AI Roadmap Vetting: The 3-Axis Framework CTOs Use to Hire

Your next senior hire's AI strategy answer reveals whether they'll build business equity or technical debt. When evaluating a CTO, architect, or senior engineer, their ability to articulate a realistic 12-month AI roadmap is the single most predictive signal of execution capability. I use a three-axis scoring framework - phasing, architecture fit, and governance - that separates strategic thinkers from fantasy architects. You can lift this directly into your hiring process.