Delivery framework
Predictable phases. Visible progress. Shared accountability.
Our process is designed for enterprises: approvals happen in parallel with engineering, documentation is audit-friendly, and every phase has explicit exit criteria so funding and scope stay aligned.
Cadence you can plan around
Typical programs run two-week delivery iterations with a monthly steering review. Larger portfolios may use quarterly planning with dependency mapping across workstreams.
01 — Discover & align
Executive workshop, stakeholder map, and success metrics. We document constraints: regulatory, integration, branding, and operational calendars.
Artifacts
- Problem statement and KPI tree
- Assumptions log with validation plan
- High-level roadmap with decision gates
02 — Architecture & plan
System context diagrams, NFR checklist (security, performance, RTO/RPO), and milestone plan with staffing. No surprise headcount requests mid-quarter.
Artifacts
- C4-style architecture pack for your review boards
- Test strategy covering unit, contract, load, and chaos scenarios
- Risk register with mitigations and owners
03 — Build in vertical slices
Each increment is demoable in a production-like environment. Feature toggles protect users while we validate behavior with pilot groups.
Artifacts
- Weekly demo notes and changelog discipline
- CI pipelines with quality gates and preview environments
- Observability: traces, metrics, logs aligned to SLOs
04 — Harden & launch
Security review, penetration test coordination, DR drills, and operational readiness. We participate in your change advisory process.
Artifacts
- Runbooks and escalation paths
- Rollback and forward-fix playbooks
- Executive go/no-go checklist
05 — Handoff & evolve
Knowledge transfer sessions, ADR library, and optional managed support. We can stay on retainer for roadmap execution or platform upgrades.
Artifacts
- Handover checklist signed by your engineering lead
- Support model with SLAs and on-call rotation options
- Backlog of improvements with ROI estimates
RACI at a glance
We publish a responsibility matrix in week one so approvals never stall for the wrong reason.
- Product direction
- Accountable: your product owner · Consulted: AERJ Insight lead · Informed: steering committee
- Architecture decisions
- Joint accountable with your principal engineer; ADRs co-signed before merge to main.
- Production changes
- Your change advisory owns windows; AERJ Insight supplies evidence packs and rollback readiness.
Quality gates
- Definition of ready: acceptance criteria, data contracts, and UX sign-off for the slice.
- Definition of done: tests green, docs updated, feature flag strategy, monitoring dashboards live.
- Release readiness: load test results, security scan exceptions resolved or waived, support briefing complete.