FAST — Roadmap (Transition Version)

This roadmap describes the evolution of the FAST framework through successive versions.

It reflects the current product positioning:

• QA traceability
• factual reading
• methodology agnosticism
• long-term durability

⚠️ This document is a transition version.
The definitive FAST roadmap will be frozen at the end of FAST V2.

FAST V1 — Foundations (Closed & Frozen)

Status

• Delivered
• Closed and frozen

Objectives

• Introduce factual reading of quality
• Establish a simple and durable traceability model
• Separate facts from interpretations

V1 Model

• User Story
• Scenario
• Execution

Characteristics

• Factual traceability
• File-based results
• Read-only API
• Read-only frontend
• Immutable history

Known limitations

• No automated decision-making
• No quality scoring
• No CI/CD orchestration
• No campaign management

FAST V1 is a reading foundation, not a management tool.

FAST V2 — Runtime & Industrialization (In progress)

Status

• In progress
• Current reference version

Objectives

• Industrialize fact production
• Secure reproducibility
• Generalize FAST to all project contexts
• Remove any methodological dependency

Canonical FAST Model (V2)

Requirement → Scenario → Execution → Test → Anomaly (+ Orphans)

• Requirement: functional, non-functional, technical, regulatory, User Story (as a type)
• Scenario: verification description (BDD / Gherkin optional)
• Execution: observed fact (tool, date, environment, result)
• Test / Anomaly: attached facts when available
• Orphans: factual absence of links, no automatic correction

Main FAST V2 axes

• FAST Runtime: file-based, single source of truth, reproducible startup, no database
• FAST Writers: facts collection only (JSON, JS, CSV)
• FAST API V2: versioned, strictly read-only, simple factual aggregations
• FAST Frontend V2: factual reading, navigation by facts, pedagogical UX

Out of scope FAST V2

• Enriched exports (PDF, interpretive reporting)
• Automated decisions
• Quality scoring
• CI/CD control
• ALM governance

FAST V3 — Advanced Reading & Cross Analysis (Exploratory)

Status

• Exploratory
• Usage-driven

Objectives

• Enable cross-cutting reading
• Support quality discussions
• Highlight risk areas

Constraints

• Always explainable
• Always traceable
• Disableable
• ❌ Never automated decision-making
• ❌ Never prescriptive

FAST V4 — Governance & Ecosystem (Conditional)

Status

• ⚠️ Conditional
• Usage-driven only

Objectives

• Support large-scale adoption
• Provide governance without control

Conclusion

• FAST V1 is a frozen foundation
• FAST V2 stabilizes and generalizes
• FAST V3 explores cross-cutting reading
• FAST V4 exists only if usage justifies it