<aside> 📊 Every Wave traverses 4 macro-phases. This page is the visual control room.

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The 4 macro-phases (Canonical Spec v1.1)

1. Instruct & Scope

Sub-phase: 1 - Intent & Scope. Translate intent into a scoped instruction. Wave Scope opens.

2. Shape & Align

Sub-phases: 2 - Contextualize & Extract + 3 - Design Prompt Actions. RAGer prepares context. Wave Surfer designs PAs.

★ Sprint & Repo activity: Allocate to a sprint. Create the working branch in the repo. Link the Jira Epic.

3. Execute & Evolve

Sub-phases: 4 - Build & Generate + 5 - Coordinate & Validate + 6 - Deliver & Monitor. AI invoked; outputs validated; reliability monitored.

★ Sprint & Repo activity: Sprint runs. Commits with [AI:model:PA-ID] tag. PRs reviewed. Release tag at the end.

4. Learn & Adapt

Sub-phase: 7 - Feedback & Evolve. Outcomes synthesized. Intent, governance, standards adapted for the next Wave.

★ Sprint & Repo activity: Sprint retrospective. PromptRegister updates. Dynamic Laws amendments if needed.

Why this matters

• For Wave Captains — 'We are in Execute & Evolve' is enough status context
• For sponsors — Mirrors product lifecycle vocabulary
• For governance reviews — Different compliance triggers per phase
• For continuous improvement — Phase 4 makes D-POAF® a living framework

<aside> 📚 Source: D-POAF Canonical Specification v1.1, (Lifecycle Macro-Phases Wave Lifecycle Core)

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