AI-First Engineering Methodology

Get the Most Out of Your AI-Augmented Engineering Team

The methodology platform that helps engineering teams ship faster with AI—without the chaos. Structure your specs, coordinate your team, validate your output.

SteerDev — Team Dashboard
Sprint 24 — Auth Refactor
Day 5 of 10 • Implement Phase
SPEC
IMPLEMENT
VALIDATE
Active Specs
8
Team Members
12
AI Leverage
73%
Sarah completed spec review forpayment-flow-v2
AI-assisted implementation at87% completion

Your Team Has AI Tools. Now What?

AI coding assistants are everywhere—but without a methodology, you're leaving most of the value on the table.

Inconsistent AI Usage

Every developer is using AI differently. Output quality varies wildly across your team, and there's no shared approach to getting the best results.

Specs as Afterthought

Specs are still an afterthought. AI fills in the gaps with guesses—each developer's AI interprets requirements differently, leading to misaligned implementations.

Zero Visibility

Managers have no visibility into how AI is being used across the team. You can't improve what you can't measure, and AI leverage remains a black box.

Validation Bottleneck

Validation is a bottleneck because no one knows what 'done' looks like. Without clear success criteria, reviews become endless debates.

Outdated Process

Your process was designed for 2015. Your tools are from 2025. The gap between how teams work and how AI can help is growing every day.

A Modern Operating Rhythm for AI-First Teams

Steer Cycles: A two-week development iteration designed for AI-augmented engineering teams

1
Days 1-3

SPEC

Align your team on detailed specs before anyone codes. Break silos between product, design, and engineering. Set success criteria together. Define entropy tolerance—how much AI latitude each feature can handle.

2
Days 4-7

IMPLEMENT

Your team builds in parallel with AI assistance. Shared specs keep everyone aligned—every developer's AI works from the same source of truth. Daily syncs catch spec gaps early. Managers see AI leverage across the team.

3
Days 8-10

VALIDATE

Verify together against success criteria. Validation rigor scales with entropy tolerance—lightweight for marketing pages, comprehensive for payment flows. Ship with confidence. Retrospect and improve.

Everything Your Team Needs to Ship with AI

Purpose-built tools for every role on your engineering team

For Engineering Managers

Team AI Dashboard

See how AI is being leveraged across your team—which specs drive the most AI activity, where humans spend manual effort, who's getting the most leverage.

Cycle Analytics

Track spec quality scores, validation pass rates, and team throughput over time. Identify patterns and opportunities.

Process Insights

Understand where your team is over/under-investing time. Data-driven methodology improvements.

For Tech Leads

Collaborative Spec Editor

Write specs together with structured templates. Real-time collaboration, inline comments, version history, approval workflows.

Success Criteria Framework

Define measurable 'done' before implementation. Every spec has clear acceptance criteria.

Entropy Tolerance Settings

Set appropriate review rigor per feature. Marketing pages get lighter review; payment flows get comprehensive testing.

For Engineers

AI-Ready Spec Export

One-click export optimized for Cursor, Claude Code, and other AI tools. Your AI works from the same source of truth.

Task Breakdown

Specs auto-decompose into implementable tasks. AI suggests breakdown, humans approve and assign.

Integration Hub

Connect with Linear, Jira, GitHub, Cursor, Claude Code. Two-way sync keeps everything aligned.

Integrates with your stack

LLinear
JJira
GGitHub
CCursor
CClaude Code

Teams Shipping Faster with SteerDev

Engineering teams are transforming how they work with AI

40%
faster time-to-production
60%
fewer post-release bugs

"SteerDev transformed how we write specs. Our AI tools now work from a shared source of truth, and the quality consistency across the team is remarkable."

Engineering Manager
Series B Fintech

"The entropy tolerance settings are a game-changer. We can move fast on marketing pages while maintaining rigor for payment flows."

Tech Lead
E-commerce Platform

"Finally, visibility into how AI is being leveraged across the team. The cycle analytics help us identify patterns we never saw before."

VP Engineering
SaaS Startup
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Not Another Sprint Tool

See how SteerDev compares to traditional approaches

AspectTraditional AgileChaotic AI AdoptionSteerDev
Focus
Task completion
Individual speed
Team throughput
Specs
Minimal, optional
Afterthought
Specification-first
AI Usage
Not addressed
Uncoordinated
Orchestrated & visible
Validation
End of sprint
Ad hoc
Structured, scaled to risk
Visibility
Velocity metrics
None
AI leverage + process insights

SteerDev is a methodology, not just another tool.

Simple, transparent pricing

Start free, scale as your team grows. No hidden fees.

Starter

Free

Perfect for small teams getting started

  • Up to 5 team members
  • 2 active cycles
  • Basic analytics
  • Core integrations
Most Popular

Team

$29/user/month

For growing teams shipping with AI

  • Unlimited team members
  • Unlimited cycles
  • Full analytics dashboard
  • All integrations
  • Priority support

Enterprise

Custom

For organizations with advanced needs

  • Everything in Team
  • SSO & SAML
  • Audit logs
  • Self-hosted option
  • Custom integrations
  • SLA guarantee
  • Dedicated success manager

Ready to Transform How Your Team Builds?

Join engineering teams who are shipping faster and smarter with SteerDev.