Everyone talks about golden paths, but most teams struggle with: how do you actually build them?

You've seen architecture diagrams, attended talks, but when you return to work, you're staring at scattered scripts, wondering where to start.

This talk introduces the Maturity-First Construction Framework - a progressive methodology that draws from the Platform Maturity Model.

Through a live demo, we'll focus on three critical transitions: evolving scripts into validation frameworks, implementing GitOps integration, and enabling self-service using ArgoCD and Backstage.

You'll witness functional code being built, illustrating how teams can begin with simple scripts and systematically enhance their developer experience. We'll explore battle-tested patterns for validation, templating, and GitOps integration.

You'll walk away with a proven construction playbook for building golden paths that scale with organizational maturity and deliver measurable developer productivity improvements.