

1. Product Phase:

   • Traditional: Manual research, PRD writing, review cycles
   • Agentic: Conversational capture, automated discovery, AI-generated options

2. Design Phase:

   • Traditional: Sketches → wireframes → mockups → reviews
   • Agentic: AI generates variations, designer curates and validates

3. Engineering Phase:

   • Traditional: Sequential implementation, manual testing, code review
   • Agentic: Parallel code generation, architecture-focused review, self-healing CI

Key Takeaways

The prototype emphasizes that the real transformation is:

• From execution to curation
• From sequential to parallel
• From "can we build it?" to "should we build it?"
• Product strategy becomes the new bottleneck, not engineering capacity

File Structure

/
├── app/
│   ├── page.tsx                    # Main entry point
│   └── globals.css                 # Global styles
├── components/
│   ├── WorkflowComparison.tsx      # Main orchestration component
│   ├── Timeline.tsx                # Progress indicator
│   └── RoleCard.tsx                # Step display card
└── lib/
    └── workflow-data.ts            # Scenario data and types

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