This module establishes the core "why" behind agentic teams, contrasting them with legacy models like Waterfall and Agile. You’ll learn how traditional organizations fragment under the cognitive load of intelligent systems, creating gaps between engineering, operations, and governance. We analyze the coordination breakdowns that lead to risk, drift, and lost trust.

By understanding the principles of loop integrity and trust economics, you’ll be equipped to articulate the business case for agentic design. The module concludes with the vision of a Cognitive Organization, where structure enables safety and learning velocity becomes a competitive advantage. You'll learn to frame autonomy not as a risk, but as a governable asset.