AI-First Engineering · Delivery Intelligence
AI-first doesn’t start with AI.
It starts with understanding how your engineering organization actually works.
I help engineering teams build that foundation —
visibility first,
automation second,
AI where it creates real value.
Independent · Read-only access · Jira + GitHub
Philosophy
Visibility before automation. Automation before AI-first.
Automating broken processes only helps broken processes fail faster.
The AI-first journey
Five steps. No shortcuts.
Steps one to three are my services — the foundation. Steps four and five are the shift itself; support is available on request.
- 01
Understand
You start by understanding how your engineering system actually works.
Delivery Assessment · starting at $2,500One-time engagement: risks, bottlenecks, actionable recommendations. Details ↓
- 02
Gain visibility
Visibility replaces assumptions with data.
Delivery Intelligence · from $1,500/monthContinuous visibility: dashboards, forecasts, monitoring, executive reporting. Details ↓
- 03
Automate repetitive work
Only automate what is already understood.
Engineering Workflow Automation · starting at $2,500Custom AI-powered workflows: bug triage, incidents, Jira/GitHub/Slack, QA, releases. Details ↓
- 04
Become AI-enhancedthe shift
Teams spend less time on repetitive work. More time on engineering. This is what the foundation makes possible.
- 05
Become AI-firstthe shift
With the foundation in place, your organization is AI-ready: AI moves into daily engineering operations, and processes are reshaped around it. This is where the AI-first transformation truly begins — on ground your team understands and trusts.
Live demo
Explore the real thing.
This is the actual dashboard and forecast — with fictional data for the sample client “Nimbus”. Turn the dials yourself.
Services
Three ways to work with me.
Delivery Assessment
$2,500one-time · starting at
- How your engineering system actually works
- Risks and bottlenecks, named
- Actionable recommendations
Delivery Intelligence
$1,500per month · starting at
- Dashboards & delivery forecasts
- Monitoring & early warnings
- Executive reporting
Workflow Automation
$2,500per workflow · starting at
- AI bug triage · incident management
- Jira · GitHub · Slack automation
- QA & release automation
Pricing depends on complexity, integrations and scope.
Start a conversationAbout
Business × Engineering × AI
I have always been fascinated by how complex systems work. Whether building my own business, working in enterprise environments or now helping engineering teams improve delivery with AI, one thing has stayed the same:
I learn fast.
I enjoy solving problems.
And I question existing ways of working instead of accepting them.
That combination of business thinking, structured problem solving and technical curiosity shapes how I approach every project.
I don’t try to replace engineering with AI.
I help engineering teams build the foundation that allows AI to create real value.
I document what I build and learn along the way:
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Irina Dragunow
AI-First Engineering · Delivery Intelligence
Working worldwide
FAQ
Questions, answered.
AI-first starts with understanding. Start there.
Independent · Read-only · Jira + GitHub