Delivery Phases
The engagement follows a phased approach delivering production-ready increments with value at each milestone.
Phase Overview
| Phase | Duration | Focus | Key Deliverables |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1: Baseline | Months 0-2 | "We see everything, we store everything" | Ingestion layer, raw data viewers, annotation tools |
| Phase 2: Assisted | Months 2-4 | "System helps operators notice what matters" | AI heuristics, confidence indicators, event lists |
| Phase 3: Correlation | Months 4-6 | "Signals are correlated, not isolated" | Multi-sensor correlation, risk prioritization |
| Phase 4: Hardening | Months 6-9 | "Production-ready, audit-ready" | Dashboards, reporting, data governance |
| Post-MVP | Months 9-48 | Continuous improvement | Automation, advanced analytics, predictive |
Timeline
Month 0-2 Month 2-4 Month 4-6 Month 6-9
┌──────────────┬──────────────┬──────────────┬──────────────┐
│ PHASE 1 │ PHASE 2 │ PHASE 3 │ PHASE 4 │
│ Baseline │ Assisted │ Correlation │ Hardening │
│ │ Intelligence │ │ │
│ • Ingest │ • AI │ • Multi- │ • Dash- │
│ • Store │ heuristics│ sensor │ boards │
│ • View │ • Confidence│ fusion │ • Reports │
│ • Annotate │ • Events │ • Priority │ • Audit │
│ │ │ │ │
│ ─────► │ ─────► │ ─────► │ ─────► │
│ Data │ Assisted │ Correlated │ Production │
│ Flows │ Analysis │ Insights │ Ready │
└──────────────┴──────────────┴──────────────┴──────────────┘
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Value: Value: Value: Value:
Complete Operator Reduced SLA
Visibility Efficiency False + Compliance
MVP Program (Months 0-9)
Investment: $1.1M - $1.25M
The MVP program delivers a production-ready AI platform with demonstrated accuracy across all 17 use cases:
| Phase | Investment | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | ~$250K | 4 dedicated resources |
| Phase 2 | ~$300K | 4 dedicated resources |
| Phase 3 | ~$350K | 4 dedicated resources |
| Phase 4 | ~$250K | 4 dedicated resources |
Post-MVP (Months 9-48)
Investment: $45K - $55K/month
After MVP completion, the team transitions to a reduced allocation focused on continuous improvement:
| Capability | Timeline |
|---|---|
| Model accuracy refinement | Ongoing |
| New use case development | As identified |
| Integration expansion | Per roadmap |
| Predictive capabilities | Phase 5+ |
Phase Gate Criteria
Each phase has explicit completion criteria before proceeding:
Phase 1 → Phase 2
- All sensor data ingesting successfully
- Raw data viewers operational
- Annotation tooling deployed
- Baseline accuracy established
Phase 2 → Phase 3
- AI heuristics operational for core use cases
- Confidence scoring calibrated
- Event management workflow functional
- Operator validation complete
Phase 3 → Phase 4
- Multi-sensor correlation demonstrated
- False positive rate reduced
- Risk prioritization operational
- 80% of use cases meeting accuracy targets
Phase 4 → Post-MVP
- All 17 use cases at ≥95% accuracy
- Dashboards deployed to RTIC
- SAP PM integration operational
- SLA compliance demonstrated
- Knowledge transfer complete