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6-Month Phased Project Plan for Operationalizing XOPS Platform

Overview​

This plan starts on January 5, 2026, and spans 6 months to Q3 2026. It is segmented into phases for approval and execution using multiple AIs (e.g., Grok, Claude, OpenAI Codex). Progress tracked via GitHub Projects in infra-observability repo. Assumes clean slate; prioritizes high-impact areas like monitoring and Sparky integration.

Phases are prioritized: High (core SRE), Medium (operations), Low (advanced testing). Each phase includes milestones, tasks, and dependencies.

Phase 1: Foundation Setup (Jan 5 - Feb 28, 2026) - High Priority​

  • Goal: Establish core monitoring and tools.
  • Tasks:
    • Set up New Relic, Sentry, PagerDuty integrations.
    • Configure basic dashboards and SLOs.
    • Implement Sparky agent with webhook triggers from Sentry/Jira.
  • Milestones: Functional monitoring by end of February.
  • Dependencies: API keys setup.
  • Assigned AI: Grok for config scripts.

Phase 2: Workflow and Process Development (Mar 1 - Apr 30, 2026) - Medium Priority​

  • Goal: Define and automate workflows.
  • Tasks:
    • Document and implement incident management, change requests.
    • Integrate Sparky for L1/L2/L3 triage and PR creation.
    • Set up proactive notifications and customer routing.
  • Milestones: First automated triage test successful.
  • Dependencies: Phase 1 completion.
  • Assigned AI: Claude for workflow diagrams.

Phase 3: Resilience and Testing (May 1 - Jun 30, 2026) - Medium Priority​

  • Goal: Build fault tolerance.
  • Tasks:
    • Conduct chaos engineering tests (e.g., AWS zone failures).
    • Implement pen testing and periodic checks.
  • Milestones: Pass initial chaos test with zero downtime.
  • Dependencies: Phase 2.
  • Assigned AI: OpenAI Codex for test scripts.

Phase 4: Ecosystem Integrations and Optimization (Jul 1 - Jul 31, 2026) - Low Priority​

  • Goal: Manage external apps and optimize.
  • Tasks:
    • Set up monitoring for Microsoft, ServiceNow, etc.
    • Track open source usage and key rotations.
    • Performance tuning and cost monitoring.
  • Milestones: Full integration health checks automated.
  • Dependencies: All prior phases.
  • Assigned AI: Grok for integration configs.

Approval and Tracking​

  • Prioritization Approval: Review and adjust phases.
  • Tracking: Use GitHub issues/milestones. Weekly check-ins.
  • Risks: Delays in API setups; mitigate by segmenting work.