Keep the Value Cycle Closed

Business engineering lives or dies by the Specify -> Operate -> Evaluate loop. CAGE keeps the loop visible: intent is declared, operations obey that intent, and evaluation feeds evidence back into the next revision.

When any leg weakens, outcomes detach from strategy. Closing the loop guarantees that improvement is grounded in measurable reality, not anecdotes or velocity charts.

In practice

• Link every piece of work to the objective or insight that triggered it.
• Capture events from operations with enough context to explain why the action was allowed.
• Use projections and insights to decide what to specify next; avoid changes that lack evaluation data.