Delivery modelAll six workstreams developed in parallel on a shared architecture
Estimated duration6–8 months across eight milestones
ApplicationResponsive web application, approximately six primary web forms
Team1 senior solution architect, 2 senior AI engineers, 2 AI engineers, 1 software tester
Engineering QC
The Engineering QC workstream validates applicable engineering requirements and post-order engineering information against approved standards and reference information, identifies mismatches and deviations, and presents the findings for engineering review.
QA Documentation
The QA Documentation workstream uses approved historical reference documents and agreed document structures to assist in preparing the required QA documentation, with the final document list based on the examples supplied by the customer.
Scope boundary
- AI results are engineering assistance and remain subject to review and approval by authorised engineering and QA personnel
- Output quality depends on the completeness and consistency of the customer input files and approved reference documents
- The solution implements agreed engineering rules; defining or altering those standards sits outside the software scope
- The initial release targets the agreed document formats, workflows and Excel templates — additional formats are handled as change requests
- New business rules, document types, output formats or reference systems are evaluated jointly for time and cost
Because all six workstreams are developed simultaneously, milestones are not assigned to individual projects. Each milestone represents a measurable phase of the overall programme and covers progress across all applicable workstreams. Acceptance is based on demonstrable software capability and agreed deliverables — not merely the passage of a calendar month.
M1
Month 1Architecture, detailed requirements & reference-data readinessSolution architecture, workflow mapping, data model, reference document structure and UI foundation.
M2
Month 2AI extraction & retrieval foundationPDF / Excel ingestion, document indexing with page reference, AI extraction framework and initial retrieval / RAG.
M3
Month 3Requirement comparison & deviation engineCustomer-versus-reference comparison, deviation logic, validation framework and initial standard Excel generation.
M4
Month 4Engineering output automationMaterial, deviation and drawing outputs, specification generation and the review / correction workflow.
M5
Month 5Post-order, QC & QA capabilitiesPost-order validation, engineering QC workflow, QA documentation workflow and reference integration.
M6
Month 6Integrated system completionAll agreed workflows integrated, end-to-end processing, reporting, audit trail and responsive UI.
M7
Month 7UAT & defect closureCustomer UAT, issue correction, model / prompt / rule tuning, output validation and UAT sign-off.
M8
Month 8Production deployment & handoverProduction deployment, final stabilisation, documentation, training and handover.