Product freedom exists inside Kernel constraints.
The product owns its market logic while shared authority remains centralized.
Product Cell
- May
- Define customer, offer, workflow, metrics and bounded adapters.
- May not
- Mint capabilities, bypass policy or redefine evidence.
Portfolio
- May
- Score opportunities and manage lifecycle decisions.
- May not
- Grant production authority without the required evidence.
Company Kernel
- May
- Provide authorization, jobs, events, evidence, memory and recovery.
- May not
- Invent product-market truth on the Product Cell's behalf.
Owner
- May
- Approve consequential operation, budget and lifecycle transitions.
- May not
- Transfer non-delegable accountability to an automated actor.