ado-cicd-architect

Assess Azure DevOps SDLC maturity and design governed CI/CD architecture from discovery evidence.

Updated Jul 16, 2026
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Skill: ado-cicd-architect
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What problem does it solve? Teams often lack an evidence-based view of their Azure DevOps SDLC maturity and a concrete target CI/CD architecture, leading to inconsistent pipelines, weak governance, and unfounded modernization decisions. ## Core Features & Use Cases - SDLC Maturity Assessment: Scores ten domains (CI, CD, testing, security, traceability, and more) on a five-level maturity scale using only live discovery evidence, with inaccessible areas marked as Not assessed. - Target Architecture Design: Produces a governed pipeline topology based on build-once, promote-immutable-artifact principles, YAML template governance, workload identity federation, and environment approvals. - Prioritized Roadmap: Delivers findings with priority, effort, and acceptance criteria organized into a 30/60/90-day improvement roadmap, formatted as an Azure DevOps Wiki-ready document with Mermaid diagrams. - Use Case: After running discovery against an Azure DevOps organization, use this Skill to generate a maturity scorecard, risk-ordered findings with Microsoft Learn citations, and a target-state pipeline architecture for leadership review. ## Quick Start Use ado-cicd-architect to assess our Azure DevOps SDLC maturity from the discovery evidence pack and produce a scorecard, findings, and 30/60/90 roadmap.

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How do I assess Azure DevOps CI/CD pipeline maturity?

Run read-only discovery with Azure CLI and the azure-devops extension, then score ten SDLC domains on a five-level maturity scale using only observed evidence. Each finding records impact, Microsoft guidance with citation, priority, effort, and a measurable acceptance criterion.

What is the recommended Azure DevOps pipeline architecture?

The recommended pattern builds once and promotes the same immutable artifact across environments, using versioned YAML templates, environment approvals and checks, and workload identity federation for service connections. Final design choices are gated on observed evidence and current Microsoft Learn guidance.

Does this assessment require write access to Azure DevOps?

No, discovery is strictly read-only using Azure CLI and Azure DevOps MCP. Any mutation requires explicit approval, and the workflow shows the exact change, applies the smallest approved change, and verifies the result.

What happens when parts of the Azure DevOps organization are inaccessible?

Inaccessible areas are marked as Not assessed and are never averaged into the overall maturity score. Evidence coverage is shown beside every score so reviewers can see exactly what was and was not evaluated.

How are Microsoft best-practice recommendations verified?

Every material recommendation is verified through Microsoft Learn MCP by searching for the specific gap, fetching high-value pages, and citing the official URL. If Microsoft Learn MCP is unavailable, the limitation is disclosed and claims are not labeled as current best practice.