Glossary
Glossary
The terms of The Kite Method in one place.
- Frame
- Intent, boundaries and acceptance criteria; the human skeleton of every work item. Read more
- Sail
- The AI execution that delivers the speed. Read more
- Tail
- Automated verification that keeps speed from costing stability. Read more
- Line
- Human judgment and final accountability. Read more
- Kite Brief
- One-screen description every work item starts with. Read more
- Flight zone
- Free, Guided, Paired or Held: the level of human control per item. Read more
- Kite Loop
- The work rhythm Frame, Fly, Check, Learn, which replaces the sprint. Read more
- Flight Log
- The record of what agents did for an item. Read more
- Human Anchor
- A responsibility that deliberately stays human. Read more
- Explain-back
- The rule that you only approve what you can explain yourself. Read more
- Hand flight
- A fixed block of work without AI to keep craft sharp. Read more
- Kite roles
- Pilot, Intent Owner, Tail Engineer, Frame Architect and Line Keeper. Read more
- Kite Scan
- The entry assessment that sets a maturity level per part of the kite. Read more