BUILD 025 — Readiness Has Layers SCENE 1 BUILD 025. A USE CASE IS NOT A PLAN. A demo cannot operate itself. SCENE 2 PEOPLE. WHO CAN RUN THE CONTROL? Name owners, authority, skill, and time. SCENE 3 DATA. IS THE EVIDENCE FIT? Test quality, coverage, rights, and limits. SCENE 4 WORKFLOW. TRACE THE REAL WORK. Map review, decisions, and accountable handoffs. SCENE 5 CONTROLS. CAN THEY STOP FAILURE? Test monitoring, correction, rollback, and exit. SCENE 6 READINESS. REVEAL EVERY LAYER. Desire to deploy proves nothing. FINAL PROPOSITION Readiness is the ability to operate controls—not the desire to deploy.