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About the Book
Ready is a book for anyone involved in software development who are tired of underdelivery, chronic rework, and unclear requirements.
You may already have tried investing in team execution skills, improved implementation of your process framework, or refurbishing the code and still need more improvement.
This is because the principal constraint for most software development teams is not team skills, it's requirements maturity. Even mature teams with the right skills still struggle when they are working to immature requirements.
Ready introduces RMF (Requirements Maturation Flow), a practical and deeply structured approach to aligning Product and Engineering without replacing your existing process.
Whether you're using Scrum, Kanban, or something custom, RMF helps you stabilize scope, eliminate carryover, and deliver what actually matters.
If your teams feel stuck at the edge of "almost done", this book will show you how to break the cycle and unblock your team(s) for good.
About the Authors
Luniel de Beer is a software product and delivery systems architect with over 15 years of experience helping teams work with clarity, confidence, and accountability. He is the creator of the Requirements Maturation Flow (RMF) and the originator of Producore’s Capability Management system, both designed to address the missing foundations beneath modern software product delivery. His work replaces vague requirements and broken handoffs with structured collaboration, traceability, and readiness gating.
Luniel also envisioned PKB-Driven Development (PKBDD), a system for managing persistent product knowledge, and has worked alongside his Producore co-founder, Max Guernsey, III, to advance a scalable, rigorous approach to Behavior-Driven Development (BDD). Their integrated system combines behavioral specification, capability modeling, and product traceability to support end-to-end delivery across teams and organizations.
Max is a seasoned veteran of the software industry with nearly three decades of experience in a wide variety of technologies and domains.