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Coding Harness

A complete engineering systemBuild software your team can keep working on.

Start with the problem, preserve the decisions and keep evidence beside the code.

Understand first

Project archaeologyRecover the missing story from an existing system.Understand existing systemsMap behaviour, constraints and risk before changing code.Shape work before codeTurn an idea into an intent the whole team can inspect.

Build with evidence

Build, review and proveJoin delivery, challenge and retained evidence.Design with people involvedKeep expertise, consent and ownership visible.Keep project memoryLet the next person or agent begin with what’s known.

Get started

Install the harnessRequirements, installation and updates.Scale across teamsReuse standards without flattening every project.DocumentationSetup, everyday use and detailed reference guides.npmInstall and update the harness package.GitHubInspect the public harness source.

Books

The With AI seriesWhat we’ve learned about working with AI.

Engineering With AI is available now. Thinking With AI and Leading IT With AI are due later in 2026.

Buy Engineering With AI →

Strategy · Coming soon

Thinking With AIComing soon. Use AI as a thinking partner without handing it the decision.

Engineering

Engineering With AIMove beyond vibe coding into a repeatable delivery method.Use the methodExplore the working Harness behind the book.

Leadership · Coming soon

Leading IT With AIComing soon. Build useful capacity while keeping people accountable.Which book is for me?See what’s available now and what’s coming soon.

Personas

294 specialist perspectivesFind the point of view your work is missing.

The complete pack spans 33 collections, all browsable here.

Buy the persona library →Browse the specialists →

New to personas?See why a named perspective changes the conversation.

Learn what a persona brings, when to use one and why you still own the judgement.

Why personas work →

Build

Core Engineering 28Solution Development 6Data and Knowledge 9

Challenge

Governance and Risk 11AI Governance 3Security 9

Run and lead

IT Operations 7Engineering Leadership 3C-Suite 13

Business operations

Project Management 11Process Improvement 13Programme and Portfolio 5Vendor and Procurement 6See all persona groups →

Consulting My account

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Coding Harness

Start here

Project archaeology Documentation GitHub

Books

Choose your route

Buy Engineering With AI Thinking · Coming soon Engineering · Available now Leadership · Coming soon

Personas

Start here

Buy personas Browse 294 specialists Why personas work

Browse perspectives

Engineering Governance and risk Leadership Business operations

Consulting

AI readiness

Engineering assessment Compare assessment levels Find out more

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Put it to work.

Install the harness in a project, learn the method or bring another perspective to the work you’re doing.

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