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Case Studies

Case studies capture real and hypothetical incidents where agentic development introduced failures that traditional review and testing did not prevent.

They exist to make ADG concrete: what drift looks like in the wild, how it propagates, and why “it passed CI” is not a safety argument.

What belongs in a case study

Each case study SHOULD include:

  • Summary (expanded narrative)
  • Root Cause
  • Tags (Industry / Pattern / Phase / Agent Type / Severity)
  • ADG Prevention (which controls would have prevented or reduced impact)

Where the “how to use” guidance lives

Operational guidance for using case studies in adoption programs lives in: