To my mind, "poised" in this context is roughly synonymous with "ready". If the official position of the project is "don't use it yet" then it's not ready yet.

To my mind, "poised" in this context is roughly synonymous with "ready". If the official position of the project is "don't use it yet" then it's not ready yet. The future implied is the completion of the action one is ready for, not further work of preparation for that action. Your take may, of course, differ.