01 — Engineering Methodology
How engagements are run.
Four disciplined stages. No speculative build phases, no opaque progress reports. Each stage terminates in a concrete, inspectable artifact or running build.
Stage Progression
Discover
Stage 01 of 04. Each stage has defined inputs, activities, and an inspectable deliverable.
Stage 01Deliverable Required
Discover
- Required Input
- Your goals, constraints and existing systems.
- Activities
- Interviews, audit, scoping.
- Inspectable Output
- A written scope and a list of open questions.
Stage 02Deliverable Required
Architect
- Required Input
- The agreed scope.
- Activities
- Data model, system design, interface structure.
- Inspectable Output
- An architecture outline and a build plan.
Stage 03Deliverable Required
Engineer
- Required Input
- The plan.
- Activities
- Iterative builds with working previews.
- Inspectable Output
- Running software you can try at each step.
Stage 04Deliverable Required
Deliver
- Required Input
- A tested build.
- Activities
- Deployment, documentation, hand-over.
- Inspectable Output
- Live software and the notes to run it.