Kaname Events

Six Events

Events are formal opportunities to inspect the artifact chain and adapt. They are triggered by defined conditions, by regular cadence, or both.

Failure to hold events as defined results in specification drift, unreviewed architectural decisions, or accumulated delivery debt. An event that is optional is not an event - it is a suggestion.

At a Glance

01Spec Owner

Spec Review Session

Regular cadence

02Delivery Coach

Queue Replenishment

When Spec-Ready queue is insufficient to sustain the next delivery cycle, or at regular cadence

03Plan Reviewer

Plan Review

After AI generates plan.md

04Spec Owner

Delivery Review

After Gate 4 passes - not calendar-driven

05Delivery Coach

Flow Review

Regular cadence, when blocked items accumulate, or when lead time increases significantly

06Constitution Guardian

Constitution Review

Proposed amendment, architectural findings from a Delivery Review, or scheduled post-delivery inspection

01

Spec Review Session

Facilitator: Spec OwnerTrigger: Regular cadence

Advance Use Cases in the specification toward Spec-Ready quality and maintain a sufficient queue ahead of Queue Replenishment. The Spec Owner receives structured feedback on in-progress Use Cases, resolves open questions, and agrees with stakeholders on what to specify next. Running at a regular cadence, it prevents the Spec Owner from becoming a bottleneck upstream of implementation.

Attendance

Constitution Guardian and at least one Task Implementer. When a delivery cycle is being prepared: Plan Reviewer and stakeholders also attend.

Output

Use Cases assessed. Next Use Cases to specify agreed. When serving as a pre-delivery review: selected Use Cases confirmed Spec-Ready or blocking items recorded.

Additional role

When a delivery cycle is about to begin, the Spec Review Session additionally serves as the formal review at which Use Cases selected for Queue Replenishment are confirmed complete and constitutionally aligned.

02

Queue Replenishment

Facilitator: Delivery CoachTrigger: When Spec-Ready queue is insufficient to sustain the next delivery cycle, or at regular cadence

Select Spec-Ready Use Cases for the next delivery cycle and commit them toward the Specification Gate. Queue Replenishment does not include estimation, technical planning, or architectural discussion.

Attendance

Spec Owner and stakeholders provide priority input. Only Use Cases confirmed Spec-Ready through the Spec Review Session are eligible.

Output

Use Cases committed to the current delivery cycle.

03

Plan Review

Facilitator: Plan ReviewerTrigger: After AI generates plan.md

Inspect the AI-generated technical plan for architectural soundness and alignment with the specification and constitution. The Plan Review concludes when the plan is approved or when required revisions are recorded.

Attendance

Spec Owner and Constitution Guardian.

Output

Plan approved or required revisions recorded.

04

Delivery Review

Facilitator: Spec OwnerTrigger: After Gate 4 passes - not calendar-driven

Inspect the delivered system against its Use Cases and gather stakeholder feedback before the next delivery cycle begins. Each implemented Use Case is presented to stakeholders, who assess whether the delivered behavior matches their intent. Feedback that reveals gaps, new needs, or changed priorities is captured as input for the next Spec Review Session. The Delivery Review does not include technical planning or architectural discussion.

Attendance

Stakeholders, Task Implementers, and the Delivery Coach.

Output

All Use Cases reviewed. Stakeholder feedback recorded. Delivery cycle formally closed.

05

Flow Review

Facilitator: Delivery CoachTrigger: Regular cadence, when blocked items accumulate, or when lead time increases significantly

Inspect the system of work - not individual work items - to identify policy changes that would improve delivery flow. The full team inspects the board, lead time distribution, and blocked items. The output is a change to WIP limits, gate criteria, or work handling policies - not an action item for an individual.

Attendance

Full team.

Output

Policy change ratified, or explicit record that no change is warranted.

06

Constitution Review

Facilitator: Constitution GuardianTrigger: Proposed amendment, architectural findings from a Delivery Review, or scheduled post-delivery inspection

Inspect constitution.md for completeness and continued relevance, and to ratify proposed amendments. It concludes when the proposed change is ratified, revised, or rejected, and constitution.md is updated accordingly.

Attendance

Constitutional amendments require the explicit ratification of the Constitution Guardian.

Output

constitution.md updated. Amendment ratified, revised, or rejected.

Events keep the delivery system healthy between gate transitions.