I.
Publish the methodology
AFD's seven-phase, six-gate framework is published as a single canonical work — the manuscript, the diagrams, the artefact library — kept in one place and updated in the open.
§ About — The Institute A standards body, not a software vendor Antwerp · 2026
ESTABLISHED 2026 · ANTWERP
A standards body for the way
A standards body for the way
modern software is actually delivered —
analysis-first, AI-native, persona-aware.
Dossier № 01 Charter
Three obligations the Institute
holds itself to.
II.
Certify the practitioners
Four tiers, mapped to PRINCE2, ITIL and TOGAF where it makes sense. Practitioner, Professional, Leader, Trainer — each with a defensible body of knowledge.
III.
Refuse the theatre
No gamification, no learning paths that congratulate you for clicking. Reading, application, examination. Long-form essays in the Quarterly. Quiet, in writing.
§ A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR
“I started writing AFD because I was tired of watching teams ship the wrong thing, beautifully, on time. Agile told us to embrace change, but it never told us what to think about first. AFD is the answer I wish I'd had as a young architect — and the answer the industry needs now that AI is doing the easy part of the work.”
Christopher J. Wilkinson
FOUNDER, AFD INSTITUTE · ANTWERP, BELGIUM Dossier № 02 Particulars
The Institute, on the record.
FOUNDER Christopher J. Wilkinson — software architect, methodology designer, ex-PRINCE2 practitioner.
PUBLISHING ENTITY WLKNSN bv · BE 0718.931.732 · Antwerp, Belgium
FIRST PUBLISHED Published June 2026 — the 584-page reference. The AFD Quarterly continues alongside it.
CERTIFICATION Four-tier programme. Founding-cohort enrolment opens September 2026.
RECIPROCITY Mappings published for PRINCE2 (PMO), ITIL (Service), TOGAF (Architecture).
ERRATA Public errata log. Every paragraph carries a §-reference for citing back to the Institute.
INDEPENDENCE No vendor sponsorship, no paid placement, no consulting arm. Funded by certifications and the book.