End to end
From the first question to the next release.
8 phases. 7 signed gates. One record from Vet to Appreciate.
End to end
The risk
AI-built work moves faster than anyone can sign for it.
- Lost intent
- As agents turn prompts into code, the reason behind each change is lost.
- Blurred phases
- Agents run design, build and test as one pass, with no point where anyone decides.
- No one accountable
- When an agent's error causes harm, no one can say who answers for it.
What the enterprise gets
Eight phases. One outcome each.
Each phase ends at a signature. Nothing moves forward on a status update.
- Vet
- A clear, graded view of whether the enterprise is ready to build.
- Contract
- A signed charter: what is being built, its appetite and its accountable owners.
- Blueprint
- An approved Master Blueprint. Every Build Spec is agreed before work starts.
- Build
- AI-Built work in Build Phases the enterprise can see as it runs.
- Demo
- People from the business test the work before it is accepted.
- Diligence
- The whole system tested end to end, with a security readiness report.
- Deliver
- The code, the data and the record move to the enterprise's systems. In-Haus access ends.
- Appreciate
- The next release, scoped from what the last one taught.
Why it matters
Every gate has a name on it.
- Signed
- Every gate is signed by a named, accountable person. Agents never sign.
- Reviewed
- The enterprise's own team reviews the work, independent of the people who built it.
- Tested
- Nothing ships untested.
- Owned
- The enterprise owns the code, the data and the record, and stands on its own systems.
The Target Operating Model for Agentic Engineering
An enterprise stands on its own systems, without permanent outside help.
The full flow, phase by phase, is shared in the enterprise review, with the complete gate map, House Rules and controls.