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NOVRIQ LABS
PROCESS - ENGINEERING LIFECYCLE

A clear path from engineering question to working system.

Six flexible phases help define scope, review progress, validate agreed behaviors, and plan a practical handover for AI, software, automation, or data work.

Scope-dependent
Schedule agreed after discovery
Reviewable
Milestones and acceptance criteria
By agreement
Support and ownership model

The Six Engineering Phases

Each phase has reviewable outputs and checkpoints agreed with the team.

01

Discover

Understand the business goal, users, systems, and constraints.

Scope-dependent

We review the relevant workflows, existing software and data sources, access requirements, and the outcome your team wants to support.

Key Phase Deliverables:
Current-state system and workflow notes
User needs and acceptance criteria
Integration and access constraints
Initial scope and decision log
CLIENT INVOLVEMENTCollaborative: stakeholder input on goals, users, and constraints.
02

Architect

Choose an architecture for the product, workflow, and data involved.

Scope-dependent

We map application components, integrations, data flows, deployment options, and security boundaries according to the requirements in scope.

Key Phase Deliverables:
System context and data-flow diagrams
Integration and deployment options
Access-control and data-handling outline
Risks, dependencies, and delivery plan
CLIENT INVOLVEMENTCollaborative: review architecture choices and trade-offs.
03

Build

Build the agreed software, integrations, automations, and data components.

Scope-dependent

Work is delivered in reviewable increments, with implementation details based on the selected architecture, vendor interfaces, and access available.

Key Phase Deliverables:
Working software or integration increments
Automated checks for agreed behaviors
Environment and deployment configuration
Implementation notes for review
CLIENT INVOLVEMENTRegular: review working increments and clarify requirements.
04

Validate

Validate the agreed user flows, integration behavior, and edge cases.

Scope-dependent

We review expected and failure paths against acceptance criteria, check data or API behavior where relevant, and document any dependencies or limitations.

Key Phase Deliverables:
Validation against agreed acceptance criteria
Integration and data-quality checks where applicable
Error-state and exception-path review
Open issues and readiness notes
CLIENT INVOLVEMENTCollaborative: user review and acceptance of scoped behaviors.
05

Deliver

Deploy the agreed release and hand over the system.

Scope-dependent

Release steps, documentation, access, and training are planned for the chosen hosting environment and operating model.

Key Phase Deliverables:
Release and environment handover notes
System and integration documentation
Access and operational guidance
Knowledge-transfer session where scoped
CLIENT INVOLVEMENTCollaborative: release review and handover to system owners.
06

Improve

Plan ongoing maintenance and improvements when needed.

By agreement

Support can cover monitoring, maintenance, performance work, integration changes, and new requirements when included in the engagement.

Key Phase Deliverables:
Monitoring and alerting for agreed system events
Maintenance planning for dependencies and integrations
Performance and reliability improvements as scoped
A prioritized list of follow-on work
CLIENT INVOLVEMENTOptional: support cadence and ownership are agreed in scope.

Have a project in mind?

We will walk through Phase 01 Discover with your team, evaluate your current data sources, and outline your target delivery timeline.

Start Discovery